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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
THE BREAD WAS AN EXTRA.

An English Cafe Charge That SUR
prised an American.
Zone Of the strangest things about
the management Of English restau-
rants" remarked a gentleman who has
recently returned from visit to Lon
don to the writer, "ls the custom Of
charging diners for every slice of bread
which they eat For instance, a day
or two before my departure from the
British capital I, as a mark of esteem,
invited several English friends to dine
with me at one Of the most celebrated
OF the fashionable west end restau-
rants. Well, the repast was served in
q private room, and everything went
off splendidly until the coffee and cigar
stage was reached and I asked that
my bill be brought to me. There, to
my utter astonishment, the head
waiter, in the hearing of the assem-
bled company, approached me and in
a loud voice asked, And how many
breads ave you 'ad, sir?
''This question could not answer,
as I had not been engaged in counting
the number of slices consumed, but
one of my guests, who had evidently
kept track of the bread, noticing my
embarrassment, said in my behalf,
-Four plates
"'Ah,' muttered the waiter, that's
1 shillln hextra.' And after adding
the amount to my bill he handed it to
me for INSPECTION.
"Of course paid for the bread, but 1
have been wondering ever since / did
so why the American custom Of not
charging for the staff of life is not
introduced over there" Washington
Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
FAMOUS BOOK AGENTS.
Mark Twain was a book agent.

MARX IWaln was q Dook agent.
Longfcllow sold books by subscription.
Jay Gould. when starting in life, was a
canyasser.
General u. S. Grant canvassed for
Irving's columbus"
James G. Blaine began life us a can
vasser for Life of Henry Clay"
Bismarck, when at Heidelberg, spent 4
vacation in canyassing for one Of Blu
menbach's handbooks.
Daniel Webster paid his second terms
tuition at Dartmouth by handling DE
TocqucvilIe's America in Merrimac
county, n. Fl.
George Washington, when young. can
yassed around Alexandria, Va. and sold
over 200 copies of a work entitled BY
dell's American Savage"
Napoleon Bonaparte when poor lieu
tenant took the agency for work enti-
tied Il Historic dc la Revolution In
the foyer Of the great Palace of the Lou
vre can be seen today the great emper-
or's canyassing outfit, with the long list
Of subscribers he secured.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
12

deiphia navy yard frauds. lie is one
Of the few remaining relics Of the Lin
coin style Of IiepnbIicanism and is now
doomed to defeat by the Hanna-GaI-
linger railr8ad trust gang Of political
buzzardss al because Chandler is the
kind Of bimetallist tllat the 1epub-
Iican party declared itself to be IN It's
1896 platform and because he opposes
trusts.
Chandler was a leading Republican,
the friend Of Lincoln, when Hanna
was making his pile By hook or crook,
when Roosevelt was in school and
has for years. like schuFz and John B.
Henderson, stood rs one Of the few re-
naming representatives Of what Re-
publieanism was in its best estate. be-
fore Mark Hanna and his evil days
came SchuTz and Henderson have
turned their backs on Hanna ana his
flock of cornorants they have walked
out and closed the door forever. Cham
dIer has seen the fall Of al that was
good in the party Of Lincoln, like
leaves in wintry weather WIN he
remain in the Republican party as now
constitnted2 1t does seem to me that
he VIII be mighty lonesome there
stilI They Come.
Mr.. Bryan has been touring Indiana,
speaking as only lie can speak. endur-
ing a physical strain that would kin
FitzsimmoHs or CoFbett and making
friends and votes by the thousand.
Gus Thomas the playwright the man
who wrote 'Tn Mizzoura has been
with him ard says the plain people
throng to the car steps merely to touch
his garments, as the Judseang aoeked
in the footsteps Of the Nazarene
In one day Bryan visited nine coun-
ties around indianapolis and made u
speeches of considerable duration. At
Richmond ex-Congressman Henry u
johnson, who, with Thomas y Reed.
constituted the brainiest pair Of Re-
publicans IN congress since Bssse~a
died presided at tie meeting Il win
be remembered that johnson refused
denomination at the hands Of tie Re
publieans and declared for Bryan. And
still they come through the woods.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25


In the sweet sequestered silence Of tle greenwood
glade,
Sitting in the shadow tAat the spreading pines
have made,
am listning, Idly dreaming, through the COLDER
hours of day
To the witehing voice Of spsinstime with hei
promises of May.
Where the ripping waters d the brooElet eisal
and sweet
Murmur fairy music as they fow just at my feet,
Tune thy soul to hear it. for lis Of higher birth,
Spirit unto spirit come the dearest things Of Garth
Who're arbutus halls its modest Bloom Of dainty
hue
and patriot hepatiea, With flowers red, white and
blue,
stay,
But just to bring promise that viii be falalled
In May
Rose Van B. spaece in Scranton Tribune
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
WM. G. CATTELI.
Surveyor, Conveyancer
Real Estate & Insurance Agt.
p. o. box, g. WENONAH, n. J.
Oct. IL, ls93-ly
Bow 70 Make pguns Je1lx.

Take one quart of prunes. stir until
soft and mash through colander;
half box Of gelatin; put IN bowl,
cover with cold water, let it soak for
about five minutes; take pint and a
half of the mashed prunes, ado to the
gelatin, with three tablespoonfuls Of
sugar; put on the stove, and let boil for
five minutes; pour into jelly molds and
serve with cream.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
nnrr tn stnn rornntnn.-

Cut the tops from large. firm toma-
toes and with a small spoon scoop out
the insides. TO half of this pulp, chop
ped. add as much minced boiled ham
and two tablepoonfuls OF bread crumbs.
Season tc taste and fiji the tomatoes
with this mixture. Set In q baking pan
and bake for 20 minutes.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
T4,e rartL.s shadow.

The earth has a shadow, but few
eyer see 1t except in eclipse Of the
moon Nevertheless many of us have
noticed on fine, cloudless evenings In
summer, shortly before sunset. a rosy
or pink are on the horizon opposite the
sun, with blush gray segment under
Ii. AS the sun sinks the arc rises until
1t attains the zenith and even passes it.
This is the shadow of the earth.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
unn 10 Rrnil oraters.

Rub the bars Of wire broiIer with a
little sweet butter. dry u large, plump
oysters In napkin and place them
On the broiler. brush little butter over
them and broii over FIRE free from
flame and smoke Pour little melted,
we'll seasoned butter over them and ar
range en- crisp lettuce between two
slices Of toast.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
m. Not nrnn,.,entni

The nervous young man backed into
the nearest chair. The fair girl gIared
at him You're a birds she cried sar-
castically.
"Why-er -what?' he gasped.
"You're on my hatr she fairly
screamed Philadelphia Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
Ancient origin of military salute

Ancient Origin of Military salute.
When did the military salute come
into use? It certainly dates from the
earlier half of the fifteenth cen
tury, says tile London Chronicle. In
the ~Speculum Humane Salvationis,"
which was issued before the invention
Of printing by movable types, there is
an exceedingly quaint Illustration in
which Abraham is represented as sa-
luting Melchisedec. The patriarch IS
in medieval armor and apparently on
guard. and it would seem that Mel
chisedec is bringing him refreshments
OF water, and the salute is distinctly
the military one still in use.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
SGpOfssEa O.
'ev aro entirely free from it.

Few arc entirely free from it.
1t may develop so slowly as to cause
little if any disturbance during the whole
period Of childhood.
1t may then produce irregularity of the
stomach and bowels. dyspepsia, catarrh
and marked tendency to consumption
before maniiesting itself in much cutaneous
eruption or glandular swelling.
It is best to be sure that you are quite
free from it. and for its complete eradica-
tion you can rely on
H00ss' S SassSapas'fExa
The best oi al medicines for all humors.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25

novel, simplest and at the same tim
most intricate plot ever hatched.p
well, have another try to explain, .
said |.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25


Setting his teeth and fixing a steely
look upon the papers before him, he
commenced:
Dick loves Lucy, and Harry loves
Mabel. Mr.. Answers is going to a ball
mo, no; Harry win be Mr.. Answers,
and it is he who will be at the ball
with Mrs. Kruger
Haven't you got it a bit mixed?'
ventured timidly.
mot bit" he said feverishly. LET
me continue before l lose the thread
In awe / listened to him as he pro-
ceeded:
"They change DISCUSSES. Mrs. Kru-
ger and Queen Mary are Mabel and
Lucy, only the other way about. The
Chinaman proposes to Mrs. Kruger and
is accept mean, Mr.. Answers is
He had jumped to his feet and was
turning over the diagram feyerishly.
"Stop it, manE I cried. you'll go
of your headF'
Mrs. Kruger and Queen Mary went
to a masked ball." heard him mutter.
Once again besought him to desist
"If the fancy ball-that is, suppose
Mrs. Kruger were Chinam-no, no.
He was fairly dancing about now
with excitement and, bad sign, had
started to work the thing out on his
finger tips.
I waited for no more
Without delay I dashed off to the
Leyity and fetched half a dozen
friends. We arrived at Dicks cham
bers.
The poor fellow was sitting quietly
on the floor, surrounded by manu-
scripts and sheets of paper bearing dia-
grams.
"If Mrs. Kruger were to meet MIR.
Answers at the carnival. would Lucy
be engaged to a Chinaman or to Queen
Mary" he was muttering. Suppose
Queen Mary were Mrs Kruger-impos-
sible! Then Mr.. Answers must be a
Chinaman, and know he isn't. Sup
pose a Chinaman married fancy dress
BALI Who proposed TO Mrs. Kruger?"
We stole away as softly as we had
come, a scared look on our faces.
A week later poor old Dick Graham
was safe in Bedlam
From a scrap Of paper found in
Dicks rooms l have copied the most
concise description Of the plot he ever
wrote. Here it is:
'Dicl is in love with Lucy and Har-
ry with Mabel. But Lucy loves Harry,
and Mabel loves Dick. They are all
going to a masked BAH and know each
others intended disguise beforehand
Dick Intends to go as Chlnaman and
Harry as Mr.. Answers: Mabel is going
as Queen Mary and Lucy as Mrs. Kru-
ger. But at the last moment each cou-
pie change over disguises OF course
at The bail Harry proposes to-.
Here the writing breaks off The at
tempt TO work it out drove Dick Gra-
ham mad, and defy any one else to
do it without the same result Chicago
Times Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25
- ,.l,ticed IA.

4eTe- sfSficea IT.
A traveller in Corsica says that. al
though Porto Vecchio is so filthy that
one would like to dip it in the
Mediterranean for a thorough wash, it
is wonderfully lovely at a distance.
It's white granite houses with red tiled
roofs and fragments of old walls, with
the blue sky above and the green knoll
beneath and about, make up as allur-
ing a southern picture as ever haunted
a northerner's memory. But do the
southerners themselves appreciate it?
If one may Judge by comparison APP
parently not, Says a writer in Travel:
They do not seem q deeply Intelligent
folk on this east coast | stopped in a
very hot part of the road to ask a man
the name Of a certain noble mountain
peak inland. with veins Of snow upon
it.
81 do not know" said he heavily.
''Ah, then you do not live hereT
eyes, am Of these parts"
But you were not brought UP hereT
Eyes, | was born here"
"And you do not know the name of
that very high mountain|
81 know nothing about it."
lie spoke conclusively The most
conspicuous object in his daily land
scape had. in his eyes, no significance
whatever.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25

The woman who spends her spare
hours doing fancy work and embroider-
ing cushion covers. rough and unpleas|
ant feeling to lie upon. is as wise as
the man who puts in a year carving
the Declaration of independence upon
n erollrd Il
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-25

The New Hampshire state railroad
trust has declared war OH Senator
Chandler, Republican, aud has joined
hands with Senator Galllnger to pre-
vent Chambers reelection. It IS pers
tinent here to recall the fact that these
two senators had a bitter quarrel q
few months ago in which the feathers
few to some extent.
William Il. Chandler was selected py
President Lincoln s. years ago to probe
ana prosee sste Iii the ease Of the phila-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27

There is no better medicine for the
babies than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. Its pleasant taste and
prompt and effectual cures make 1t q
favorite with mothers and small chill
dred. 1t quickly cures their coughs
and colds, preventing pneumonia or
other serious consequences. IL also
cures Group and has been used In
tens Of thousands OF cases without q
single failure SO far as we have been
able to learn. IL not only cures Group
but when given as soon as the croupy
cough appears, will prevent the at
tack. In cases of whooping cough
it liquidates the tough mucous. max
ing 1t easier to expectorate, and less
ems the severity and frequency of the
the paroxysms OF coughing. thus de-
priying that disease OF all dangerous
consequences. For sale by City Drug
Store and T. N. Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
Business Demands IL.

The increase Of the circulation
of the DAILY ARDMOREITE in our
city renders the task of collect
ing from all patrons too great to
be done exclusively by the city
circulator, and we are compelled to
keep up with the progress of the
paper by turning over the routes
to the carrier boys. and require
them to collect weekly or monthly
from the subscribers.
Each carrier will be furnished an
accurate list of his subscribers ap-
prOpriately arranged, aud if you
are in arrears for the price of the
paper for January you may expect
visit from the carrier boy. Leave
soc at home to save the trouble oil
a second visit. On the first day Ot
each month the carriers will do the
collecting. with instructions to dis
continue all papers that are no
paid by the 9TH of the month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
Working Well.

While in Denison Saturday Will
Little, in charge of the land ap-
praisers working in the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations, said:
THE work of appraising the
lands is progressing well, and there
is quite a good deal of it ready for
allotment, if the tOwnslte matter
was ready for the work to be done.
I don't think the people of the
Territory will have to wait any on
the land appraisers, as they are
doing their work very rapidly
considering the fact that they have
great deal TO consider in th'
matter of appraising values. :"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
Notice to All.

This will inform all subscribers
to the DAILY ARDMORErTE, who
may be falling behind with their
subscription, that their paper will
be stopped promptly on March |,
if the account remains unpaid.
Our effort is to treat every one eX-
actly alike, and in cutting out de-
linquentS there will be no excep-
ton shown. The small sum of
fifty cents n month, not two cents
il day, should easily be paid for
the delivery of the paper at your
door. The additional expense IN
curred by the strictly reliable tele-
graph service this paper is now tax
ing is not a small matter, and the
management cannot afford TO pub
lish and send you such news with.
ont remuneration. Get on the
right track and keep mp with the
procession. SIDNEY SUGGS, Prop
Bivens Il Williams have a genu
inc bargain to offer yOu in a neat
light. true shooting target gun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
An Editors Life Saved BY chsmberIsIn's Q
Cough Remedy.


During the early part of October,
1896, contracted bad cold which
settled on my lungs and was neglect
ed until feared that consumption
had appeared in an ineipient form.
was constantly coughing and trying
to expel something that I 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 l had used
three bottles my lungs were restored
to their healthy state.-B. =. Edwards,
Publisher of The Review, Wyant, Ill
Sold by City Drug Store and T. N
Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
OAKLAND OUTINGS.

Special Correspondence
Oakland, l. t., Feb. 25.-Nothing
definite is known here of the exact
route of the contemplated road from
Sapulpa to Denison. Inasmuch as 1t
will use the Nj. K. & T. bridge Oh Red
river it is thought it will run alto
gether on the east side of the Wash
ita river.
Farmers are getting their land in
shape for planting. Some fears are
entertained that the late freezes will
kill the oats just coming up.
Col. John Shears and family visited
our town Yesterday from Mannsville,
Judge /. 0. Lewis says he has filed
a counter petitition against the in
corporation of our town with its
present boundary lines. He does
not want his place brought inside the
corporate limits.
Mr.. Linch is moving on nicely with
the stone building on Main street.
A representative of the order OF
Plowmen is here.
The Oakland school gave very
interesting entertainment Thursday
night.
The health of our community is
good.
Prof. Names and family went to
Grantham today.
Col. T. A. Grigsby is here for the
: purpose of plating homes for the
n citizens. he shows quite lot o
h work done east and north which
: speaks for itself. This work is es
pecially necessary for those wh'
have taken their land on waite
corses, as this work gives every irac
v tional acre contained in section
: where a river is boundary line.
- We learn from reliable sources tina
Denison has not the option or cor
u tract closed for the Frisco road, a
E. has been reported. sherman step
"a out and says, we will pay the differ
)r ence from Denison to Sherman an
II they will get the road. Then Oal
, land is sure OF the road for We al
;" central between the NJ. X. & II. an
Dc Sata Fe, and directly on line frol
Is Sapulpa to Sherman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27

LEE TRACEY is putting himself
up a brick residence on Arkansaw
street. et.-Durant Times.
The above item is very unfOrtu-
nate in that it arOuses without
satisfying puplic curiosity. Doubt
less the people of Durant have been
on the qni yive ever since the no
tice appeared to see in what man.
ner the gentleman was going to
put himself up the brick residence.
Will he use a derrick or a ladder
or will he accomplish the hereto
fore impossible feat of smooth wal
climbingi Will he 60 head fore
most or feet foremost, and will he
put himself back down againi
These are very natural and peril.
nent questions which suggest them
selves to a curiosity loving public
and the failure of the Times man
to answer them adds a piquant
flavor to the item of news.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
The Executive Com uittee.

After the convention adjourned,
the members of the general commit
tee held q session in the offices of
Stuart, Lewis and Gordon to organ
ize; Judge Lewis was chairman. At
ter a discussion of the best plan of
procedure it was decided to leave
the whole matter to an executive
committee OF Ave. These were
named as follows: Judge Yancey
Lewis. chairman; Frank y. Genung,
of South McAlester, secretary
and treasurer; A. ID. Hawke OF
Purcell; @. II. Tully, Eufaula,
and Preston Davis, of Vinita. Upon
these gentlemen will devolve the
duty of continuing and extend
ing the work of the convention.
Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27

The only answer which the ad-
ministration has offered to the
serious charges of Mr.. Macrum is
the statement of Secretary Hay
that he was not an officer of the
government at the time he prefer
red the charges, and the assertion
of Secretary Gage that Macrum i:
an ass. As an answer to serious
charges congress and the country
will hardly give these statement:
the dignity of serious cOnsidera
fion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
sterrett Wants help.

Commissioner Sterrett of the
Choctaw townsite commission in
an interview recently gave express
sion to the following:
I'VE realize that it will require
q long time to finish up the work
of plating, appraising and selling
the townsites in the ChOctaw ma
ton and that upon the work of
commission depends the
allotment of lands in the nation,
and we have discovered that it will
take O tbng time to complete the
work, as our force is now constl-
tuted, and last week when l was
in Washington l called npon the
secretary of the interior, and have
laid the matter before him and
asked for additional help.
There is one way that our
work can be pushed very fast, and
that is for congress to provide for
additional help. If they will give
HE townsite commission another
corps of surveyors, whose duties 1t
shall be to 60 ahead of the com
mission and survey the lands and
lay off the outside boundaries of the
tOwnsites the work can be greatly
accelerated. The only way that
the work of this commission can
stand in the way of allotment OF
lands to the Indians is in deter
mining the amount of lands reed
ed for the townsites in the nation
what / have asked for is al
additional force, this force to gt
ahead and lay off the ontsid'
boundaries of the townsites, max
| ing a map of the same. to be file'
with the Indian officials, and tn
secretary of the interior, and il
this manner it will be known ex
actly how much land will be re
quired for townsites, the limits G
all the townsites will be known
J allotment may proceed without dt
lay, and the townsite cOmmissio
can follow later and complete I'll
work of plating, appraising an
t selling lots and settling up Il
n matter.
S 1T will greatly accelerate Il
work of this commission, as Tt
;, as get the townsite matter out
!, the way of appraisement. | b
:, lieye we will get the help"
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Saive is ur
qualed for piles, injuries and sk
1s diseases. 1t Is the original Wit
he Hazel SslYe. Beware of all count
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
To Push the Treaty.

Chief Burlington and the Chero-
kee delegation composed of Col. l..
B. Bell, Percy Wylie, Benjamin
Hildebrsnd and Jesse Cochran,
left, Vinita Saturday evening for
Washington. where they go to
urge the speedy ratification of the
Cherokee treaty now pending be.
fore congress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
OPENING oF ImE cRnscENT moran

EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.
This popular hotel will be opened
to the public as an all year resort
March l, 1900. A great many improve
ments have been made for the COM
fort and convenience of guests, and
the best of service in every particu-
lar is assured.
GRAND OPENING BALL, MARCH 3.
For this occasion the Frisco Line
will sell tickets Mt q very low rate.
Further information cheerful,
given by any Frisco agent or the I'M
dersigned.
BRYAN SNYDER, Gen. Pass. Agt.
st. Louis, Mo.
B. F. DUNN, Dist. Pass. Aet., wich
ita, Kansas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
TYPE FOR SALE.

We have about $50 pounds OF the
Breyier which this notice is set in
!or sale at 2Oc per pound.
About 20 pounds oi NonpaIeil. tie same a.
this paragraph is set, with plenty of caps and
figures, at p cents per Ponnd.
About 40 fonts OF display type at
very lOwNprice.
A proof press, chases, stones. leads
and other material cheap.
SIDNEY SUGGS. :
Proprietor Ardmoreite.