The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28
Items Of Interest.

Marriage a success-A Pennsyi-
vania farmer and his wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Wigle. who live near
Greensburg, claim longer welded
life than any other couple in the Unit
ed States. They were born the same
year, 1907 and have always lived in
the neighborhood in which they now
reside They were married seventy
three years ago, and for the same
length OF time have been members
OF the same church. They have five
children living. twenty grandchildren,
thirty-six great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild
A Sun MotOr.-The first practical
sun motor has been set up at Pasa-
dena, Cal. A series Of mirrors are set
in a framework resembling that OF
an inverted umbrella on a large scale
by means Of which the suns rays are
concentrated on a cylindrical boiler.
Sufficient heat is generated in this
manner TO produce the steam to oper-
ate a ten-horse power engine used to
pump water from a well for irrigating
purposes. This motor 1t is believed
will be OF great value on desert tracts
in the southwest where sunshine Is
abundant and fuel difficult or impos-
sible to obtain.
Some Of the Uses OF Liquid Air.
Meats that have been dipped in liquid
air can be reduced to a roseate pow
der that is easy to masticate and as
similate II Is believed that meat thus
treated will be OF great value in die
tetics for inyalids Ldquefied air also
increases the ductility Of metals es-
pecially steel, which can be drawn out
to the thickness OF a hair. Its en-
ployment as a motive power Is dan
gerous because Of its explosive quail
ities
Mirrors. According to Indiana pa
pers the appropriation that will be
made for the State Industrial school
for girls will contain an item Of $50
for small mirrors for the girls. Here
tofore the use Of mirrors appears TO
have been prohibited as tending 70
encourage vanity among the inmates
and the possession Of a mirror was a
misdemeanor. The legislative COM
mittee Of investigation takes the
ground that pride in personal appear
ance is an evidence Of ambition and
self respect which should be encour-
aged. and the girls are therefore TO
have mirrors hereafter.
The Lima Bean Industry The lima
bean Is not a native Of the United
States but was brought from Peru in
1867. II readily adapted itself to CAL
ifornia and has proved an exceedingly
profitable crop there, particularly In
the southern counties. where the aver
age yield is 22.OOO0O0 pounds, which
Is about three-fourths the total prod
uctlon Of the world. Prior to 1867 the
only beans grown on the Pacific coast
were the small white navy bean and
the Mexican frejole. The large size
and richness Of the lima have made IL
universally popular Originally like
most beans It was a vine that re-
quired the support OF a pole but by
cultivation It has been reduced 70 a
bush bean. The crop is harvested
with a bean cutting machine which
cuts three rows at a time. The vines
are then run through a separator
which shells and separates the beans
from the refuse. Bean harvesters who
own the necessary machinery 80 from
plantation to plantation after the man
ner OF wheat threshers as few growers
do their own harvesting.