The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-27

that % 10 happens 90 - struck ty
one ct those tvistsrs d: v.I simply
Vhif. around AID around. Vl;hog;
losing i.s grip OF .:s foundations
Another structural odt!,y is rail-
road car designed to- revival rou-s.
Thlca may De transformed .u;o- =.
church. on reaching .o~u where
the meeting is 20 be held the vehicle
is run upon a convenient siding
i,s sides are untC 5et and cor
lapsiole steeple. which IS one O.. the
most important parts Of the arrange.
ment IS promptly adjusted
.: alarms OF various kinds there
a-e enough 70 make up class By
themselyes--this term technically GOV.
er.ng all sorts Of reminders Of the
time q day or what not Thus.
bracket bestoWs upon its vearer
sharp prick Vith a needle point
when The hour OF an important q.
gageueDt has arrived 4 peculiarly
constructed bedstead not only rcUses
the sleeper with q untinnabulau0n.
bu, actually throws aim on; upon the
floor. Another device employs sew.
erai corks. whicl. hanging from a
frame, gradually descend upon
person IN bed. tb1afs 20 clock.
work attachment. u-sl.ng n.s n1se
a. the moment vhen BE- should wake.
OF all queer patented things made
u paper the oldest perhaps lre
paper teeth, which are said % be
quite seryiceaJIe. Paper bottles, too.
seem curious, not 20 mention paper
MATTRESSES, paper carpets. paper cot.
fins and paper cigar boxes. impreg.
mated with cedar oil 10 make them
smell like real wood There are
even paper telegraph poles made hol.
low and coated with s.icate Of potash
to give them enduring quality.
Electricity furnishes a multitude
Of cur.osities. Among the minor ap-
pliauces are an electric horse blau.
ket, designed 20 give comfort 70 the
ANIMAL IN cold weather and an eiec.
tric towel which being connected
with battery. d.f.uses an agreeable
glow over the person after bath.
a bathing car ,yr railroads. proyid.
ed with a series Of bathrooms. the
water being supplied from a tank on
top Of the vehicle But decidedly
more ingenious are the bathrooms for
ocean-goiug steamships, which have
wire cages below the water line.
50 that bathers may dlsport them.
selves without fear OF sharks or other
creatures Of the deep.
The portable jail, consisting ~
half q dozen barred cells in two tiers
was considered an absurdlty whea q
patent on il was applied for, but IL
IS now In use Ia South Carolina fol
transporting c0nyicts to aud from
. their work on the roads. An amph.b
i0us fort-that is 10 say, a shin
which may bee taken apart and put
up on land for purposes OF deieuge-
nav seem a uonseusIcal contr!vance
but who can Doe sure that such an
invention may not Dee utilized som,
day? Among the other aquatic od
ditics in the collection is boat
which, being put on wheels. become,
a wagon
Other curios represented among
the models are a phosphoresceut cat
to frighten mice at night; a clock
which is wound by the rain. a tank
on the roof filling a bucket which
falls slowly 10 the ground and pulls
mp the weight of the umepiece. a
clackwork egg boiler which lifts the
eggs out Of the boiling rater at
the proper instant a sewing achlue
which consists Of single strap OF
metal held between the thumb and
torcfinger and a so-called mechanical
jaokass, am instrument OF torture De.
signed for use at "shiyarees" and
emitting sounds resembling cross
between the braying of a donkey and
the footing OF steam siren.
some Of the most profitable IN.
vcnrious displayed among the curlos
have been little ones Money in a
large way has rewarded the efforts of