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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-19

ner During the evening games were played and dancing was also an enjoya- ble feature Dobeare's orchestra fur nished music. Miss Bathom received many handsome tokens of esteem from her friends, and the evening was an oc- caslon long to be remembered. Refresh mentS were served.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-19
IN BANKRUPTCY.

C. Diedrich Jansen of Torrington filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court yesterday. His liabilities are $7651.S5 in unsecured claims with assets of $2,390, of which $2,O00 is in policies of insurance
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-19
HAS TYPHOID FEVER

Edward Bayles, a well known resi- dent of West Haven is confined in the New Haven hospital with typhoid fev- CT, but his condition is steadily mprov- ing and it is expected that he will be able to leave the institution by the first of the year
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-19
---~------------ -s----' THE WATER COMMITTEE
To Hold Another Public Hearing To-
 morrow Night.

morrow Night.
 The water committee Of the court of common council will hold another pub- lie hearing on the question of renewal of the city's water contract with the New Haven Water company at city hall tomorrow night and the hearing promises to be an interesting one. The last hearing was held in room No. 10, but it proved to be inadequate to ac- commodate the crowd of citizens who and tomorrow nights hear ing will probably he held in the alder mems chamber.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-19

Hew Arc Ysur Kianeyse s.sH \. D5 IF. aees sss f.'':
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30
DEVICE no HOLD SHOES.

holder consists Of a bracket for at
tachment 70 the wall at ine right
height. from which extends an arm
ending in a triangular-shaped head 70
enter the toe Of the shoe. To aid In
fixing the shoe firmly on the srm a
lever Is pivoted in position TO force tho
heel Of the shoe backwarl, and a
tongue resting In notches on the upper
side Of the arm holds the lever solidly
against the inside of the heel. The
slot IN the bracket Is slightly taper
Ing at the SIDES to correspond with the
end NJ the arm. allowing the latter 70
be lifted out when rot IN use. To
place the shoe in position the brace Is
laid parallel to the arm and The shoe
slipped over the head. when pull on
the brace drives the head iato the toe
ard holds the shoe stationary for the
work a hlacking.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30
DeYOteeS

The new opening Is n forestry, or
forest engineering, as II Is coming %
be called. and In a country Win such
vast forest tracts az ours, tracts htted
for nothing but forest sr0vth aQd adj
mirably adapted to that. with vast
capital and labor depending on the
timber supply for employment, Il is
evident that there Is held Tor tae
forest engineer. the man who knows
how to keep up the annual supply for
ever. Forestry as a profession Is not
new to the world, for u has been prac-
ticed with profit by generations Of the
more thrifty European races. It Is
new to this country because Che time
is only Just ripe for its employment
II has become essential TO the con-
tinued prosperity OF our lumber indus
try In It's producing and manufactur-
ing branches. With an increasing
population and general prosperity,
local consumption Of timber has null
tlplied rapidly. The demand from
abroad Is also continuous and growing
TO meet it We have a very certain ana
axed stock OF growing timber. and
much Of the best timber land & aban-
doned TO absolute desert waste. after
being clean cut. as the phrase Is. for-
estry. the applied science Of growing
trees for profit, would never sanction
such shiftless. short-sighted, yea. sui
cidal methods. II would Keep IN grow
ing timber. and that OF the kinds best
suited to the particular sod apd mar
ket, every acre Of land which was
not more valuable for agriculture.
building or some other form Of busi-
ness enterprise IN brief, II may be
said that the wealth produced from
our American forests each year ex-
ceeds In value the total product Of
an the gold. silver copper, iron, lead
and coal mines, and the value Of this
crop surpasses that OF the wheat and
cotton fields combined The statistics
OF our national trade bear out these
statements. In similarly abbreviated
form II can be said that this country
Is now and has been for several years
past using fully 30 per cent MORE wood
per annum for all purposes than the
forests can produce under natural con-
ditions. What those forests can do
when skillfully assisted By future
generations OF forest engineers Is fog
those men to prove. Surely there VIII
not be the wanton waste which goes
on today land that leakage stopped
can properly be charged up 70 The
credit Of increased producuon), and
the trees will grow faster Tor being
given the proper conditions without
the necessity Of their nghting for them
single handed Forestry cannot b
studied today IN any and every college
IN the land. There are a. present
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30

Small things sometimes produce
large results. and the results may be
either pleasant or unpleasant For
instance should Admiral Dewey de-
eide tomorr0w "a grow beard me
thousands Of dollars invested in Pho
tognphs Of the hero Of Manila Bay
would Immediately lose their value.
Had General Grant shaved on his
beard upon his election to the presi-
dency that simple act would have
meant ruin to hundreds OF photos-
raphers who Invested their al % get
10 the nations capital and photograph
the president IN the act Of taking the
oath With the idea Of selling prints
from their negatives. The danger ~
these little things Is better understood
abroad than it Is here Some one In
the court circle in Berlin stated re-
Gently that the Kaiser proposed grow
ing a beard. immediately the lead
Ing German photographers got To-
gether and drew up petition to KING
william. They pointed out that many
thousands Of dollars were invested In
photos colortypea and small statu-
cites Of the Kaiser. and in every case
his world-renowned mustache figures
conspicuously- perhaps even more
than il does on the emperor's face. II
the Kaiser grew a beard all these pho
tos and nkenesses would be a drug In
the market Whether OF not It was
because Of this petition no one can
say with certainty. but It is fact that
the Kaiser has abandoned his inten-
zion Of raising a beard Curi0usly
enough. the sudden introduction OF
the khaki uniform into the British
army at the commencement Of the
present South African war was a
greater financial blow to Germany,
Belgium and Holland than 1t was 70
Great Britain. In fact. II restored
some thousands Of pounds worth OF
trade 10 the latter country. Most Of
the cheaper toys. especially those IN
which color plays the chief part, ara
supplied by the Continental countries
named above. SO soon as war was
whispered these countries began rush
ing through to England quantities OF
British soldiers made OF TN, All
dressed IN the regulation reglmental
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30

In a recent lecture on bis ex9lora-
tions In the Arctic ocean ard the re-
suits obtained with regard % the osoan
currents on The Norwegian coast. IN
the northern part Of the Auantc
ocean and ln the Arctic ocean during
his VOYAGE IN TIE Fran and q me
michael sars 10 1900. Frldtiof Nanaen
declared his BELIEF that the Northern
Arctic ocean is not 10 be regarded 2.
forming part Of the ocean syatem eI
the world. but as being - ,ndependen5
inland sea which s>-tslias sNsfaI fur-
ordinate currents which aNN 44erted
hv the Influence ekeIted hy the W.
chiaf currents of fhe Cuff stream a''a
me Arctic ocean. FOR oulanine ftiI-
able data concernlaf the rate e speed
Al which the eea currenta Sow their
femucrafure and saltness. 3 most elap-
orats system % Apparatus was made
use 81. which enabled t1A ocean cur
rents 20 BE- Investigated ~ ans. depth
without sudden changes in the tenn
perature 81 the water being able 20
affect the results obtained in fact &C.
accurate are these results hal NaE-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30
Modern Military
- - Surgery

The war in south Africa has fur
nlshed a vast amount Of Interesting
surgical experience. showing the eject
~ modern arms Of precision and Of am
s,sentic methods In the hospitals.
while it Is too early 10 draw deaue-
slons from the statistics of the war 4
q worthy Of note that, where the rec.
nrds we're kept Of 1851 oihcers ana
mer who had been wounded; only ~
died Of wounds received IN action inls
small mortality IS attributed % the
orompt application Of q hrst-aid aresA-
ne Tho action Of the Mauser bullet
mon human tissues depends upon tne
range al which a Is fred. Within 1es
ysrds IL has an explosive character
The nickel case seems to expand ana
become detached. causing a severe,
lacerated and confused wound. which
boals very slowly. II il strikes 6 bone
A crushes and destroys Il. II fred q
4 longer range X makes a clean-driiled
hole through a bone. while II u strikes
sof, parts Of the body only small
unund Is made. there being but little
adherence between the place Of en-
trance Of the bullet and rs exit, which
bleeds but little unless an important
vessel Is injured.
Il Is remarkable how few ampuia-
tlons have been performed during ne
Boer war. DIT. Kendall Franks has -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30

thus obtained a sort Of pulp Of which
they afterwards made cords and rods
Of various forms. For the use Of rich
persons. they employed woods Of
rarer species These rods reached.
when made Of the more ordinary kinds
Of wood two and three yards. and
we've about as thick as q goose quill
They were burned in front Of the tenn
pies. and were used for carrying FIRE
from one place to another. Such rods
we're often stuck into metallic vessels
nlled with ashes. the vertical position
permitting an estimation Of their com
bustion with the eye.
Since these rods give no light IN
burning, they were only used for Civ
Ing the hour Ia the house. which they
at the same time perfumed- When the
rods or cords had certain length,
they were twisted SO as to form spl-
raj or conical figure. which widened
out at every revolution and reached
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30
Fish. Grain and Gold
Among Its Marvellous
Resources = - = -

who travelled trails Of ice did 80 TO pass
beyond the frozen SUBMITS and to fnd
that the trails led TO green fields and
navieable waters. Probably the most
interesting Of all the Industries to
study Is the dsh industry. Only recent
" had occasion to take a trip up a
small stream about five miles from
Ketchlhan In company With an old
classmate. Henry Bratnober, OF San
Francisco. Our craft was a small
steam launch We overlook a school
OF salmon ascending the stream, and
YOU can imagine our surprise when we
found ourselves passing gradually from
river OF water into a compact mass
Of wriggiing FISH The propeller Of the
launch became entangled. and we were
brought to a stop iust as effectively as
II we had run upon a sandbar. From
this you can see that there Is no trou-
BILE In keeping hundreds Of cannerles
In operation. Within so miles OF this
one stream 30 canneries are turning
out LOCO 900 cases Of salmon year,
costing about $3.50 a case 10 market
and bringing in about 1915 case TO
the trade. Thus 4 Is that the vast
resources OF this great territory, Of
which this Is only one. GOULD be listed.
often wonder what some Of those
critics who so persistently and malig-
nantly condemned Secretary Seward
for his s7.000.OOO Alaska purchase
would say were they on the Alaskan
part Of the earth today. ] think that
Mr.. Seward made a bargain, doubly
credltable. for the reason that states
men so seldom successfully invade the
realm OF barter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30

uniforms. The same was done In the
war picture line. 50 soon As the pub
lic heard that khaki was going TO be
the one and only dress. loving fathers
and mothers refused 70 buy boxes Of
soldiers which were obviously out OF
date and a slump in this line followed
Then a few smart British firms
jumped into the gap. and made many
thousands. incidentally recapturlng
the English toy market from their for
eien rivals. One West End TOY dealer
told a reporter that the donnins OF
Khaki by the British army had cost
German. Dutch and Belgian toymakers
IN to the present something like ESQ.,
600 or sl50.000 Some six years ago
the head Of a large English factory.
which employed many hundreds OF
girls. came to the conclusion that his
employees wasted much time every day
in Tightening their lace shoes. He
issued an ultimatum to the effect that
after a certain date. every girl was TO
wear elastic-side shoes. He stated
that the loss during a year from girls
stopping TO attend 10 their shoes ran
into four figures. Nearly every fac
tory followed his lead. and today lace
less shoes are In general use In Eng
lish mills and factories. The manager
OF one Of the largest sweet-meat fac
tories in Great Britain recently told
a reporter that the hrm had refused
women passes TO view their works be-
cause It was found that during one
week. when forty women inspected
the manufacturing Of their sweet
meats. the output Of the Arm fell on
10 the amount OF 300 pounds. When
this was inquired into II was dlscoV-
cred that as the visitors passed
through the departments where girls
we're employed the workers always
stopped work to scrutinize their ap-
pareI, and then spent another ten or
fifteen minutes arguing as TO the
wearera isstes IN dress.-New York
Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30

In the earthquake which on Febru-
ary 3 1908. took place at Yeddo Tor
Jeddo). the chief city OF japan. the
place was almost destroyed and 100000
people we're killed. One hundred thou
sand people we're killed By an earth
quake at Pekin. the capital city Of
china. on November 80. 1871. Eighty
thousand people were killed by an
earthquake At schamah in 1867, and
100 900 By an earthquake In Sicily IN
September, 1893 The cities Of Are
ouipa. Iquique. Tacua and cheneha,
besides many other smaller towns IN
peru and Ecuador. were destroyed and
2s 600 people killed b. an earthquake
IN August 1858. while other 10000 peo-
BE we're rendered homeless and the
{ loss and damage TO property was esti'
mated al $500 100000
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30
| NOTES ON SCIENCE.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
9. AND INVENTION
soms Cause. Of catarrh-A shoe sap
porting Bracket for Use While Polish
ing Ancient Chinese Firs ciocAs--
How the Eye sees 10 Reading.
soMn cAusEs ron oArARRn


By the rather indefinite term Ca
tarrhn we mean to include certain
common infammati0ns Of the nose.
throat and ear. The portion Of the re-
gions affected is. in each case. the mu-
cous membrane lining them. This
protective covering Of the interior Of
these structures IS not only Of the same
in each. but it Is also. by means OF
various connecting orihces. continu-
ous
This close union or connection re-
suits IN a common association OF dis
ease affecting these various parts. Il
is a frequent experience for individ-
uals to suffer with a cartarrh Of the
nose or throat in varying degree Of Sc
verify for months or years, when sud
denly or gradually, a similar disease
Of the ears may be added. resulting
ia impairment Of the hearing. tlnnitus.
or ringing In the ears. and less COM
monty pain in the same region.
It may be said that the majority Of
cases OF impairment OF hearing devel-
oplng after youth are due to the as
gravated extension OF a long-standing
throat or nose trouble which has
gradually involved the ear by reason
OF the unfavcrable effect upon the lat
ter OF the diseased condition IN the
adjacent structures. or by direct ex-
tension Of the disease Of the ear alone
the Eustachlan tube-the tube-like or
ihce connecting the ear with the throat
and nose.
As 10 preventing the occurrence ol
this ch-to-be-dreaded result, It Il
plain that this must. for the most part
consist in preventing aggravations o.
ar already existing catarrh in the nos'
or throat.
Ac-ual obstruction IN either Of thes'
organs Is only amenable to the sur
glcal skill OF the physician. On thu
other hand. much can be done by th'
individual himself when the catarrha
condition has not arrived at the stag
OF obstruction. and likewise to pre-
vent recurrence Of the attacks wheI
the normal method Of nasal breathing
has been re-establisned
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30
German
Colonization

me fact that the German govern
ment has Just opened l2o miles Of rail-
-o.a IN German southwest Africa.
.ognied WITH the fact thai this region
h now the home or far more white
-. women and children than al the
,tber German colonies together shows
ne folly Of proclainnag q region % Pc
,,,terlv worthless before any one mas
,sken ne trouble % ascertain its real
eooromlc value. There was a great
bve and cry IN Germany when the gov
--nnent acquired this large territory,
- no one could see what Germany
~o,ld ever be able 10 make Of this
-.s,iass region Of sand and barrens.
ne annearances we're deceptive False
conclnsions were 6sa~n from the belt
n aand about 10 miles vide along the
.o.-t and the zone Of barren steppe
t,ttns II from 20 70 So miles vide.
paek of this worthless region, how
-vsr rises a tableland 70 height Of
sr 5000 feet above the sea. with
snv. mountains lifting their heads
ss-sl thousand feet higher. IN ths
-stsevs among these mountains the eli.
~kte is excellent and maas AHrcpeAE
--ors maf Be raised around tbs
s,rinrs where she farmers get vatei
- thsir aeids. Cattle raising is ais'
Se.,ined 70 be q large business. ani
fhe mineral resource are very im
Dortlnt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30
Wonderful
- AIaSk0

10 speak Of Alaska Is 70 speak OF
wonderland. says Samuel Llchenstader,
a mining expert. now visiting N New
York. A mere catalogue Of is resources
could be woven into romance. Fish N
the seas. grain In the soll, gold IN tne
nils. are there In an abundance lhe
placers Of Nome and Dawson have
Welded more than s25.o00,OoO WITHIN
shree wears. The seal Industry adds
mill,ons OF dollars annually TO the
world's product. and an Industry less
heard Of than any Of these, the salmon
fisheries and canneries, produces no
less than 500. 600, 900 worth Of salmon
annually. The Klondike excitements oi
the last three or four years have tend
ed 10 further picture Alaska as a king
Hom Of Ice and snow But this IS
wrong. The SNOW and ice are there'
hut 40 are there perennially snow COW
cred peaks IN the western ranges q
DRAGON o. Washington and Of Califor-
MA Yet where Is the citizen Of any o.
,base states who does not know that
from these mountains he can see grain,
green trees and the other vegetation OF
temperate climate IN the lowlands
beneath him.
Sc Il Is with Alaska. Onhappiiy inc
l<londlke brushes" left behind the
wrecks on many fortunes and the ruins
Of many hopes. Those northern icy
oasses and glacial gorgcs are the
senulohres Of hundreds Of piOneers
Tbese death rolls. however, are simply
a register Of a part Of the price which
humanity pays to the progress OF th'
world And progress there surely hal
been IN Alaska. The seekers after gold
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30

An elephant catcher seems 10 be
needed IN India on the railroad be-
tween Bengal and Assam. As the SUI
perIntendent Of the line was making
an inspection trip over It on the night
Of July II last. while passing through
the great Nambar forest the train came
"a a stop with a jolt that threw the
travellers out OF their berths Il had
run into a herd OF Wild elephants
which were trotting down the track,
the hlndmost OF which had both hind
legs broken and was thrown into the
ditch. while the englneman counted
seven others which got away This
was not the frst time that wild ele-
phants had got on the track. afo or
binary fences and cattle guards are no
projection
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30

Many readers who do not follow the
literature Of engineering will be in
terested IN the statement that one Of
the methods employed BY American
engineers in forming reservoir dams
Is to call in the services Of a power
ful Jet OF water. as In hydraulic min
ing By directing such a Jet against
the upper slopes OF a valley. the sand.
soil and gravel secured from the hill
sides can be carried BY the force Of
the stream tc the site Of the dam in
the lover part OF the valley By suit
able management the water not only
conveys the materials, but consolidates
them In position. dropping the larger
stones at the sides and carrying the
finer material to the center Of the dam.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30

three prominent schools devoted ex-
ciusively to the subject and special
courses In certain phases Of the SCI
ence have lately been opened by re"
other institutions. The three leading
schools are here mentioned 10 the or
der Of their foundation. as follows
ne -chool at George Vanderbilt's for
ests At Biltmore. n. c.. the New York
state College Of Forestry. Cornell Unit
serslty Ithaca, n T.; the Yale For
est school Yale University. New Ha-
ven. Conn. Berea College. Berea. KY,
has started q course adapted 70 the
seeds OF the mountain farmers, for
whom that college chiefly exists. The
New Hampshire College Of Agrieui-
ture and the Mechanic Arts. Durham.
n H.. has within the year opened
course In the subject. which should be
Of great help TO farmers IN northern
New England. These are the three
chief schools and two OF the minor
ones. That courses are not opened py
more colleges is largely due. no doubt,
to the dlmculty. even the impossiDih9
Of securing competent instructors, and
to their lack Of suitable demonstra-
ton forests where the men can be put
to work. This suggests still anotnei
field for the young American student
who has not yet hit upon his life
work. especially n be has an inelina-
ton to teach for a living. These
schools. and others yet 10 be. must have
professors and instructors IN the Yari-
Gus branches. Why not study for
estry with a view to teaching me
science Boston Transcript
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-30

A new method Of extinguishing fires
on board ship has recently been tested
at Bremen. It consists IN fitting pipes
in every compartment Of the vessel.
communicating with the leck. and act
ing as safety-valves through which
smoke may ascend IN case Of IRE. thus
giving warning Of danger. and making
1t possible to watch the progress Of a
Gre In the hold without removing the
hatches The chief feature Of the sys-
TEN Is the use Of carbonic acid gas
70 be pumped through the pipes into
the hold until the FIRE Is extingaished
Provision Is made for introducing tbs
gas under pressure among the cargo
SO that Il win penetrate tightly slowed
cotton haies