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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
A CHECK ON THE IceMAN.
Gas Meters and Water Meters, Why
Not Ice N1eterA?

Gas Meters and Water Meters, Why
Not Ice AIeterA9
It was left to Kansas City man to
foil the ice man, another prolific sub
ject for the funny men who write for
comic papers seems doomed. w. b.
Dickson, who by profession, is at the
head of school of shorthand, and in
cidentally is an author and inventor,
was recently granted patent for an
ice meter, to be attached to refrigera-
tors. 1t is to be known as the Dickson
ice meter. BY its use the consumer
will no longer be at the mercy of the
ice man and the ice man will no longer
be compelled to listen to the COM
plants of his customers. The device
weighs the ice as it is day by day put
into the ice box and registers the
weight of each days purchase on
months register, SO that at the end of
the month look at the register will
show the exact number of pounds used
during that period. 1t indicates the
exact number of pounds of ice remain
ing in the refrigerator at any lime of
the day, enabling the. owner to know
whether or not it is necessary to order
ice. There are also other advantages
attached to the use of the meter. Mr..
Dickson has received numerous in
quiries about his invention and has
been offered fattering sum for it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
Cooking by stea,n.

Cooking dishes are now made in
England, in which in the boiling pro-
cess the meat does not come in con-
tact with the water or steam. The
>eaib'e IS contained in a jacket, which
in turn is immersed in the outside kct-
tie conta ming the boiling water II
is claimed that by this the nutritious
qualities of meat are preserved moth
ing passing off in vapor. There is
moisture enough in the meat to pre-
vent it from burning and all the
flavor is retained while. again, the
fibre retains tenderness not found
in any other method.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
The Kings Cook.

The king of Sweden popped in the
other day at the sailors home at
Stockholm just as dinner was be 'ng
served up, and asked the permission
of the sailors to be their guest, which,
of course, they consented to. Sud-
denly his majesty exclaimed to his
chamberlain, "Why, look here, here's
excellent cabbage soup. / never get
such soup as this at my table" After
this the king went into the kitchen
and interviewed the cook. This diplo-
matte proceeding ended by the cook
being taken into the kings service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
The EuxenIe Of the Present.

The Empress Eugene has settled
down into the oolitude which best en-
ables her to endure her memora BILE
and cumulative sorrows Her tall,
sad figure goes in and out among us
w tn only the recognition of silent
sympathy. The empress likes to have
communication with as few people as
possible. For instance. when she
shops fshe does her own shopping) she
likes to be waited on by the same
salesman always. 1 was witness of
an incident of this sort the other day.
The empress walked into we'll
known London shop and asked for
Mr. -, naming one of the head men.
She was told he was out, whereupon
she remarked that she would call
again, and went away. was told
that she certainly would come again.
that Ar. - always waited OF her,
and that she would not be served by
anyone else.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
The Irtshm1n,a Injuries.

a story is told of two Irishmen who
were caught one night in the loft of a
burning building. One of them hastily
drew on his trousers and jumped from
the window. In his fright and hurry
he had pulled on the garment wrong
side foremost with an effect which,
when he recovered his equilibrium af-
ter the jump, excited his profound
CONSERVATION. 'tPat! Pat" called ont
his companion, still in the loft; ''air ye
kilt intirely?" mo, Moike," replied
Pat, in hopeless tones, ''it's not kilt
Oh am, me bye, but Oh fear Dim fatal
" twishted!''
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
IIer PathetIc Want.

Mrs. Inchbald had a child like
diFectness and simplicity of manner,
which, combined with her personal
loveliness and Lalting. b oxen utter
ance, gave to her conversation. which
was both humorous and witty, a most
sOm;cal charm. Once, after travelling
all day in pouring rain. the dripping
coachman offered her his arm to he d
her out, when she exclaimed, to the
amusement of her fello w. travellers:
''Oh, no. NO! Y-y-v-you will give me
my death of cold! Do bring me a-a-a-a
dry man"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
Chinese OmciaIa.

A Chinese mandarin is not expected
to have any friendships or intimacies
outside of his Office, and he cannot en-
courage visitors within it's precincts
without laying himself open to a
charge of favoritism or corruption. If
the inha bitants of a district wish to
show their appreciation of an Of
ficiars administration and test fy to
his probity, the most effective way in
which they can do SO is to wait upon
him at one of the city gates as he
makes his farewell exit and beg the
gift of the official boots, which are
thenceforward preserved in some tenn
pie as public property.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
Da, cea In KentuckY.

The Kentucky people believe in
having good time. At an old-fash-
ioned dancing-party the other n ght,
t9 which several women came with
their babies, some young men changed
the clothes of the infants while their
parents were dancing, and mixed them
mp generally. On the following day
there was n great commotion-boy
babies had unaccountably changed to
girls, and, as the families lived miles
apart, it took several days to restore
the inuocents to their respective
mothers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18

Engineer A. r. Sutton of Chicago
is the inventor of a scheme, that ap-
pears plausible, for connecting Chica-
go with the seaboard. He plans to
deepen the Welland canal so rs to per-
NIT vessels of twenty-two-foot draft
to pass point near Thorold, Ont, and
from there to cut through to the Nj
agara river at a point just below the
rapids. Then he would deepen the
st. Lawrence river and the Canadian
channels along it to point due north
of lake Champlain. Here he would
cut a channel south to that lake, and
from its southern point dig canal to
Troy or Albany. The Hudson river
would give them egress to the ocean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
eeLr RI COMING.
Ths Engineer Had a FoSe~arnlnR Of RIA
Terrible Fate

Terrible Fate
There Is no shadow OF doubt but
that Engineer Edward L. Swope. who
met with a terrible death in the cab
of his dummy engine at Philadelphia
latelv. felt that he had forewarning
of some dire calamity. Il came to him
He intended to heed the warming by
not running his ear that day. but
shooS off the feeling as foolish SUI
perstition.
Swope sad to his wife on the morn
fng of the previous day: s'To morrow
will be INV last day ON the dn .nmies -
Asked what he meant the engineer
turned it of by saving pleasantly: 1T
will be Saturday, and / mean the last
day of the week.
Saturday morning he told his wife
that he had had a. te rible dream on
Thursday night, and feared that it
boded no good to him, and that he
would not go to work that day. He
went out and bought turkey for
their dinner. and when he brought it
home he sail: ~ don't see why /
should be such a Ounce as to worry
about that dream, and ] will GO and
take my car out" which he did Two
hours later his dead body was carried
home.
The tongue OF farmers wagon,
driven with terrific force by runas y ay
horses penetrated the cab and disem-
bowelel the unfortunate engineer,
and he was killed almost instantly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
C.E. BROSIUS,
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Captain Amery, of the British
schooner Origin, reported that while
on the last outward voYage fir ON Eng
Hand the vessel was attacked by a
sword fish, whose sword penetrl ted
the hull and broke OF as the Dish at
tempted To withdraw it. The fish
then turned several souers aults and
disappeared. as if either killed or
stunned by the force of the shock.
The sword left in the ship me assured
eighteen inches Before Newfounl-
land was reached the vessel made
over foot of water, aud the crew are
9f tn. opinion that if the fl, h had sue
c cded in withdrawing it's sword the
pesset would have foundered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
NOTHING uNusuAL.
That Yarn About Lighsning CavorEIns
nm Afatnlsnare7.


ON shipboartl.
When the captain of the steamship
Abana. from Dundee. came into port a
few weeks ago and told yarn about
a ball of fire doing insane things about
the decks of his ship, there were some
people who heard the tale with scorn,
and others who wrote poetry about it.
And now here Comes another Dundee
skipper who tells of similar electric
display.
He is Captain Lord, of the British
steamer Croma, which lately arrived
in New York from Dundee. Captain
Lord says his ship encountered heavy
weather from the start. Seas beat
high, and the barometer dwarfcd it.
self to 28.45
That night there was succession of
hail squalls, and the captain asserts
that during each squall every mast
head, yard-arm aad gaf were ablaze
with composants, or St. Elmo's lights,
as mariners prefer to speak of them
They came AMI went as the squalls
blew and subsidized. and, as these lasted
throughout the night, the ship was
several times Illuminated with dancing
tips of fire.
The ship during this time was driv-
ing before the gale with engines
stopped. She was lightly laden, and
the seas were swinging SO high that it
was found necessary to stop the en-
gines to check the frightful racing of
the propellers. Waves constantly
dashed over the ship. and one of the
vessels crew was badly injured by be-
ing thrown to the deck.
Toward morning the wind fell light
and then came in fitful gusts. Then
the lightning got in its play, and for
an hour or two the ship was in a per-
feet blaze of sheet lightning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
Unnnswerable Argument.

In 1863, Gabrielli, one of the most
beautiful of women and magnificent
ofsoprano@, demanded 5000 ducats
salary from Catherine the Second of
Russia The empress objected that
Il was larger than the pay OF n field
marshal Then let your field mar
ShAls sing for you," retorted Gabrielh
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
Ancient rreasrvatloD Of the Dead

Herodotus gives good description
of the manner in which the early
Ethiopians preserved their dead. Hav-
ing thoroughly dried the corpse, they
plastered it over with paste made Of
gypsam and then painted the face and
exposed parts so as to make them look
as natural rs possible. Dead bodies
served in this manner remained In
tact for hundreds Of years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18

A King Who Could Change the Winds.
King Errlcus of Sweden publicly
confessed that Ire was a sorcerer and
magician. He was the owner of an
enchanted cap, which he pretended
ena bled him TO control the spirits and
change the direction of the winds at
pleasure. So firmly did his subjects
believe in the supernatural power OF
their ruler that when storm arose
they would exclaim, ''Ah! the king in
again wearing his magic cap"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18

Navigation of the great lakes dur
ing the season of 1893 resulted in the
loss of 1e3 lives. The number of ves-'
sells lost was So. with an aggregate
tonnage of 24,25s, and valued at 81
04G. 400. Partial losses by strandings,
collisions and fires bring the total up
to 81, ,5ss. The shallow waters OF
Lake Erie claimed nearly half the
lives lost. Lake Huron being second.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-04-18
Blacksnnithing g

Blacksnaithing AMI horse shoe
ing a speciality. Guarantee to
stop interfering, over reaching
or clicking. Quartrr-cracks and
corns successfully treated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

It is proposed to builda Pythian tenn
pie in Washington.
The season for killing reed birds and
s)ra will begin on Saturday.
These nights would be pleasant LOT
sleeping if the cats and dogs would only
realize it.
The little child of Mr.. Clifton How
ard, who had been i'll for some time,
died this morning at its home on upper
King street.
About 300 employees of the govern
ment printing office in washington
have been MISUNDERSTANDING three
from this city.
An old lady was struck by P, W; &
B. engine No. 1873 this morning at 5tn
street and Virginia avenue. Wasnlng-
ton. and both feet were badly mashed.
Messrs. NJ. B. Harlow & Co. have
sold for Mr.. L. d. Scott to MIR. Jas. 7.
Quinn house and lot on the west side
of Columbus street, between King and
Cameron.
The Ale1andrians who went to Wash
ington last night to see the parade and
illumination in honor of the Pythians,
were greatly disappointed, as the affair
was failure.
The hearing of the motion for new
trial in the case of DR.. Edward Leon,
convicted of manslaughter in Washing
ton, which esas set for yesterday. was
postponed on account of the illness of
Judge Cole.
The War Department has granted
discharge to Grover Flint, who for some
time past has been private in A troop
of cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, and
who, it is said, has become possessed
of fortune.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Harry Jayins
and Annie Stout, both of Alexandria
county eager Cobbs and Virgil Steph-
enson, both of Franklin Junction, and
to Moses l.. Goodman and Claudia
Miller, both of Clifton Forge.
A delightful party was given at the
residence of Mr.. William Hamilton, on
Wolfe street, last night in honor of their
little daughters birthday. Among
those present were Misses Smoot, Null
len, Groves, Payne, Deeton, Suthard,
Jenkins and Hamilton, and Masters
Moore, Norris, Schoeni, Wright, Power,
Rawlett, Jett, TIGER, Park, Below, En-
mis- and others from Washington and
Norfolk. All spent delightful evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-30

PERSONALITIES Annie e. Rawlln-
son is visiting her brother, Mr.. +. J.
Rawlinson in Baltimore.
The Winchester Ners says Mr.. j. 7.
Lash, of Alexandria, Great Sachem OF
the Imp. o. of r. NJ, of Virginia, was
in town last week paying visit to the
Shawnee tribe.
Mr.. Ned O'Brien will leave for Okla
homa tomorrow, where he has accept
ed a position as civil engineer.
Elk Governor Fitzhugh Lee is expect
ed to address the Association for the
Development of Southern Enterprises
and Resources in Washington tonight
In speaking of the dramatic enter
tainment given in Leesburg last week
the Mirror says Miss Myra Cavalier, Of
this city, as leading lady carried heI
part we'll and highly pleased the audi
eDce.
Misses Mollie McCracken of Freder-
icksburg, Annie carp and Mollie Scott
of Richmond, and Libby Brooks OF
Newport News, who have been visiting
Mr.. ]. T. Downey, will return home
this evening.
Messrs. George Young, N. P. Vincep,
and w. X. Davidson have return q
from a pleasant trip along the New
England coast.
Mr.. l.. C. Barley and family have re-
turned from the Fauquier Springs.
DR.. Bedford Brown has returned
from Atlantic City.
Mrs. r. L. wilkins, of Charlottes.
vile, is visiting her mother on soutt
Fairfax street.
Mrs. Charles H. Campbell and son
have returned from st. Mary's county
Md, where they spent the summer.
DR.. and Mrs. O'Brien have returned
from Charlottesville.
Mr.. John NJ. Wallace, proprietor OF
the .News, of Woburn, Mass, with wife
and child, are visiting Mr.. Il. c. Wal
lace, in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-30
EXTRAORDINARY
VALUES.

"A Brown Cotton &c, now
$40; A do. &c, now 4Hc.
"A Androscoggin remnants
SC, now SIC.
Our 1oc Ginghams now sc.
I2Hc do. now Sc.
Our 1oc Outings (remnants)
now 7Ac.
We have a lot of Challies
which we will sell at sc per yd.
Atwood navy blue and blk
Serge soc, now soc.
Boys Shirt Waists CSC, now
ISc; do. Outing Shirts 400,
now zoe
"A Chenille Table Covers
75c, now 4Sc; GA do. $I.25,
now ooc.
100 dozen Children's Black
Hose to sell at SC a pair.
Children's Raglans [gossa-
mers sold at $3.50, now S1.Io.
so dozen Mummy Towels,
4ox22, to sell at 1oc.
Ladies Shirt Waists, former
price soc, now CSC.
1914, White Spreads 1.25,
now CSC; do. I.25 now LIS.
We have 2 dozen Ladies
Wrappers which we will sell at
SOC, 75c and LOO.
IS dozen Napkins soc, now
500; IS dozen do. Coo now 49,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-30
DAUGHTERS OF THE FoUNDER.-I

DAUGHTERS OF THE FoUNDER.-It
will be interesting fer the thousands of
Knights of Pytt;as to know that the
Two daughters of Justus Henry Rath-
bone, founder of the Knights of Pyth-
las. are among the most useful and in
tellicent members of society in this
city. In cosy little house, at la south
Patrick street, these sisters live closely
bound in consenial and sympathic
friendship, aud in comfortable worldly
circumstances. The elder, Miss Lu-
cetta Stewart Sanger Rathbone, is q
pleasing blonde, of quiet, sensitive
temperament, yet possessing delight
FIJI dry humor that is very catching.
She is a prominent member of Grace
Episcopal Church, where her admirable
soprano voice leads in the choir. Lulie,
rs she is called, is an adept musician.
She plays the piano with exquisite touch,
aud is the composer of many bits of
music full of delicacy and feeling. She
devotes most of her time to charity.
Miss Sara Dwight Rathbone, the young
er, is a brunette, with dark, clear ques-
tioning eyes, and the trimmest OF little
women as TO dress. 1t was in 1889 that
she entered the employ of the govern
ment in the money order branch of the
Washington postoffice. Later she re-
ceived an appointment to the inspector $
division of the Postoffice Depart
ment. Subsequently she was made
a section appointment clerk under
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. at comfortable salary:
Miss Sara has charge of the Ohio and
Indiana desk, and through her hands
must pass the papers in all cases OF ap-
pointment of postmasters in the BUCK
eve and Hoosier States. All the sec
retaries, senators, representatives, and
their private secretaries consult her.
On only one other desk in the entire
office is there more work done than on
hers, and she is quick and systematic
disposer of Uncle Sans business. Ii
the record of all women in the govern
ment departments were the equal OF
hers the prejudice against women as
clerks would soon be a thing Of the
past. The Misses Rathbone have the
interests of the Knights of Pythias at
heart. Their home in this city is taste
fully and beautifully decorated with
the colors which their father revered,
and there all visiting knights will ind
a warm greeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-30
sug29 st

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of the
siuia, on the 2Sth day ofAugust, 1894.
under the firm name and style of Josiah Fl.
D. Snoot VS.. B. T. Welch, jr., and w. B
Hardy, defendants.
Memo. The object Of this suit is to recover
and enforce claim of the plaintiffs against
the defendants, for the sum of five hundred
and sixty-seven ($567) dollars and ten 10y
cents, with interest from the LIST day of Au-
gust 1894, and to attach the following estate
of the defendants, viz: All those lots, pieces
and parcels of land, being portions of thst
subdivision of land in Alexandra county,
Virginia, known and described as Park Ad-
dition to Alexandria" to wit: Lots 2 TO -
inclusive, in block No. 1; all of blocks Nos,
2, 4, 5, 6, s, 8, 10 and IL lots 1 to is in
elusive, in block No. g. lots to IL inclusive,
in block No. 7, and lots 13 to 1S inclusive,
in block No. IL. All of which said lots, pieces
and parcels Of land are situate in said county
of Alexandria, Virginia, plat of ssid Park
Addition to Alexandria" being of record
amongst the land records OF Alexandra coun-
ty, Va, in liber N, No. A, folio 231, and also
any other estate of said defendants.
The defendants not having entered their
appearance and given security in accordance
with the act of assembly and the rules of this
court, and it appearing by an affidavit that
they are not residents of this State, it Is or
dered that the said defendants appear here
within fifteen days after the due publication
Of this order, and do whist is nec-
esssry to protect their interest in this suit,
and that copy of this order be forthwith in
serted in the Alexandria Gazette, newspaper
ebad IN fha oi{v of Uo opoa q
week for four successive weeks, and posted at
the 'front.' door of the Court House of this
county. Il. II. YOUNG, Clerk.
J. Z. n. Norton, p. q.
A copy-teste: B. H. YOUNG, Clerk.
auo20 udr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-30
School Books and School Supplits
Dyson's Bookstore,

KING STREET, NEXT OPERA HOUSE.
We have larger stock of New and Second
hand School Books than ever. and more than
twice as many Tablet Stats, Lock Boxes, School
Bags, and other School Supplies. They are
the best in quality, the prettiest in design and
the cheapest in price. Special attention IS
called TO our large line CT Second hand School
Books You can save money on them as we'll
as on supplies by buying at
S. F. DYSON & BRO. sos King st.
Es- Our Unexcelled Book Covers on every
Book. aug30
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-30

Mr.. r. B. HAY, who, as stated IN
yesterdays GAZETTE, took an overdose
of morphine at the Exchange aud Bal
lard House, remained in comatose
condition all night and this morning his
condition was unchanged. The physic-
ians who were summoned yesterday
pronounced it hopeless case at the
first. The suicide seems to have been
planned with considerable deliberation.
MIR. Hay at first wrote with piece OF
soap in q bold hand on the looking
glass these words 1T is all over now.
10 o. M, s, 90, '94." He then removed
his outer clothes and donned clean
night shirt and went to bed, before
which. it is supposed, he swallowed the
morphine pills. The stumps OF several
packages of cigarettes were found on
the floor and the letter to Mr.. Steuer-
nagel published yesterday on table.
1t is also said the photograph off young
lady and some correspondence were
discovered. Mr.. Hay had been
drinking heavily of late, and this TACT
is thought by some to have superinduced
the act. 1t is, however. suggested that
Mr.. Hay was suffering from the effects
of Disappointment in love which, with
those resulting from steady drinking,
temporarily unbalanced his mind. Mr..
Hay is twenty-five years OF age and
unmarried. He came here from Rich
mond two months ago and assumed the
duties of ticket agent at the Midland
depot in place of Mr. Thos. Moss, who
is sick. A day or two ago he handed
the clerk at his hotel the address of his
brother, State Senator James Hay, of
Madison Courthouse. His mother,
who is visiting at Warrenton, has been
notified.
At o'clock Mr.. Hay was still alive
but was thought to be dying.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-30

DEATH OF AN OLD REs1DENT.-Mr.
Joseph Clark, well-known bricklayer
of this city, died suddenly at his home,
on upper Prince street, at an early hour
last night. Mr.. Clark worked up to
within twenty.four hours of his death,
he not supposing he was suffering from
anv fatal malady. Late yesterday even
ing, however, he had hemorrhage
which was quickly followed by Others
and his death quickly ensued. bis
wife was helpless at the time and I'M
able to minister at his dying moments,
she having been paralyzed few weeks
since. Mr.. Clark was born and reared
in Alexandria and was known to nearly
every one in the city. He was 8
courteous and compsniouable man,
whom all esteemed. During the late