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Evening journal., 1894-01-31
PRECEDENT Ciark's Farewell Addtes

President Clark, who has made such an
exemplary presiding officer. was called
upon for a speech on his retirement He
said ''Gentlemen of tine Board Of
Trustees of New Castle County; could
not make a speech If were to try, but
before l leave this body | wish to thank
you all for the courtesy which you have
always extended TO me. Since haye
been a member of this body and since
have been your chairman, you have
always been lenient with me in all my
rulings and / fee that | would like 70
thank you all personally.
"Our meetings have always been
courteous and extremely pleasant. aud
will ever look back upon the time when
| was a trustee with pleasure.
81 feel that everyone here has done his
duty as best he could, and / hope the
future members Of this body will be as
kindly disposed to each other as they
have been IN the last three years We
have an institution here Of which We
may well feel proud-a monument tc
this little state, and credit to the tax
payers Of New Castle county, where ouI
Evening journal., 1894-01-31

Only so Years Old and a self-Made SIan.
A welI-Known Writer on the New
York .Trlbune-His Father Pastor
Here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
, CAD PREDichM MT.
ths Girs surprised the Young MA"
Asleep on a Parior Sofa

tns siris surprised the f""pE H"
Asleep on a Parior sof"
A very amu-iug story Is told con-
ceruing prominent young Louis
Vile so iety man who visited Chicago
IurinV the worlds fair. lie was
boa ding at the home OF relatives
while there, and. as large crowds came
fiocking in during the last week, ne
was 50 accommodating as to give NO
his room and sleep on sofa in the
parlor.
One morning he oversight hii-.self'
md, as his door was unlocked, what
was his surprise TO find three p city
Louisville young women enter the
room. lie had presence OF m'nd
enough TO roll under the sofa, and
back into a dark corner, before they
threw open the shutters. But, al
though he had tucked himself away,
he had neglected to hide his clothes.
which were thrown across rocking
chair. The girls saw the clothing,
but, believing they hal been left
there accidentally by the lady OF the
house, thought nothing about them
and began lively chat about fhe
matters OF the day.
The young man did not mind his
imprisonment at first, but grew very
nervous as the minutes gradually
heightened into hours He stood u
for two hours, but at last grew 50 ex'
asperated that he thumped upon the
floor, and meekly put his head out
rom under the sofa and asked the
young women to leave him until h'
put on his clothes II Is needless "a
say that their embarrassment was
great. and that none OF them men
Toned It while in Chicago, but, as the
young man has since recovered frou
the shock, he has been unable to re
,tra himself from telling a few
friends OF his awkward predicamcnt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
BUCKiNO BRONCOS.
There's More Excitement Than Fun
Klding the Brutss.

There's More Excitement Than Fun I.
Kidin- the Brutss.
Many people have an idea that ia
ride Il burking % onco is the COW boys
delight, but they're bad y mistaken.
There's no fun IN it When a thor.
oughbred rears and prances there's n,
jar in it, and | rather like to have one
do it If | am riding But when a
bronco buck and jumps into the ali
and comes down stiff legged. with his
feet planted together, that jars every
bone in the riders boly, esp ciall
the ickbonc, and is apt to make hin
feel pretty sick in short order.
My FIRST experience with n buck
ing bronco cured me of the idea tina
there was fun in IL / had heard that
the cowboy ALWAYS locks his spurs
under the bronco's belly at such times.
and so | did the same. Well, the spur:
went through the horse hair chinch
and the bronco kept buclSing so Ion
as they stall there. l couldn't get
them out till two men came III
me.
! The proper thing to do when a bro
co bucks is to keep your spurs away
from him, balance yourself forward
or backward in tho saddle, according
to the way he jumps, anl grip hi in
well between your knees You hav,
To let him buck till he gets tired OIL 1
or hndr ont he can't get you OH.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
THEY DEFY ALL DANGER.


Marine Engineers do Not Always Re
c~ive Just Praise.
The marine engineers of the lakes
10 not always get the praise that is
due them. II a steamer is in distress
It requires careful judgment on tbs
part of both captaid and engineer,
and as great bravery as has ever been
witnessed on any waters Of the world
has been exhibited by engineers on
AXE craft With n clear head they
have stood at their post, and when
the vessel has gone down the engin CT
has stool to his post of duty and per
lshed. The chief engineer is require,
TO ass rigid examination under the
United States laws 1t takes him
long years of careful study
to get chief engineers papers, aud
when they are in his possession they
nave u meaning to him that prompts q
devotion to duty ana induces him tc
brave any danger. When it looked as
IL there would be war between the
United States and Chilli, there was a
convention of marine engineers in
Washington city. A d legation
from the convention waited upon the
secretary of war with Instructions t.
tender him the services of every man
in the convention. Every one OF tn EN-
was willing to risk his life for his
country. The United States can de-
pend upon that noble class of men
the marine enginecrs-in time of war
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
Kis.eI ths wfs.

A LAWYER tells story OF how he goi
even with a preacher. 1t was on the
occasion of his second marriage After
concluding the ceremony the minister
took advantage of the privilege ac-
corded him b. custom of kissing the
bride. While so engaged the lawyer
suddenly imprinted a resoundin9 X IS
on the cheek of the minister's wife,
who was standing Immediately y behind
the wedding party. The lady WAS in
dignant and the minister asked for
an explanation. Coolly enou sh, anC
In n few words, the lawyer expresse
the opinion that it was roor rul'
that wouldn't work both ways, aid
he had as much right to k s. the
preachers wife AS the former had K
k IS the bride.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13

Feat diggers at Cavendish. strad-
more, Ireland, have made a rcnarlla.
bic discovery. At depth Of nearly
twenty-five feet they have unrnr he'd
a stratum of what az pears to be pure
butter. The vein varies in thick
oess from one to seven inches, and Il
said to be OF the consistency of com
non bar soap Biologists who have
visited the locality of this wonderful
find say that IL is simply a layer oi
mineral wax, but the workmen still
dec are that "indade, it's bog OF
butter" II the stratum proves to b,
extensive it will probably be utilized
In the manufacture OF soaps anG
aardIss-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CuUtsrtAN CuUHCu-- Fren-ley Street Scr
Ice every Lords day ~ II GOA. m aud J.
, m sunday school . 80 u. IN. Ptaycl
lpetiny every Wednesday s ~ y m. IhOi
rnctice every Friday evening. - p. m
adics' Md ociety every tues 'ay nitcrno0nH
ne church. 3p IA Mite lui social mectin.
.uri's day Officers meeting hrst Lord
ay In pach month All are cordially invite.
, all services. Il Mason, Superintendent
unday school; Nolnry johnson, Pastor
FiRsr BAPTIST CuvUCn broadway street
.cryiccs every sunday at II ~ u. n. and N
.. IN Prayer meeting Wednesday cyenir q
tso'clock sunday school ~ lUa m. thot
tucticr rriduy evenings Ut ) O'Clock
tubbl, hed. Pastor. q II. Bruca, C!trk. 4
iill, superintendent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
ALL FOR NOTHING.
n the Lady Had Her Purse what Moro
Cou q she went.

Cou u she W mt.
An English lady. walking down the
Lung 'Arno in Florence. missed hor
purse. The suspicious movements
OF man in front made her boldly
demand the stolen property. Too
amazed to refuse the thief hando
over the purse. Indignant at such
broad day robbery, the LADY stopped
an elegantly dressed gentleman and.
in excited tones, began to pour out
her grievance. Merely waiting to
hear that man stole my purse" the
gallant Italian rushed after ths
thief, who promptly took TO his
heels. They had good run before
the thisf could dodge his pursuer. The
sun OF a summer day did not help
the polite Horentine to keep cool;
so. red faced and out OF breath, he
turned hack to meet the English
LAZY with profuse apologies. "Mad-
am. ] am ver;, very sorry. ! did my
best, but your purse is gone" "Jh.
non she replied, sweetly, al have
my purse. | got it back from the
man" "'ot your purse back Per
Bacco! What did you want, them"
WANT! Why, I,want Justice" IL
was too much. even for provcrbial
Italian urbanity, and. almost chok-
ing with sudden wrath. he gasped
out: just ce, To think | should
havo run myself into a perspiratiou
/ for Justice"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
Arrival and Departure U. S. Mails.

south bound mail closes 5;I5 p. m
South bound mail arrives 6:l3 p. NJ
North bound mail closes 10 II. NJ
North bound mail arrives 1920 II. ~
Night mails are closed at $50 p. II.
Money order department is OprI
u n. III, and clOsed al 5 p, IN.
Office hours from y a. m. to p. u
Undays from 2:3O p. M, to $3.50 y. ~
JoHN > lIAMMt b, L. Nj.
SUMMERS HARDY, Deputy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13

An rngiish Divine VINO rut an End to
an Original swIndle.

An rnglish Divine VINO rat an End to
an Original swindIe.
A curious case was discussed In an
English court recently, says the
jewellery Weekly. i; rnvolved q
ouestion whether Intentional deccp-
ton was practiced in labelling q
watch and chain as ''Gold Watch and
Chain" The obvious meaning OF
the wording. and one to which no
exception can be taken, was chat
both the articles were OF gold A
clergyman passing the store In the
window Of which they were displa cd
cav the sign: Gold Watch Ind
Chain. price Il, Ills, i'd" (about $40 }.
Considering the bargain uncommonly
cheap, he opened overtures for
purchase. Before. however. putting
upon 1t the final clinch, he demanded
a written guarantee that the quality
OF both watch and chain was exactly
as represented. Thrust into an ugly
position the dealer was forced to
confess that the signs pAresaology
was deceptive; the chain was not
gold. The admission in this instance
was frank. The indignant clergy
man made some strongly perth
nent remarks. Angered at being
entrapped and demonstrated with.
the store-keeper threatened to ejoct
his inquisitor. But he made sad
error in enraging the clerical custo.
mer. who, IL appears, had passed tho
university with dying colors as u
finished athlete.
"Look here" said tho old gymnast,
IL don't want to take advantage OF
you. but II you lay finger on me I'll
trim you round the shop You may
take some persons to be old women.
but you are in the wrong box this
time"
Further the wouldbe ejector did
rot venture A policeman was sum
moned and the dealer arrested. The
magistrate fined him, after which he
coursed his way homo, a sadder and
a much wiser man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
Con,nnisorn RELIGION.

A writer OF the day gives an amusing
illustration OF the religious enthusiasm
OF the Russians, and their desire to ex-
tend the knowledge of truth. The
authorities every now and then make
al excursion into Siberia ana bring
back lot of Buddhists, whom they
proceed to baptiae in spite of their
loudly-expressed dissent. After bap-
tizing them they say to them: "Now,
you dogs, you are Christians, and you
can 20 and pray to your nasty gols as
much as you wish, and thank them
that you are Christians"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
She ~hut Him DfY

A prominent fnglishman, Lord D.,
and a proverb!al hater OF America
and Americans, wa, dining lately in
Paris tn the British minister. and
next to him at the table was a noted
Newp rt belle, Miss \. The con-
versation had drifted to discu ssion
OF things American. IT is needless
TO say that Lord ID. made some pretty
disagreeable remarks about some
Americans he had met and some
Yankee customs he abhorrcd. "Why.
dye know" be continued with an
almost objectionable want OF tact.
that at some OF tho places dined
in America | saw people eat with
their knives and spill their soup on
the tablecloth9" Miss X. was thor
oughly provoked by this time, and
she replied with apparent unconcern:
What Toor letters OF introduction
you must have had, my lord. :" There
was no more unpleasant talk about
America that evening. -Harpor's
Bazaar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
NOT A STRANGER.
His Features Were Familiar to the Long.
offering Bank Clerk.

funorinE Bank Clerk.
~ s'rose I'll have to 90 and get
some body to identify me before you'll
cash this check" said the man at the
bank cashiers window, dolefully,
"and I'm stranger in this town
There ain't soul here that know
me"
Your name. replied the ca .hier,
after n moments inspection of his
81 i.r, ''is Ambrose Hay benslaw
That's right" exclaimed the other
In surprise. How do you know my
pame9'
You were cured Of nervous eXhaus-
ton and kid1ev disease of eleven
wears standing" was the rcplv, "by
taking four cen bottles of Blanltham's
Sarsa parilla, price 81 bottle sold
by all druggists. none genuine with
out the name of the manufacturer in
raised letters on the bottle" continued
| the cashier, raising his voice and
speaking with growing irritation.
land cure guaranteed in all cases
where taken according to directions
or money cheerfully refunded, hand
| over your check and be quick about it,
| $50, all right here's your money, and
/ I'll give you SO more II you'll find
some wav to get the publishers OF the
Advocate of Gospel Liberty that I've
been taking for the last twenty-five
years to qu t printing your portrait IL
their advertis ng columns. I've seer
it every week for sixteen months and
I'm tired to death OF IL and II yor
haven any further business you ca
take your money and 60; god after
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
(srog.

Grog. mixture OF spirits and
water. was SO called from Admiral
Vernon. distinguished British
sailor. He alwa wore grogram
coat and was called "Old Grog" by
his sailors. He introduced the ration
of spirits into the navy bill OF fare.
and the mixture at once received his
nickname.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
SET A ooop Ex mpLE
Good Place for Speeches suEEsstoa
by This Anecdote.


ny This Anecdote.
u ring President Arthur's term. he,
with Robert Lincoln and other mcu
bcrs Of his ca binet, took "a trip throurh
the south and Wcst Abra ain Lila
clln was born In Larue county, Ken
lucky. and farmer living near his
birthplace, known as "UIcle Bob"
Hays, conceived the idea OF cutting a
cane on the old Lincoln place and
presenting IL to Mr. Lincoln With
great labor he prepared a s2eech and
practiced IL daily. Just before star e
ing for Louisville he wrapped the
manuscript around the cane, and tico
II with twinc. When the presidents
larty arrived, Uncle Bob, seizinR
his opportunity began in II loud
voice: "Mr. Lincoln" Startled,
.hey looked up "Mr Lincoln Dear
sir. have the honor-as an humb e
representative OF Larue county-iu
the great common wealth OF Kentucky
the birthplace Of your illuStr'ous
father to present To you this cane
not for its intrinsic worth-but as {
memento Of that great and good man
whose name is dear to all Mr..
Lincoln, in presenting this cane-ah-
ah-Mr. Lincoln--in presenting thi
cane-I say-Mr Lincoln, in present
ing this cane" In vain he tried I,
recall what came next, then, with 1
sudden return to his ordinary voice
aud in a tone indicative OF the great
est kindness and consideration: "Mr
Lincoln, reckon you are tired, am
the rest of the speech is wrappe
/ arnnnd Tho hand Of Ahnf nnnn ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
JUST FOR FUN.

Turnpike Walker--I say. Willie. II
you had u million dollars what would
you 10 with it? Willie Werk-Buy a
brewery and live.
Maude-There Is one thing Bell.
:an say about her fiance. lie belongs
to well-known family. Grace in
deed9 What is his name? Maud
Smith.
'ls your business good?" asked the
burglar of the counterfeiter "Good?'
repeated the cpunterfeiter. "Well |
should say 1t was | have been jus,
coming money"
Tommy's Mamma-So johnny Qrab
bed your apple, did hep The naughty
boy Why didn't you grab IT. from
him7 Tommy, in tears-I did
grabbed IL from him first
Conundrum-What's the differenc.
between cat and n legal document7
Answer-The one has clawses at the
end of its pawses; the other has
pauses at the end OF its clauses
Bunker-Pretty hot yesterday,
wasn't 1t? Hill--IIot is no name fol
1t. My wife put pickerel in a sour
turecn and he perspired so much h,
was swimming around inside OF thiI>
~ minutes,
'f'a-a's," said young Mr.. Gilgoi, Il
sang foh them They didn't seem tC
care foh popular music, though. >
Liked something with more depth t.
IT, ehP" "Y-a-as That's what the,
did. So gave ii 20 them." What
did you sing?" down in the Goa
mine"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
A Brothers Theory,

Little Dot Isn't papa rich?
Little Dick-Yes, erybody says so
Little Dot-Then why does he say
he wants me to learn how to earn
my own living when | grow upP
Little Dick-So some one will
marry you. ] guess.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
ArtisticsIIy Handled.

"Did you hear about young Dart
the china painterP"
mo; what is it,"
''He has been served like his own
china"
GLOW Is that"
ellis wife's father fired him."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
An Unexpected Pleasure.

Miss Winslow-I'm very glad you
called, Mr., Walker.
Mr.. Walker-Oh. thanks, aw. .ully.
Miss Winslow, more enthusias-
tically--Yes, am so delighted to
have seen that beautiful dog OF youra
Truth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13

IL don't believe that aunt OF mine
knows she has a moustache," solilo-
qaized young Sroonamore, 'and it's
been right under her nose for the
last twenty dye yearA"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
.pah's new people libbln' In Dc

''I'UII IIUW FEVVEV ff"
house cross dc road fun you
Deed deg is. An dey's quality
folks, too"
.'How kin yoh tell'"
~Case dey hao de signs. Dey
shows de- hab 'sideration foa dey're
fellow man"
How"
"Dey dom lock de chickens up In
ie wood she'd"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
tfVIC SOCIETIES.

Myrtl, Lodge No. :. X of r., meets every
thursday night NJ -. Hail opposite courl
ousc, Court street Visiting knights cor
ially invited.
W. T.. MCkELvEY, L. g
=. 7. ilOwEru X. Il. & ).
Arlmorc Lodyo No. a., 4 . y. and 4. VI Oh.
lcvt- IN jheir hail on routh tudlo stceet. The
rot Saturday night In each month, ON or b,
re the full moOa,
u u. Flow, wprshiplul Master.
\. Il. SILLN Az, secretary.
Ardmore Chapter, No, II, Royal ,rch Ma
Ons, meet Ia their hall over Whiitin gtOu',
tore the fourth Thursday nightiu each nontn.
II BivCE. III ga Priest.
\. H. SiLLIMAN, Secretary.
World meets in their forest 1t WhiitinytO,
lali every second AMI fOurth Monday might
II each month. Visiting soyercigus invited I,
'ttend,
G. u. KENpnick, consul commander.
GLoHGK HEAD, clerk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
TIME TABLE.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe R'y.
SOUTH HOUND.

ialyeston aud Chicago Express asa. n
.leburn- and Kansas city Express , Il =. m
NORTH BOUND.
ialveston and Chicago Express u % a. m
llrburne aud Kansas City Express All a. m
I. Il. MASON, Ticket Ag't.
w. ). KEENAN,, ten Pass Ag't.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13

Tbink of il, lots in the Ferndalc Ad
dition among the verdure from S25 to
500 see half page ad. . II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13

A Alvertise in the Ardmoreite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13

W. L. McHxLvEY, Z. g
- 7. UOwErH, X. Il. & ;.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-30
HOneSdale.

AT the First Presbyterian church
yesterday at 3 p. m, Miss Sadie S Col.
lnm was united in marriage to U. G
hldgewSy. A large congregation had
gathered in the church and at exactly
. o'clock the bridal party entered the
church. The ushers, Fred. Crossley
+. a. La Barr, Percy Cole. j p. Som
msrs, John Brewer aud Jos Grand
all were followed by the brides
maids, Misses Louise Hsff and
Carrie Smith, dressed in white dotted
swiss. then came the maid of honor,
Miss Gussie Cullom. cousin of the
bride, IN cream albatross, then the bride
In cream China silk trimmed in rib
oons and lace. The bride, maid of
honor and bridesmaids carried bridal
roses. At the altar the bride was met
by the groom who was accompanied by
his best man, Paul w. Gardner. Rev.
William III. Swift united them in mar
rlage, using the ring ;the wedding march
MendellsoEn's WAS played by Miss
Emma Ward. The church had been
handsomely decorated with flowers. A
floral arch was over the aisle where the
wedding party entered and another
over the aisle whore the party passed
ont A reception was held at the
residence of the brides parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Peter Collum, where the
guests were entertained Mr. and Mrs.
Ridgeway left on the $50 Gravity for
Philadelphia and other points, and on
returning home will occupy Mr. Ridge.
ways handsome new house. built by
himself on upper East street.
Charles Bullock and wife left yester-
day to attend the funeral of q relative
at Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. Lee Demming, Wilkes Barre,
Mrs, Shook, Plymouth. and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Owens and child, Scrant ton,
are the guests of John Brown, on Bank
street.
An iron bridge will soon span the
Lackawaxen and canal at the Erie
depot.
George Valentine and wife, Of Brook
lyn, returned home yesterday after a
long stay in Honesdale.
E. A, Gilmore, of Scranton, was q
caller In town yesterday
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-30
Priceburg.

Burglars Effected an entrance to the
Delaware and Hudson depot on Tues
day night and stole r quantity of
goods
Dr. Reeves, 412 Spruce street, Scran-
ton. cures all diseases peculiar to f.
males 9 a. m. TO 6 D. IN. ~
Mrs. Isaac Davis. of Halstead ave-
nue., who has been seriously ill for the
past week is now progressing favor
tbly.
The Republicans of this place ar
donning their war paint and they will
make it hot for their opponents in No
vemher. A m citing of the Central
clun will he held at the Central hotel
un Friday evening. Let every Reput-
lie n be present,
Martin j. Welsh, of Main street, who
has been indisposed during the week is
able to be around again.
Thomas Peach and William Sears
are the nominees for delegates to the
county convention subject to the de.
cision of the C.ntral Republican club
DR.. j. j. BilGeImer is around again
after a sevSg attack of neuralgia.
The many burglaries and Other dep
relations tnat uave been committed in
this town during the past year ought
to convinc, the authorities that better
police protection is necessary.
Misses Annie and Katie Hart, of
Carbondale, were the guests of friend,
in town on Monday.
c. g Rogers, james Reid and
Samuel Pritchard, who were honore /
by an invitation to attend the Middle
town and Goshen Traction company
road, are loud in their praises of thu
place and lis inhabitants