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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRicULTUR~Ts.
Some rp-to-Dats Hints About Cuitiva-
ton Of she Soil and Yields Thereof
Horiieuiiure yitioulturs and Elorieul-
ture.
aII..oarl - i nor.Isalsars.

Missouri Course IA Horticulturo
Ih7 Missouri State Agricultural Col
lege = to give this winter course in
horticulture. The term win begin Jan.
I and viii close March p. This course.
running parallel with the short course
10 agriculture, is intended to give a
thorough acquaintance with all the
practical details in connection with the
establishment and running Of nur-
sery, commercial orchard. a vegetable
garden or flower establishment-in
short, to make professional horticul-
turists. The course consists Of 2l6
lectures and practical demonstrations,
divided as follows.
Nursery Work.-A study Of grating
budding, growing, grading and pack
Ing Of nursery stock. Including
eighteen afternoons IN the grating
shop under the personal supervision
Of an experienced and successful nur-
seryman. The am is to give skill in
these various operations.
Orehardlng and Small Fruit Grow
Ing Treating OF soils and locations
adapted to the different kinds Of fruit;
varieties TO plant; methods Of plant
ing pruning and cultivating orchards;
the harvesting, barreling and market
Ing Of the fruit. Daily practice is
given in each Of these operations, IN
der the supervision Of an experienced
orchardist The nursery and orchard
work viii be given in January and
February.
Market Gardening and Hot-Bed
Forcing. Covering the entire range Of
vegetable growing both outdoors and
under glass Daily practice will be
given in the management Of bot-beds.
cold frames and green houses devoted
to the production of vegetables.
Courses viii be given also in foricul-
ture and landscape gardening.
Plant Diseases.-Twenty lectures on /
the nature Of the destructive diseases
OF fruits and the best methods OF pre-
venting such attacks. Ample practice
will be given in the mixing, testing
and applying Of spraying solutions.
Entomology Sixty lectures and
demonstrations will be giyen on the
habits Of the numerous insects that
bear an import. relation to horticul-
ture, and the best methods Of combat
Ing the injurious ones.
Students in the course in horticul-
ture will have the same training in
botany carpentry blacksmithing,
drainage, manures and fertilizers,
bookkeeping, etc, as will those who
take the agricultural course. and will
have an additional course in steam
beating and steam fitting for green
houses.
Requirements for Admlssion.-No
entrance examination or special prep
aration is required ANY intelligent
person with common school education
win be able to pursue either course
With great profit The cost is from
40 to $50 per term.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

The national government has un-
dertaken a good work ia the soil sur
vey. To great extent Americans
have had to conduct their farmins
operations blindly as to the kind Of
soil n which they had 10 operate
They have been able % name their
soils only according TO the clay or
sand content mostly and had 10 as
sumo that q sandy soil ia one place
vel hlled with hnmus was equal TO a
sandy soil in another place well hlled
with humus As a result many an ex-
tensirc operation in farming has
proved a failure IN one place when 1t
would have proved a success ia an
other place. The movement to sur4
vey the soils Of the whole country
means that che whole system OF agri-
culture Is to be placed on a drmer and
more scientific basis. In a recent re-
port the government officials show
that this work IS done az a cost Of
emily S1a0 per square mile. The bene-
Cts 10 be derived are Incalculable.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

had a right to expect / was pas
sionaiely grateful to her, and grieved
at the thought Of disappointing her.
and yet-and yet. what else could I
do7 Love had called me. and where
it led ! could but follow.
So one day I kissed ny aunt tear
ful goodbye. and Arthur and I slipped
away % the little church around the
corner. and we're quietly married. and
went TO live IN the studio. where We
slept IN beds that did duty as Turk
fsh oouches b. day. and cooked our
morning chop over a gas lamp that
nasQueraded as a P0mpeian vase. and
we made acquaintance with queer
bohemian restaurants. and were as in
consequently happy as love and youth
cJrId make rs
Arthur worked away like mad that
Winter, and ! would bring my sewing
in. and Sit beside him. when wasn't
posing fer him. lie used 20 say that
uy hair vas a color study. and be
painted ne as everything from q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

ssns Thrown Away By an Absent
Minded Dealer.

SENS AhroWn Away by an Absent
Minded Dealer.
Have you got any Of those dla-
monds?" Is the question OF the hour
in Birmingham. Some 800 precious
stones have been shared OUT BY lucky
prospectors in Vlttoria street. and the
search still continues. says the London
Express. tt happened in this wise:
In a At Of abstraction John Davis.
member Of a firm Of diamond mer-
chants. while walking down Vittoria
street an a recent morning, pulled an
old envelope ont Of his pocket ana
commenced to tear it up. When he
reached the last section the terrible
fact dawned upon him that it was the
envelope in which were some 800
small diamonds. valued at e100, and
that he had been sowing these broad
cast over a public thoroughfare. The
news spread with lightning-like rapid
ity Shopkeepers locked up and came
to the more lucrative occupation Of
picking up diamonds, while for a mile
around an errand boy at his ordinary
work was a phenomenon. Such a
scraping Of the street with knives and
sticks had never been seen. As it
happened, most Of the lost stones went
down the cellar gratings Of a jewelers.
shop. Ingenious youths fshed for
them with q piece Of soap attached to
a stick and reeled in three prizes at a
time. Others sat in the gutter sort !
ing an anxiously guarded handful Of
dirt. Still the crowd grew. AT one
period over 1900 lads were to be seen
hard at work. From noon to seven /
O'Clock the street was nearly blocked.
When night fell candles, lamps and
lanterns were brought TO aid the indie
fatigable hunters for treasure trove.
and the scene presented could only
have been done justice by Hogarth.
About half the diamonds have found
their way back to their rightful owner
Some were sold to a shopkeeper and
the rest, like the graves Of a house,
hold, are scattered far and wide. Dia-
mond pins will shortly be fashionable
In Birmingham
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31


time was just beginning to carpet the
land when we went to it, and in that
miracle not even the rambling old
house. with its falling pillars and
weed-choked drives could seem any
thing but beautiful
1t had been a stately old colonial
mansion in its palmy days. known far
and wide as THE Locusts." from the
trees that lined its broad avenues and
formed a grove about the house
Long neglected and unpruned young
sapplings had sprung up everywhere
encroaching year by year upon the un-
titled acres until the house stood yir-
tually in the midst Of a vast locust
thicket. It was now in full bloom,
ahd from every twig depended great
snowy plumes, that waved In the soft
spring breeze and made the air heavy
with their perfume.
From the moment Of our arrival
Arthur began to improve, and it was
while he was in the first flush Of re-
turning health and happiness that he
painted his famous picture. Spring,
and into it he somehow put some "
that riotous Joy in mere living we az
feel when we have been down to thu
doors Of death, and are recovering, and
every breath brings with 1t the thrill
Of returning strength. The picture
was very simple. just the figure Of a
woman standing amidst the tender
green Of the trees, with upstretched
arms, and all about her the white.
white rain Of locust blooms. and on
her face the ineffable glory Of youth
and love-that look that never comes
but once In a lifetime, when the
springtime Of the heart meets the
springtime OF the year.
When the picture was done Arthur
sent it 70 the exposition, where. as
you remember, It was the sensation Of
the year and sold for what seemed to
Us a little fortune. Better still, it at
tracted the attention Of an old college
friend Of whom Arthur had lost sight,
and who, coming South on business,
dropped of to make us a little visit.
He was a shrewd man " affairs, and
when he saw our locust thicket, he
fairly gasped with surprise
1T is a little gold mine" he said,
where did you get it?" and told him
Of how the worthless old acres had
been allotted me In the division
OF the family estate. when / was a
baby and had no one to look out for
my interests and how they had been
left to grow up as they would
Well. he said. with grim smile,
''the wicked sisters don't always sue
cesd in doing Cinderella. you may re-
member. after an. end your barren
acres have grown into 4 fortune, 4" and
SO indeed they had Our business
friend sold our locust forest 70 rail-
road company. and we have long been
back in the city. where we have a
home, and where Arthur Is
winning the recognition his talent de-
serves.
He is now engaged n painting my
aunt's portrait. and that-from ny
aunt-is equivalent to a melodramatic
blessing. with tears.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31
TIE ANoA.
Dwarf Cattle OF Celebes Arc No Longer
Than Ordinary Sheen.


Dwarf Cattle Of Celebes Arc No Longer
Than Ordinary sheep.
Celebes has the distinction Of being
the home Of the smallest living repre-
sentative Of the wild cattle. or, in
deed Of the wild cattle Of any period
Of the earth's history, for no group
appears to be known to science. An
idea of three extremely diminutive pro-
portions Of the anoa, or sapi-utan, as
the animal in question is respectively
called by the inhabitants OF Celebes
and the Malays. may be gained when
Il Is stated that its height at the shoul-
der is only about 3 feet 3 inches.
whereas that OF the great Indian wild
OK. or guar, is at least feet 4 inches.
and may, according to some writer's.
reach as much as feet In fact. the.
anoa is really not much. If at all.
larger than a well-grown South Down
sheep and scarcely exceeds IN this re-
spect the little domesticated Bramini
cattle shown a few years ago az the
Indian exhibition held at Earl's Court
The anoa has many Of the characters
Of the large Indian buffalo. but its
horns are relatively shorter. less
curved and more upright. Ia this. as
well as in certain other respects. It
is more like the young than the adult
Of the last-named species. and as
young animals frequently are gradual
~ lost as maturity Is approached It
would be a natural supposition that
the anoa is a primitive type Of buffalo,
From knowledge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31
Cavalry Hor.e. scarce.

Veterinary Surgeon John Tempeny.
Ninth United States Cavalry. says:
There is a great scarcity OF the cav
airy type OF horses because Of the
great draft the United States and 9th
er governments have made in the last
two years. In Wyoming. for instance,
our government gathered up all OF the
desirable. high standard horses, and
the English army officers came along
and picked up 600 others, for the Eng
lishmen are content to put up with
a lower grade OF animal than the
American authorities. There are no
more cavalry horses In Nevada, and
the market generally Is bare and will
be for some time. Prices are stiR. and
our government was paying s108 to
1925 for the grade Of animal required;
5ut the demand for the Philippines Is
falling on with the return OF quleter
times there, and the war I'm South
Africa Is over, so there Is not much
call now for horses for army pur-
poses, and generally prices are going
down. This electricity business Is cur
failing the horse market Horssiess
carriages and the trolley are supersed-
ing the noble steed."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

An old sheil-back sailor, incapaci-
tated for sea duty BY age and long
years Of rough service. was recently
appointed sexton Of the chapel at the
Naval Academy The bureau OF equip
ment and supplies at the navy depart
ment IA Washington furnishes books
AS well as coal and salt horse" 10 The
sailors. and the new sexton applied
there for a Bible There were plenty
Of them In the peWs of the chapel bVt
he wanted one for his personal usa.
and specified in his application thgt
It should be "a good religious Bible
Correspondents Chicago Record
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

The butterfly Invariably goes to
sleep head downwards Il folds and
contracts iis wing to the utmost The
effect is to reduce its size and shape 10
a narrow ridge. hardly distingulshabie
IN shape and color from the seed heads
on thousands Of other stems around.
The butterfly also sleeps on the top
Of the stem. In The mornings. when
the sunbeams warm them. all these
greypied sleepers In the grass tops
open their wings, and the colorless
bennets are starred with a thousand
living flowers 0f pure1t azure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

There was a bargain sale OF gloves
in one Of the uptown stores the other
DAY. One woman who had considered
herself fortunate IN being in the front
rank In the bargain counter rush was
much disgruntled when she reached
home to end that both gloves were
for the same hand She took them
back and explained What can you
expect at such price?7 asked the
girl o. whom the purchase had been
made. in a deprecatory tone.-New
Y0rk Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

The Introduction OF Turkestan a.
folfa into this country seems likely %
prove Of great benefit TO American
farmers. Prof n E. Hansen was sent
to Turkestan by the department of
agriculture 10 secure plants likely 70
be q use ia the United States. and the
seed of this clover was obtained with
the seed Of some other plants. Tur-
hestan ss a vast country. consisting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

The Galloway Is one OF the most
profitable Of the beef breeds Among
the points OF value are early maturity
and high quality Of meat produced.
The usefulness or the Galloway IN the
feed lot is beyond question. and the
ability TO Withstand hard conditions
is great For this reason the reports
OF success with Galloways come 70 ua
from the coldest regions OF Canada
and from the warmest sections Of the
southwest As the buffalo has dlsap-
peared the Galloway has naturally IN
herited the business OF producing
choice robes. and we predict that these
robes will be more and more 10 de-
mand as the years 80 BY. II IS ex-
tremely dimcult to pick a beef breed
that will be round superior Ia all
places, and we do not attempt to claim
any such superiority for the Galloway.
But the writer does claim that ia a
very large number OF cases the CAL
loway will be found superior to most
Of its rivals. A short shank and a
long loin. as possessed by this animal.
means money made out OF the grass
that goes to build up the frame. II
should be remembered that Il takes
no more feed TO produce a pound Of
hne high-priced loin than Il does to
produce a pound Of almost worthless
bone, and hence our breeders natural
~ desire the cattle that viii make tho
most loin and the least shank.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

A curious. II painful. feature OF the
famine in India has been the extent
20 which the Brahmini bulls have died
Il is only natural that the people
should concentrate their efforts. as FAR
as possible, On their own plow bull
locks. and Il 3 wonderful how often
they have succeeded. even ia localities
where fodder has failed entirely. in
keeping these indispensable animals
alive. Around almost every well In
central India. maize has been Indus
triously grown and irrigated. the
young plants aB they came Up being
FED 70 the plow bullocks. which have
managed TO survive on extraordinarily
small rations eked out IN many cases
By doles Of fodder. imported from the
northwestern and central provinces
by government agency. Tor the own
erless Brahmlni cattle this has been
impossible. and the mortality among
these unfortunate creatures has been
over wide areas. indeed.
the Brahmini bull has been practically
wiped out The pieiy of the people
VIII. no doubt ens long provide a fresh
stock of these animals. For the timo
being. however. the cultlrator Is rt-
ileved Of the by no means light toll
which the Brahmini cattle take from
his fields
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

It is said that the orange crop Of the
country is very large, and it is estl-
mated that it viii exceed 5000 900
boxes.
According to Prof. Georgeson Alas
La has about 100000 square miles suit
able for cultivation. Much Of this land
is said to be suitable for the produc-
tion Of fru.t, especially small fruit.
We may yet see great apple orchards
spring up In the section Of Alaskan
territory bordering on the Pacific
ocean. It is entirely likely that much
Of that section Of country Is especially
adapted to the growing OF the harder
varieties Of apples.
It Is reported from New Jersey that
the San Jose scale there Is under con
troll to such an extent that its further
spread is problematical. It Is asserted
however that there is no probability
that It Will be exterminated. AS New
Jersey nurseries were largely instru-
mental In spreading the pest through
out the whole country east OF the
Rocky mountains the probability Is
that that state is pretty well supplied
with the scale.
The recent successful season with
peaches In Michigan has stimulated
the planting Of new orchards. and it Is
believed that more peach trees win be
set out next year than ever before.
The same thing Is likely to be done. In
al Of the peach growing states. espe-
cially in'the South. The great freeze
Of TWO years ago put back to a consid-
erabie extent the business Of peach
production, but the reaction has set In
and more orchards than ever viii Be
set out
A few years ago the United States
department Of agriculture introduced
into California a fg ferulizing insect
from Smyrna. Previous 10 that time
the fgs produced on fig trees in Cali
fornia had proved a disappointment TO
the growers. being small. seedy and IN
significant The advent o. the insect
changed matters to such an extent
that the dgs are now four times as
large as before and filled with delicious
pulp. This puts fg-groNing IN Cali
iornia On a frmer basis.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

Mexico IS pronounced an ideal sheep
country on account Of its good pastur-
age. ita fine climate and cheap labor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

A law ia Boston permits residents
70 keep street musicians 900 feet from
their houses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

It is said that the orange crop Of the
country is very large, and it is estl-
mated that it will exceed 5000. 600
boxes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-04-05
CnaDDrcciated.

another thing" saids the street
railway advocate in tone of protest;
"a slight thing, perhaps, but it al
goes to show how we are discriclir-
ated against and how little our phil
anthropy is appreciated"
"Your philanthropy" echoed the
critical citizen, as he gasped aid
clutched a railing.
eyes, sir. You hire dog ca.chers
and secure high salaried people to
control their movements and see that
stray CANNES are properly slain. II
costs lot of money. Now, our cars
have hit and slaughtered countless
stray dogs, for which service we have
never collected single penny. And
vet we have never had so much as a
vote of thanks from a citizens asso-
citation. "-WashingtoI Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-04-05
TO STOP VANDALISM.
An Old Dorchester Fort to be. Taken
Care of.

Secretary of State Cooper last week
received the following letter from GeA.
Edward McCrady. which explains *
self:
Charleston, S. c.. March 30. 1900.
The Hon. NJ. R. Cooper, Secretary n
State, Columbia, S C.-Dear Sir: CI-
der Section 80 of the Revised Statutes
it is provided that you shall take
charge Of all the property Of the State.
the care and custody CT which is no.
otherwise provided for by law.
Under the provisions Of this section
therefore. You have general charge
and supervision OF the States proper
~.
There is at the village Of Old Do
chester. in Dorchester County, on the
Ashley River. the remains OF the tort
built at a very early period in the MS
tory OF the province, and which IS.
therefore. Of great historical interest
and value. 1t is part o. the properly
of the State, having been built ny the
province for the purpose Of its protec-
llOu, dLNl SlludlCu Nll ILN NN''h>'
what was formerly the old public
square. AS have been informed that
there are parties who are disposed TO
destroy or make depredaions upon
this property, would suggest that you
put it in charge of the Historical So
ciety of South Carolina and authorize
lis 70 take charge and take whatever
steps We see fl; to preserve il from de-
struction-th2t is to say, put in our
charge the old fort as the property o.
the State and the public square at
tached.
Trusting that this will suggest Itself
TO you as the proper disposition 10 ne
made for the preservation OF the prop
erty as belonging to the State and
having such historical value. am very
respectfully yours.
EDWARD McCRADY,
President South Carolina Historical
Society.
Secretary Cooper after inquiry found
that he had the necessary authority
and sent Gen. McCrady full authority
TO take care of the property.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-04-05
Palmetto Notes.

Columbia, S. c., Special.-Tne Off
cials of the Seaboard Air Line have mo-
rifed the South Carolina railroad conf
mission that the new road from Cher-
aw to Columbia will be ready for in
spectlcu on April 18th. The commits
sion has accepted the date, and if the
inspection is satisfactory, regular
schedules will be put into effect and
traffic begun. The route south OF CO.
lumbia will not be ready for few
weeks longer, as the roadway through
this city is being extensively built.
Il is stated on good authority that
The board Of education of the South
Carolina Methodist Conference will
foI. bonds and make additions to the
buildings of the Columbia Female Col
iege here, necessitated by the increased
demand on the institutions facilities
This was the object Of the beard meet
ing here. Plans are now on foot which
will make the early consummation o.
this movement Il certainty.
Prominent New Workers are charged
with bad faith in suit filed in Tren-
ton, n. J.
Marlboro is IN the race for The first
county prize at the next State Fair.
Be2cSs.tzville is jr,ermined - sc
cure the Scaboard Railroad from OS'
h.rne. n. c., TO this place, thence to
Blenheiro. seven miles south OF here
This would be The most important fe2c.
or .hat the SeabCard Air Line couic
bujId and the business men OF this
county have determined TO have thS
road.