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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-13

Ine scotsman or the nurherymdn
that lays extraordinary claims for
what he has to sell may gain a tenn
porary advantage. but such claims
will not build up a lasting reputation.
An honest course in dealing with GUS
toners IS the only one any man can
AFFORD to follow. II be wants to do
business ia. the future The old ad-
age that "a pleased customer is the
best advertisement" applies as well 10
the business Of the nurseryman and
the scotsman as any other.
A close observer has well said that
birds have different tastes from men;
as a rule they prefer bitter. sour or
insipid fruit We should never de-
stroy such species as the wild cherry.
wild grape. elder. blackberry, june
berry. mulberry. dogwood. virginia
creeper. buckthorn. sumach, bitter
sweet. and others. By encouraging
such plants we are approaching a So
luton Of the problem. that will pre-
serve for our own benefit both the cul-
tlvaied fruit and the birds" This Is a
point that we think many people have
overlooked Where birds are the most
destructive Is in localities where no
food exists other than that growing
in the farmers garden.
+ n Taft. professor Of horticulture
in the Michigan Agricultural college,
evidently does not have the same OBJ
lection TO tree agents that some fruit
growers seem TO have In a recent
communication ne says. In purchas-
ing trees. Il Is generally advisable,
when there Is a reliable nursery In the
vicinity. where frst-class. homegrown
trees can be obtained 70 secure them
there rather than TO purchase trees
grown az a distance. but II this can
not be done, or II the price Is much
higher than Il will cost elsewhere for
a similar grade OF stock. one need feel
no hesltancy In sending 70 nurseries
IN other parts Of the state. or even
IN neighboring states. for the trees.
Aside from a hali-dozen or 80 large
nurseries which grow nearly all Of
their stock. a greater part OF the plum.
pear and cherry trees. and IN many
cases apples as wen, are grown out
side Of Michigan. and. even when buy
ing from the local nursery. Il viii Of
ten be found that the trees are not
Michigan grown" While Il is true
that in the past many unscrupulous
men have gone into the tree business.
It IS also true that there have been
engaged IN the same business large
numbers Of men whose dealings with
their patrons have been above criti-
cism The purchasers. however, should
be on their guard against the men who
do not deal honestly.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-13

Again we wish 10 caution our read
ers against planting extensively OF
new varieties OF fruit trees. unless the
evidence IA their favor be very con-
elusive. AS new varieties are being
each year brought out some Of which
prove to have merit superior % those
of the older kinds. we would recon-
mend that in order 70 take advantage
81 their merits and profit by the ex-
uerience OF others, instead oi plant
ing them extensively. the number OBJ
tained be barely sufficient 70 give them
a test and TO secure stock OF
scions and that the required number
OF trees. OF some variety that will
make a good stock be planted in the
orchard. upon which TO t0p-work such
Of these new kinds as show themselves
10 be worthy OF extensive planting.
In this way several years can be
gained. and the danger Of loss from the
use Of untested kinds win be much
leeened. This method Is particu-
farly recommended for apples. pears
and plums. Another advantage Of this
method Of etartiug an orchard IS that
the danger Of planting trees that may
urove untrue 20 name is greatly les
eened snd. when strong growing.
hardy stocks are used. as should al
wavs be the case. Il VIII not only
strengthen the growth Of weak grow
fnr But otherwise valuable varieties.
but win render them more hardy
Farmers Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-13
Dairy Notes

The dairymen Of Australia have had
an obstacle IN their path Of which our
dairymen have known nothing. In
large quantities Of butter exported by
them to England, there has developed
flavor described as "ishy" OF
course, the sale Of the butter was prac-
tically stopped by this undesirable
quality. Investigations to find its
source were carried on for years. and
a good many theories were advanced
and found untenable. It might, 1t was
said, be due to the COWS eating fish or
drinking fshy water. But 1t was shown
that the butter came from cows that
never had a chance to taste fish or
nshy water. At last an expert bac-
teriologist, working on the problem.
has found the fshy flavor to be caused
by a organism, or bacterium.
This bacetrium has been isolated and
cultivated. and has been used to give
she so-called ehshy" flavor TO sterilzed
,ream.
Keeping. feeding and milking COWS
Is considered a hard business, chiefly
because It is eonhning Yet we doubt
II there is any other branch OF farm
ing that can show better results when
conditions for this branch are favor
able. In some sections a wonderful
dairy business has been developed
within the past few years, and It is
interesting to note that where the peo-
pie have more generally followed this
new industry, we find the most thrift
and independence. Dairying. unlike
any other branch Of agriculture. has
q threefold profit attached TO it. lst,
The sales Of the products Of the dairy
proper; I'd. the rapid increase by the
herd. and Sd. the building up and i'm
proving Of the farm. Nothing 50 i'm
proves lands as well as a we'll man
aged dairy farm. Today IL Is evident
that many people look more favorably
upon dairying than ever before
There are two ways Of building up
dairy herd. by purchase OF each COW
and by breeding up. TO buy all the
cows viii be found to be very expen-
sive. and more so if the supply OF
fresh cows IS TO be kept up In this
manner. This course can be followed
10 advantage only by those living IN
cities where high prices for milk can
be obtained On most OF our farms
breeding up Is the ONLY practical way
10 build up a gopd dairy herd and
this takes years o accomplish One
or two things are necessary to make
this posssale. The first IS 10 have ae.
cess to a good dairy bull, and the sec
ond Is 10 have a system that will en-.
able the owner 10 weed out poor stocl
and retain only the good Little prog
ress can be made unless a careful rec
ord be kept both as to the weight o.
milk produced and the richness OF the
milk. In a few years Il viii be founs
possible to have only cows that givl
IN excess of 5000 pounds Of milk a yea
and make above $50 pounds OF butte
from that milk
Tf 81 aataufahfnv "a noffaa hon. mar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-13

70 Is astonishing 10 notice how per-
sistently the public hangs 20 the idea
that bacteria are minute animal or
ganisms and not vegetable. In a dis
cussion reported In a report OF a farm
crs institute held in Louisiana we no
tice the following. Or Stubhs-A
great deal Of our butter IS now made
with bacteria. Nearly an the cream
cries Of the country have received the
bacteria No. Al, and we see much Of
this butter advertised more from No.
A. We had some sent 10 MS. and we
took two gallons Of milk and sterilized
Il. and then emptied the contents OF
the bottle OF bacteria into The milk.
and shut it up tight for twenty
hours. and when opened II was found
teomlng with animal life ] had hoped
70 have some of II here. but could not
get Il. This bacteria Is a good thing
lt can he detected by an expert" A
reference to a dictionary or any work
0n the subject Of bacteria would have
set the speaker right Webstor's Inter
national Dictionary says. "Bacterium.
plural. bacteria. A microscopic vege-
table organism, belonging 20 the class
algae. usually in the form OF a iointed,
rod-llke ilament. and found In putre-
flying organic infusions. Bacteria are
destitute Of ehlorophyl (green color
ing matterl. and are the smallest Of
microscopic organisms. They are very
widely diaused IN nature. and multiply
with marveious rapidity, both By as-
sion and by spores"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

between them q jolly little fountain
goes forever
Leaping toward the sun-heart to be
warmer.
Then recoiling in a tremble from the too
much light above.
But despite the pleasant aspect Of the
place and his aunt's adoring ministra-
tons, Frank Harland found the days
dragged. To have been hur: in foot
ball-in practice game at that! To be
obliged to leave the team and cuddle
down and keep still like naughty child
who Is doing penance in the corner!
Worst Of all. to be even temporarily de-
barred from the youthful companion
ship in which he 50 delighted-it was
deuced hard-it was disgusting!
"Now that you're sitting up you'll be
out in no time" his aunt assured him
cheerily. Nov, it's time for your
nourishment. Eth. my dearY
"WhO Is sheY' cried the young fellow.
He had caught her arm suddenly. "Yes
there! Coming out Of the opposite
house. She passes here every day. See
out Of that house with all the beauu-
full flowers in the windows"
"She? o, her name is Isola Rayv'
'Isola Ray" he repeated. His dark
poetic young face Lit up. What a de-
ucious name"
"She has been away at boarding
school. She graduated this summer.
She is giving music lessons. They say
she is bright. She's relative Of the
old people over there. Why-she is
coming in here"'
A trim little figure in a fall suit Of
moss-green with bewitching little
tOque of cerise silk on her fair hair had
come in at the gate-was ascending the
steps.
Miss Denslow futtered to the ball
door.
"Come inv' she cried Hospitality.
'"rhank you, no. l just brought few
flowers for the poor young gentleman.
win you give them to him with my
sympathy"
She smiled-disappeared. Ana Frank
Harland found himself holdinti q mass
Of scarlet geraniums and delics te ferns.
The next morning it was lite bunch
Of late violets-the day o1ter a bouque I
Of fragrant heliotrope. But d. spite he
dainty floral gifts the younS music
teacher never came In.
ASK her." Frank would entreOt.
'Ten her wish to thank her"
Il have, my dear" his aunk would cry
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

Somebody has been gathering college
statistics, and it is found that there
are in this country forty-four univer-
sites or colleges which contain more
than l OOO students each. Fourteen
of these institutions have more than
1000 students each, and in each of
six leading universities there are more
than 1900 students. These six are:
Harvard. 4,2SS; University of Michi-
gan, 3,7OO; Minnesota, $40; Georgia,
3,295; Chicago, 1888, and California,
1923. Northwestern University has
2.971 students this year; Cornell, 2,776;
Pennsylvania, 1861; Yale, 2,542; Co
lumbia, 1881, and Princeton, 1902.
There probably are over 100000 stu
dents In the various universities and
colleges of America at present, and the
whole number Of persons who are be-
ing educated in the. schools and col,
leges combined Is given as 1878 1863.
Aside from all other considerations this
general tendency toward education
means one thing-labor in this country
must be dignified socially. 1t is going
to be impossible for all the boys and
young men who are now In the schools
and colleges to go into professions.
Many Of them will have to work with
their hands. Manual labor will still
have to be done even after everybody
Is educated. Perhaps the condition
forecast by Bellamy-when those who
work as laborers shall receive Just as
much consideration as men who get
into the professions and shall be COM
pensated for the sacrifices they make
IN taking what We now consider infe-
riOr places In society-is not go far
away.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

Some of the most remarkable of re
cent scientific discoveries are the
S-rays, the discovery of the microbe of
0istemper In dogs. and the discovery OF
krypton and xenon, rare gases of the
atmosphere. The S-rays are so-called
from Professor Sagnac, Of Paris, who
m experimenting with the X-rays
found certain groups of rays of a total
~ different series and with different
manifestations, while to Professor
Copeland belongs the credit for the dis
covery OF the microbe of d:stemper in
dogs and to Professors Ramsay and
Travers the discovery Of krypton and
xenon. The In ter have now been care
FULLY studied by their discoveries and
assigned their proper place in the table
of the periodic law.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

m Despair. Here, you're getting kevo1-
ish again. You'll have a relapse. can't
think what's coming over you"
The days did not drag now-at least
not until after Isola had passed. Then
Il ere was the afternoon to watch for
when she came home. A delightful ami
nation thrilled the ~vGyalescent ath-
lete. Once she had met his eyes-and
biushed. The next time she smiled.
Finally-ecstatic day! she bowed.
But there came day-one glorious.
copper-colOred October day when
Franks aunt got a shock which left her
hreathless-and Isola Ray got another.
This is the way 1t came about: Twitter
ing old Miss Denslow. swooping in on
her beloved patient with tray Of deli.
cacies, almost dropped the tray at sight
Of her tall nephew, erect, smiling.
clothed in his ordinary habiliments.
Its all right" he assured her. II
couldn't play Ill one day longer not an
hour! To stay indoors with that sky.
that sun, that breeze! 1t would be
criminal Here, I'll drink your broth,
auntie. I'm only going for q short
walk"
It was q short walk. It was only a.
far as the house with the dower-flled
windows across the street.
1t was Isola Ray herself-Isola, in q
Quakerish little gray house gown, that
matched her eyes, and fetching little
apron Of rufiied lawn, who opened the
door to him.
'You!" she Hammered. She grew
quite white. ''Why-you-"
"I'm not a ghost" he assured her,
smiling. my name Is Frank Harland
I've come to thank you for all those
exquisite flowers. Won't you ask me
IMP
"But I-but my-my friend said that
you-you were crippled for life! And J
thought thought"
"Now. Isola Rayv' protested plain
tive voice. The mistress Of the house
came up to the hall. II thought when
you asked me about the sick gentleman
At the window that you meant old Mr..
Benham, who lives at 80. He's been all
wv ACAAAN AOA CAl Ss uAO AAVN hAVW
you meant Miss Denslow's nephew.
Come in, Mr.. Harland."
Never was invitation accepted with
more alacrity. That wasn't the only
time Frank entered the fower-filled
parlor-ah, not by many!
"A year ago." he says to-day, and
signs. "Now know the dire effects Of
a football fatality"
And when his friends question him,
he just glances at a glittering stone on
q white finger-and attempts explana-
ton.
But his fiancee stops him. And they
both laugh. Which, after all, Is the
only thing to do when one is happy
Chicago Tribune.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
SPEED OF AN EARTHQUAKE.
Preliminary Tremors Travel at Rate
of 345 Miles a Minute.

Preliminary Tremors Travel at Rate
of 345 Miles Minute.
Speaking Of the Indian EARTHQUAKES
Of 1897. London scientist says the VI
brati0ns travelled to Europe, where they
were recorded at very many stations,
and no doubt would have been equally
well recorded atmany other places Oh the
surface Of our world had there been
provided suitable instruments. The
preliminary tremors, which are prob
ably waves of compression, travelled
through the world to reach Italy and
other countries with an average rate of
345 miles minute, or 8 kilometers
secOnd-a rate which, 1t Will be OBJ
served, is higher than that at which
similar movements can be transmitted
through glass or steel. The large waves,
which are probably quasi-elastic CRAWL
,atiOn waves, by travelling over the sur
face Of TIE earth, reached Europe at a
rate Of lib miles minute, or 29S kilo-
meters a second.
1t Is likely that these latter disturb
ances reached stations in Europe by
travelling from their origin in two direc-
tons round the world. AS an indica-
ton Of this, we are told that at several
of the European stations slight undula,
tons are to be seen on the seismograms
at times we should expect to find such
markings, had they travelled from India
to Europe by the longest possible route.
From the period Of these waves, which il
taken at twenty-five seconds, and their
velocity, their length may be inferred,
an estimate Of which Is thirty four
miles; while their height, as deducted
from their length, and the maximum
angle of fitting, Is estimated at twenty
inches.
The slOwness of the movement was
such that they could not be felt, while
the magnitude was such that the unaid-
ed eye of an observer would not be
able to recognize any differential move
ments in his surroundings. The large
ness Of these disturbances and their
great duration. extending over several
hours, preclude them from the category
OF tremors. vibrations or microscisms
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
THAT BOY or NINE

He's rosy - the summer sky la4
At daw,aing Of the day; I'll
His little 'gOo-goo's" signify IA
The things that he would say.
He's innocent Of all desire
In babyland to shine,
And yet the neighbors all admire
That little boy Of mine.
Like many other baby boys
He dearly loves a row,
And oft l wish he'd stop his noise,
And smooth his troubled brow.
But when his little eyes are dry
Where tiny sparkles shine
The wealth Of Klondike would not buy
That little boy Of mine.
His faults are few-if faults they be-
l tell them in a joke
To visitors, but generally
Feel sorry that spoke.
For ere they have q chance to laugh
His grandma cries, why, Joe,
You used to make more noise BY half
Some thirty years ago"
Then 40 we lay him down to rest,
In childhood's snowy bands.
And fold upon his little breast
His chubby little hands;
In pure and perfect innocence -
He locks almost divine
The sweetest gift Of Providence
10 that wee boy Of mine.
Chicago Record.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

The Wild aud WOOlly West" can af-
t0rd to smile at the phrase. In Califor-
MIA there Is one college student for ev-
cry four hundred inhabitants, a larger
proportion than In any other State of
the Union. President Wheeler, of the
state University, attributes this to the
fact that mo class In California con-
sciOusly accepts the doom of medioc-
rity." In adves Using a piece Of land
Tor sale, Themistocles noted that ut
nay by good mel ghbor." California, in
bidding for immigration, gives scholas-
tic proof that her people are already
good neighb0rs.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

In all the present agitation about
pure food. it Is comfort to the coffee
drinker to be told that he is getting a
very satisfactory article. At the De-
partment of Agriculture some thorough
tests have been recently made to deter
mine the extent and nature of coffee
adulteratlons. The results are entirely
reassuring to cOffee-lovers. The expert
finds that while very little pure Java
or Mocha berries find their way into the
American market, almost if not quite
as good favored beans are had from
other tropical places, Porto Rico and
Hawaii being mentioned as furnishing
good coffee. The adulterants, when
used. are for the most part harmless.
The chemist who has been looking into
the coffee question, Professor Wiley,
gives some advice as to the use of this
beverage. He says that the use of cof-
fee in moderation should not do any
injury to adults, and then he mentions
In detail what moderation means. This
rs cupful-Only half of it coffee, the
rest hot milk-at breakfast, none at
moon, and q small cup Of black coffee
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
superstitions a. TO RattIesnakes.

SaperstittOns az to RattIesnakes.
The American Indian believes the
rattlesnake to possess occult virtues,
and quite a number Of whites sem to
have been converted to the same opin-
Ion. The sale of rattlesnake oil for
rhuematism and neuralgia has grown
steadily from the humblest beginning.
and Is to-day a small but profitable in
dustry. In some parts of Maine and
New Brunswick neckties made of rattle
snake skins are employed as specific
for bad coughs and colds, and the rattle
is used by believers in voodoo of the
southland as charm against bad luck.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

Hills to protect the miners and settlers
from the threatening Sioux.
The Inflated year 1876 found the fe-
male soldier with Custer, Miles and
Terry in the Big Horn country in north
ern Wyoming, where the Indians were
creating trouble. 1t was in this cam
paign that Calamity Jane" performed
perlous feat of carrying dispatches
through hostile country. The season
was cold and wet, and she had to ford
the Platte River near Fort Fetterman.
The exposure brought on pneumonia.
She was granted an indefinite furlough,
which may have served her life, for a
few months later occurred the Custer
massacre.
Her next employment was as United
States mail carrier on the dangerous
route between Deadwood and Custer
1t was during this period that William
Hickok c'Wild Bill'D was assassinated
by Jack Mccall, notorious desperate.
Calamity Jane" joined the posse in
pursuit of the murderer, and when he
was cornered In butcher shop she
brought him to bay with cleaver. Her
love for army life took her back into
the service, and she was assigned to
the Seventh Cavalry. She helped to
build Fort Mead. s. D.. and in 1878 was
honorably discharged. Resuming petit
coats. she settled on q ranch near Miles
City, Mont, but has since wandered
about from place to place in the West.
In 1884 she married Clinton Burk at Ell
Paso by whom she had daughter in
1885, The husband died in 1895. Mrs.
Burk's ambition then was to give her
daughter a good education. Though
only so years Of age, Calamity Jane"
bears the scars Of dozen bullets, and
the hardships Of her life have broken
her down. For several years past she
gained livelihood by selling a book Of
her adventures.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

Calamity Jane" has sought an asy-
lum in the poorhouse OF Gallaun Coun-
ty, Mont. AS child Of the frontier, an
army scout in the disguise OF man. d
dispatch bearer through country
swarming with a cunning enemy, AL
Indian tighter feared by the REDSKINS
u mail carrier in the Black Hills. free
rover among the rough characters Oh
the border, a woman in sex but man
in employment and association, "a
lamity James" life puts the imagination
OF the novelist to blush Her adven-
lures have been the base of familiar
character of the dime novel, but the
lurid pen of the yellow writer has con-
cocted no more desperate exploit than
actually fell to the lot Of this remark
able woman.
In private life Calamity Jane" Is
Mrs. Martha Burk. She owes her nick
name to Captain Eagan, of the United
States army, whose life she saved IN
battle with Indians in 1872. She was
then only 20 years old, but was already
acting as a scout. This Is her own
story Of the incident:
Il was serving under Captain Eagan,
and while near Goose Greek on the site
Of the present town Of Sheridan, Wyo.,
we had a three-day skirmish. We lost
six men killed and several wounded.
Then our detachment was ambushed
about q mile from camp. Captain