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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

Consul General Hughes writes from
Coburg that. according to the Ger
man press. hbroleum, a new artificial
leather. has Just been invented by a
Frenchman. It consists Of pieces OF
refuse skins and hides. cut exceeding
" small. which are put into a vat
filed with an intensely alkaline solu-
ton. After the mass has become
pulpy. It is taken out OF the vat.
placed in a specially constructed ma
chine. and. after undergoing treat
ment therein, is again taken out and
put through a paper making machine.
The resulting paper ike substance is
cut into large sheets. which are laid
one upon another in lots Of 100 to
1000, and put in a hydraulic press to
remove all moisture. The article is
strong and pliable and can be pressed
or moulded into all kinds Of shapes
and patterns.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31
Eight Of the Men Who
Convicted darfleld's
Slayer stiII Living.
The Guiteau Jury

ley Wormley Stewart. Gates. Shea
ham. Brawner and myself are living
enjoying the consciousness Of having
performed our duty when we convicted
the arch assassin. Poor Sheahar1.
from physical troubles. has been in the
insane asylum for some years-not
from the Guiteau trial. / am sure
Those Of our number who have died
lived 70 be old men. you might say.
and died as other men die. regardless
Of Guiteau's bitter curse. Those Of us
living are al doing hrst-fate. often
meet my fellow-iurymen. but scarcely
ever refer to that incident in our lives.
I suppose with them. as with me. il IS
a memory Of the past
was one of a hundred names drawn
and the 18th man called that would
answer. and. being the first selected. Of
course was made foreman. The con-
dnement was long and arduoua-over
two months IN the National Hotel
closely guarded by United States mar
shals When Judge Coke gave Us the
charge and we retired ] hardly think
We were out more than an hour. II
that Brawner. who is now an en.
ploye of the District service. read the
Indictment We voted only twice. Il
were for conviction. We soon found
the trouble for the blank vote and
with an explanation removed IL. and II
a few minutes Guiteau was convicted
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31
Of RELICS


When thieves decide to ~hreak
through aud eteale they viii penetrate
almost anywhere and take anything
ahich comes to hand Stealing relies
and curios is a recognized branch of
the profession and It requires a
aice dlscernment and q thorough
.nowiedge of the value OF such arti-
tIes. A rich Arab living IN Cairo re-
eenily delighted his friends with the
exhibition Of a collection Of war relies
and Jewels valued at 22.500.o0o. He
said be had bought them in London.
The sultan's spies. however. thought
otherwise. That potentate had spent
s500.0O in the past three years IN try
ing to trace missing portions Of his
splendid collections. which be keeps
housed In his palaces IN CONSTANT
nople And there was no mis;aking
the portion found in Cairo The rich
Arab and his collection mysteriously
disappeared. and no one thinks II safe
10 be too curious about the mans fate
Some slight sensation was caused re-
Gently by the theft Of relics from the
Vatican. but It was nothing 70 the con-
sternation created some years ago by
the stealing Of the Pope's golden
rose" This much-prized emblem is
blessed IN mid-Lent by the Pope. after
which 1t Is sent TO some Catholic wom-
an won His Holiness desires TO hon
or. On the particular occasion re-
ferred to the rose was nowhere 10 be
found and a duplicate had to be manu-
faetured hastily. Il turned out that
the original rose had been stolea By
the connivance OF one Of the inferior
palace officials and smuggled out OF
the country to adorn the cabinet Of a
well-known curio collector In the
New Forest England is stone which
marks the spot where Purlis picked
up the body Of William Rufus after be
had been shot by Walter Tyrrel. Some
years ago there was mild ferment IN
antiquarian circles over the sudden
disappearance OF this ancient land
mark Inquiry developed the fact that
The stone had been quietly annexed"
without leave or license, by a curio
collector. who thought II would be a
good thing to have around the house.
The stone was recovered and reverent-
" replaced IN its old spot in the New
Forest, where an iron covering now
guards 1t against the hands Of curio
collections whose enthusiasm Is likely
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31
II Is he Result Of Cae Of
the Great CdlaSiIOpteS Of
Nature = e~e ee
Origin Of Petroleum

zeal elements Is necessary to this, but
what they are IS one OF the mysteries
Of science. All that chemists know Is
that petroleum Is a mixture Of carbon
and hydrogen. But they do not know
the proportion In which these elements
are combined to make IT, Attempts TO
analyze it have always failed, and no
means OF manufacturing It artihcially
have ever been devised Petroleum is
not formed exclusively in any particu-
lar stratum Of the earth's crust On
the western boundary Of Wyoming
there Is a ledge Of rock Of the tertian
period. n you scrape a piece from this
rock you will find that It smells
strongly OF petroleum. Borings have
been made out there and enough oil is
being taken to supply the demands OF
Wyoming and Idaho. The tertian age
was the one Immediately preceding the
present period Of the worlds life. This
shows that the oil Of Wyoming is OF
comparatively recent origin.
The oil Of Pennsylvania is found In
strata Of the devonian period This
was a part Of the paleozooic age. the
earliest OF which geologians have any
record. This shows that the oil in
Pennsylvania was formed millions Of
years before that Of Wyoming.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

TO get the better Of their sense Of pro-
prety. IN Westminster Abbey there
is remarkable collection Of wax lg-
ures representing kings and queens
and heroes. II IS one OF the sights
which the tourist always sees when he
visits the ancient minister, but feF per-
sons are aware that the collection used
10 be much larger than II IS now. At
least a dozen OF these e4dgies disap-
peared fifty years ago-stolen right out
OF the abbey and spirited away. no one
knows where. for they have never been
seen from the day Of their disappear
anee 70 this day. Among the stolen
efigies wes Nelson's. and 50 great was
the 0utcIy that new figure Of the
great admiral--the one now shown TO
visitors-was made TO take the place
Of the stolen fgure.-New York Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

About ten years ago Secretary Brack-
ett Of the Iowa State Horticultural 80
ciety took up the work Of modelling fruit
in wax and coloring It TO resemble as
much as possible the natural product
This work attracted the attention Of
the United States Department OF Agri-
culture, which soon found opportunity
to place him in Washington at the
same work. Since that time he has at
tained q national reputation, his work
being very true to nature. The wax
fruits Of the department have been on
exhibition at several Of the large expo
sitions. and have proven valuable OBJ
ject lessons They have the advantage
over real fruits In that they retain
their form and freshness. BY this
means all varieties Of fruit can be
shown at any time Of year This Is
especially valuable In relation to early
summer apples. and all the softer
fruits which would soon decay II ex-
hibited In a temperature comfortable
for human beings. This Is a method Of
instruction that viii be much used In
the future. The student Of pomology
must have always at hand the pat
terms Of that with which he wishes to
become familiar. Il Is probable that
our state societies viii hnd II proflta-
BILE to devote each year q small sum
TO the accumulation Of wax models
Ultimately. the use Of these viii pass
beyond the bounds OF the horticultural
societies and agricultural fairs, and
viii come into use in our high schools
especially those that are centers Of
the rural population. Also the stu
dent that can afford them win find a
private collection profitable.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

a woman living on Walnut street,
near Broad. has noted With growing
sorrow a bright-faced boy Of 10 years
smoking cigarettes in the vicinity OF
her home. See how thin You are, %
she remarked to the youngster one day.
you will not live long, and the naugh-
ty cigarettes will be 10 blame" The
lad replied: MY brother was good
boy; be never smoked, and be died p
But be went away sad. for the refec-
tion on his size worried him. Next
day he returned, bringing along a
sturdy built lad Of his own age He
smokes twice as many as me, was the
little fellows proud remark The kind
hearted woman is somewhat discour-
aged on the subject Of reforming
Young America. Philadelphia Record
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

II we we're TO single out the domes-.
tic animal most important On the farm
Or the one which yields the largest per
cent Of prohf It would be the hog. he
It Is thar converts an the waste prod
ucts into a merchantahle article with
the greatest despatch and least loss
All through the winter the packers
demand for ordinary pork was steady
AZ a price that seldom fell below S. q
hundred. when cattle and sheep were
selling slow. and though farmers were
sold short. such Is the prolific yield o.
good sows there we're no fears Of the
kind Of a shortage IN this years cre2
that occurs when animals that rcqf
a longer time 70 mature are sold close.
Yet there Is 40 animal that receives
less attention from the expert investi-
gators who are la0oring 10 advance
agricultural interests. and many Of the
problems connected with hos raising
are no nearer a solution than they
were twenty years ago. We know
that hog cholera continues % prevail
IN certain sections. which We broadly
term the corn belt. but we have not
learned its cause. though various
theories have been advanced. one Of
the most popular attributing Il %
germs present In the soil OK those Sec
tions. Nitrogenous foods and abund-
ant exercise are supposed 70 help BY
developing a hardy constitution that
win resist disease. but the hogs Of -1e
eastern states, born and bred III pens
with never a taste Of pasture and fat
tened on western corn. never have
cholera.
In reviewing the work Of the expert
ment stations and OF the agricultural
department AZ Washington. a. well a.
that Of private Investigators. one is
struck BY what appears 70 be almost
a conspiracy to ignore the hog Ipf
hen also suffers somewhat from this
unjust discrimination on the part o.
experlmenters. but her claims are be-
ing allowed and her fortunes are look
ing up.
Not 80 With the hog. He Is regard
ed as a gross money maker Of low in
stincts and grovelllns habits that en-
iirely unnt him for scientific associa-
tions. Even pedigrees DO net help him
much with disinterested observers for
we are already hearing dire prophesiea
about the breeding away" Of the nne
constitution that characterized the old
razor back
Can we not And some learned IN
yestigator who will make a thorough
study Of the every day market hog
and his needs and not leave Us entire
ly to the guidance Of hog feeders and
breeders who mean well, but who are
working for immediate results and not
for future generations Of hogsl Let's
have more hog instruction from com
petent advisers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31


A short time ago the experiment
station at Burlington sent out word
that the potato blight and rot threat
ened 10 do serious damage in Vermont
this fall Later reports from the same.
source say that the fears q trouble
were an realized. and that there haa
been IN fact a considerable amount Of
loss already to potato growers.
The rot rollcvs the late blight and
comes from the same cause. Thosi
who have late blight IN their fields.
therefore. are bound TO have rot and
IN all such cases special care ought 20
be taken in sorting and storing the 20
tatoes for winter
The experiment station still insists
that proper spraying. backed up 10
proper cultivation. viii protect the %
tAto crop from these diseases. Con
tlnued experiments and practical leid
tests covering a period q ten years o.
more have proved this beyond The poa-
siblllfy Of doubt. Even now. IN the
latter part of September. when moai
potato vines are dead and many fields
OF potatoes already dug. The expert
ment station potato fields ara aa green
and growing a. any time in July q
August: and the potato expert claims
that they are making potatoes nov at
the rate Of Is 70 80 bushels a week for
every acre -
wouldn't Il pay potato growers 20
look into that matter vermont H.
pertinent Station.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

It Is quite generally thought and
mas been published from time to time.
that the Guiteau jury. which was COM
posed of - citizens Of Washington,
have an died since the trial and con-
viction OF President Garheld's assassin
20 years ago. But such is not the case.
Only four OF that famous y good men
and true have passed away, the fourth
one. a retired merchant Mr. Prather'
having died a few weeks ago.
John P. Hamlin, the foreman Of the
Jury. s. stin living In Washington, a
hale and hearty old gentleman Of more
than threescore and ten years. Tho
other day be talked Interestingly Of
the Gulteau trial and the personnel Of
the Jurors.
I'VE we're fully convinced" be said,
athat Guifeau was conscious Of what
be was doing when De fired the fatal
shot. You know be denounced JOS with
a curse that caused a shuddor 20 pass
over the vast throng ia the court
house. When ] announced the verdict
be said Sly blood be on the head Of
that jury. and don't you forget IT.
That Is my answer. and God win
arenre this Outrage The average age
Of the jury was 50 years Gates.
think. was the youngest. and Mr.
Hobbs the oldest Hobbs. Thomas
Heiniein. Fred" Brandenberg and
Prather are dead. while Bright lang
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

A bathtub IN every tenement Is an
idle dream; they cost too much and
run very good chances Of being used
for coal A public bath around the
corner IS another matter and seems III
reason. Many doubts were expressed
as to whether public baths would be
used until the Association for the I'm
provement Of the Condition OF the
Poor tried the experiment Last year
$50. 900 people paid cents Tor soap
and towel and the privilege Of using
the Peoples bath at Center Market
place. New York.-scribners Maga
dine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31
A s7.ooo.oOO BABY.

Inheritor Of Estate Of Lady William
Beresfords First Husband.
James Hooker Hamersley, for many
years a prominent figure in the fash
ionable life Of the city, died Of heart
failure recently at his country home
at Garrison son Hudson. Mr..
Hamersley was the cousin Of Louis G.
Hamersley, the first husband Of Lady
William Beresford. Lady Beresford's
second husband was the Duke Of Mari-
borough. She is now o widow. Louis
C. Hamersley left an extraordinary
will when he died in February. 1888.
He provided that his widow should
have the income OF his estate during
her life, but upon her death the whole
property. valued at $1,000, 900. was to
20 to the male issue Of his cousin J.
Hooker Hamersley In event Of the
latter having no male issue the es-
tate was to 90 to such charities as his
widow should name In her will. At
the time OF Louis G. Hamersley's
death J. Hooker Hamersley was re-
garded as a confirmed bachelor. But
soon after he married Miss Catherine
Chisholm a noted southern beauty
One baby daughter and then another
baby daughter was born to the couple
But on July 2. 1892. a baby boy was
born, and since then he has been
called "the s7OO0.0oo Hamersley
baby" although he Is now q sturdy
boy Of nine years. The boy is named
Louis Gordon Hsmersley. and his
health has been guarded as carefully
as II he were the heir to a kingdom.
New York World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

Among the agricultural exhibits IN
the Government building at the Pan
American exposition is a display Of
pressed plants. consisting largely Of
the kinds least known to farmers yet
Of value IN some way or other. The
exhibit is Of value more to the agri-
cultural student than TO any other per-
son. yet an farmers should be students
Of the science BY which they make
thelr living. The exhibit 10 question
affords a fine opportunity to become
acquainted With tho plants that are
mentioned more or less In our agrlcul-
tural literature. Not only should the
farmers visiting the Pan-Amerlcan ex-
position give some time 20 this exhibit
but fair managers and exposition man
ayers should attempt 10 secure Il after
Il has done service IN its present place
or should try 10 duplicate IT, Which
would not be difficult to DO.
The exhibit in question consists Of
the following plants: Hagi. Silky Bush
Glover. Scarlet vetch. Soy Bean. chi
characa, LARGE Water Grass. Red Top
Timothy, Large Rye Grass. Smooth
Bronze Grass. spranglo. Bulbous Panic
Grass, Alkah Fine Top. saccaton. Sea
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

Several important scientific institu-
tlons IN the East are in danger Of
having valuable collections confscated
By the government SO intimales S.
J. HoIsinger, a special agent Of the In
terlor Department, who has technical
possession OF ail the Indian ruins in
Arizona and New Mexico. which. with
their relics. he holds for the govern
ment. Valuable collections o. pottery
and other relics from these reserva-
tions have been secured by several
museums. sometimes through unau-
thorized parties Mr. Holsinger says.
and he has made a report OF this char
acter to the government
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

parkinn nuitur for Lonr shlpmeait
Consul Hughes Of Coburg thus a.
scribes new method of packing but
Ter Tor long shipments; A light wood
en case or box is lined thoroughly e.
lhe bottom and sides with a layer oi
plaster Of paris one-fourih Of an Inch
thick. on which common glass slabs.
with their edges fastened together with
gummod paper. 90 a. % make = perfect
atsine box are placed. II this box the
butter is put. packed IN good water
proof paper N fo-pound packages The
class top e. then put on and sealed
carefully with gummod paper bands 90
as to make the box afr tight A one
fourth inch layer OF plaster Of paris "
chen put over this and the wooden
cover nailed On. Each Of the cases s.
made 70 contain about 800 pounds or
butter. The plaster Of paris being 8
non-conductor. very little heat reaches
me butter, which arfivrs at iia desi-
nation "a good condition. lt is reported
that very successful results have ben
obtained by shipping butter packed IN
this manner frlm Melbourne TO Kim
berley-rathor 4 severe test
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

Miss Breezy-Hes, I'm engaged t.
George. It was pretty hard to decide,
because / liked Tom quite as well as
George. and they're equally wealthy
Miss Wabash-What finally decided
you? Miss Breezy George promised
me the most alimony In case Of di-
vorce.- Philadelphia Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

It Is a true saying that the right
kind OF poultry managed IN the right
way is profitable. But when we have
said that we have given a very wide
latitude 70 the assertion. For Ia
management" we comprise innumer-
able questions that must be settled one
way or the other and the settlement OF
which questions has in It the whole
question OF profit or loss IN the trans
action. The poultry business is at
that point where Il takes brains 70
make money out OF II. Brains means
not only native intelligence but also a
good fund Of information and the Rbll-
ity to apply that fund Of information
to the conditions as they exist IN any
place. One writer asserts that three
times as many people lose money
through poultry as make money. How
does he know7 Has he q list Of the
people that have tried poultry rails
ing and failed OF aucceedod7 OF course
not It ls without doubt true that TAX
ing people as a whole more make q
success than a failure Of r. The man
that makes the remark quoted doubt.
less referred to those men that have
put large sums Of money into the
poultry business and made that their
one effort IN life. II that is bis mean.
ing he comes nearer 70 being right
but II would Be mere guessing 10 say
what the proportion Is.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

Warren D. Meruin. who has rccently
finished four years sentence for for
gerry N prison near Bridgeport
Conn after visiting among frienda
has returned 70 TIE prison 70 become
ire foreman of the shoe factory there
while n prison Ne applied himself
diligently 60 learning the shoemakine
trade. and by degrees perfected a new
machine for sewing The uprers to the
coles uf the shoes. He secured
pateni and was allowed to install ii
~ the prison factory and doubled tbe
capacity of the establishment HE -
vcniion win probably make hiri
wealthy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

A bushel cf norn makes four and
one-haif fa,,ons OF spirits. making n
cost l3k cents at 60 cents e bushei
for corn. At As cents TIE spirits cost
10 cents. a difference Of 3h cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

what Is the difference bei'keen q
good duckshooier and e man that
steals q palnflnsf zone brinGs the
canvasback and the other doesn't"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

Flr1t Modern Woman N--sIon1FT.
The first Of All women missionaries
in modern times was Hannah Marsh
man. she was born ln England Ia
1867. and spent forty-sevsn years n
missionary work In India.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-31

There have been a good many re-
ports that the rains Of late July caused
the sprouting Of potatoes which had
been prematurely rlpened by the ex-
cessive heat Of that month. but which
had been allowed to remain IN the
ground because they were too small
TO dig. Nature abhors a vacuum, and.
encouraged by the moisture. started IN
on a new crop with the intent Of filling
the barren hills. II fros. is delayed
until late in the season and rains are
seasonable fair yield wiz be returned
by some Of those ohliging potato
vines that are working overtime
Through a fortuitous accident a Min
nesosq grower has had a chance 70
rejoice IN an earlier and better crop
than any Of his neighborn. The seed
was dropped In burrows according 70
the old fashioned methods and was
then covered by the plow. but more
deeply than was intended-so deep. IN
fact that the grower despaired Of ever
receiving any reward for his labor.
He was q good farmer and found It
hard TO bear the gibes OF other farm
ers who boasted fourishlng vines be-
fore his ever appeared above the sur
face; but he had his revenge for frost
cut those ambitious vines 70 the
ground when his own were but peep
ing through the mould. They grew
steadily, the deep roofing helping
them through the dry hot weather
when vines OF shallower roofing were
parched. While the yield per hin was
less than usual. the potatoes we're large
and OF fine quality. and as before re-
marked. earlier than any Of their con-
temporarios
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