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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-04-26

l have just received quite a
lupply of plows and Lister shape,
of different styles, also spb soil
ers for different plows. l am
ready 10 fit the farmers with all
pillow supplies, and can cinpete
with any blacksnith's prices.
hove bought my material right
Come and get my prices. My
workmanship and material are
guaranteed. Some people guar
antee satisfaction, but that don't
save farmers ii ne. II my work
don't do what / say, l Will pay
them for their time. See me.
j. w. SIMPSON.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-29
French Snail Gardens.

AS is well known, certain species Of
snail form a favorfte dish with French
gourmets, and the cultivation of these
land moIlusca is conducted on a large
scale in the outlying suburbs of Paris.
particularly in the Department of
Aube, where there are large snail gar
dens, with plantations of thyme, mint.
parsley and chervil for the animals to,
feed on. When a Frenchman takes
snails wild, he leaves them, If prudent.
a few days to digest their last meal,
for there is a current belief that they
may be dangerous if they have recent
v fed on poisonous plants
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-29
Our
Cotton Crop

This country is the greatest cotton
grower in the world. Texas alone pro-
duces more than any foreign country.
The cotton crop is worth almost as
much as the wheat crop, and two
thirds of it is exported. The third that
remains at home has become a bone of
contention between the New England
and the southern mills, and recent de-
velopmentS indicate that the southern
ers may get the best of it. They have
a quarter of the spindles in operation
in the country, having doubled the
number in the five years from 1890 to
1895, and doubled it again since the
latter date. The southern mills use
two-fifths of the cotton that stays at
home, and at times have been able to
pay the grower one-half cent more
pound than he could obtain at New
York or Liverpool. The south suffered
from the war, but long ago her people
began to draw new strength from their
adversely. The capacity for manage
ment and the quality of labor have both
improved, 50 that she is ready to take
hold of manufacturing industries and
make them pay, Her new energies are
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-29
IDEAS THAT MADE
FORTUNES
FOR INVENTORS

Happy thoughts, sold just as they
were, hot off the brain. and unpat-
ented, sometimes have brought men
fortunes. For plan for making aerat-
ed water, thought out over a pipe of
tobacco, Harvey Browne got $4,000
the record price ever paid for bare
and unpatented idea. It was a bare
idea of forcing carbonic acid gas into
water with suggestion of how to do
it, and it made Harvey Browne the
father of all soda water and other ar
tlhcial 'fizzes" in the world today.
For easy money it would be hard to
beat the $4,000 which a man named
Norman Miles received for his idea of
perforating postage stamp sheets from
the British postal authorities. Before
that the stamps We're printed in sheets
which had to be cut with a pair of
scissors. 1t did not take a genius to
appreciate the value Of the idea and
even the government oficials-British
ones at that-saw it. Miles asked S25,-
600 for his idea, and, though he held
no patent, he got what he demanded
after some delay.
Twice in his life the late John Ruth
in sold bare ideas. just as they had
come into his head. for hard cash
One was an idea for a safety valve,
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-29
! PeCul:drities of
! Submarine Boats

An officer of the company which is
making submarine boats said, in
speaking OF the involuntary dive to the
bottom of Peconic Bay, taken by the
Fulton at New Suffolk. L. l.:
II am not superstitious about many
things. but l am getting to be very
superstitious about the way in which
each one of these boats of ours goes
to the bottom at least once before it
is commissioned.
Five years ago the Plunger, while
at the pier of the Colum bian Iron
Works in Baltimore sank without a
bit of warning, and we were several
days getting her up. When we in
vestigated the matter we found that a
valve had been left open by a work
man. Carelessness was of course re-
sponsible for this accident.
Three years ago the Holland, while
at Nixon's yard at Elizabethport, sank
at her dock and again, when we got
her up, we found that a careless
workman had left valve open Now
the Fulton has gone and done the
same thing, and once more it was
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the following: In view Of the growing

the following: In view Of the growing
demands for all kinds OF poultry prod
ucts and of the natural conditions Of
soil and location, as we'll as the good
home markets, we believe our state Of
fers exceptional advantages for this
branch of farming. The poultry de-
partment is well equipped with some of
the finest specimens of the leading
breeds of fowls, and with incubators
brooders and other facilities to aid in
giving valuable instruction. The course
will include classroom instruction in
such subjects as breeds of fowls, breed
ing, selection, care, feeding, embry
ology, incubating, brooding and dis
eases of poultry. 1t will include, also,
laboratory and practical work in dress
ing and preparing fowls for market in
caponizing, in the management of in
cubators and breeders, in the general
care of fowls and in the construction
OF poultry houses. The afternoon of
each day will be given up mainly to
practical work.
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is that developed in England in the
vicinity Of Essex, and hence known
as dwarf Essex rape. This variety
has decided advantage over all 9TH
ers. at least over all others known on
this side of the water. 1t has a heavy,
thick, succulent leaf The plant it
self is a biennial, while there are
many varieties of rape that are an
nuals. For forage uses the biennial
is far superior to the annual for this
reason: The biennial makes only
succulent growth the first year, max
ing a woody growth and forming seed
the second year. The period of wood
and seed formation is stage at which
it is of very little use for forage. But
this can be avoided by pasturing it
only the first year, making a new
seeding each year. The annual. ON
the other hand, make all of their
growth during a single season. They
give material for pasturage while they
are in the succulent stage, but soon
become woody and begin to form seed,
when they are of very little value for
live stock.
The Dwarf Essex rape is very sue
culent, both as to its leaves and stems,
On ordinary soil it will produce ten
tons of green fodder, and on very rich
land has been known to produce TWEEN
ty tons. Great care is needed in Sc
curing seed For some years it was
almost impossible to get the true
Dwarf Essex when it was ordered. To
illustrate the difficulty of getting good
seed, we cite the fact of one of our
American experiment stations that
sent to Canada and obtained seed
from the same importing firm that had
been supplying the station at Guelph.
They purchased 800 pounds; but the
rape that came up proved to be an an
nual variety of rape known as Hybrid
Bird Rape.
Rape may be sown from early spring
till late summer, even as late as Au-
gust, The best results as to crop are
obtained by seeding about July first.
Sowing broadcast is practiced, but
drill sowing is preferred, for the rea-
son that less seed is required; the
plants can be readily cultivated; and
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Strange Fatalities Seem
To Attend Their
Building :: :: :: ::

careless workmen who were respon-
sible for it. .,
when we are testing a submarine
boat and everyone who sees us make
a plunge, holds his breath for fear that
we will never come up again, we never
have an accident. We have never had
an accident yet, and 1 don't believe
we ever will. But the minute we leave
a boat alone, down she goes.
In every case it has happened when,
it was least expected. Fortunately for
US there is no kind of craft so easy
to get up again, once she has gone
down. All we have to do is to get the
water out of her dynamo and engine
rooms and out of her cabins.
ITO do this a diver seals her up
while she is on the bottom and1 then
pump her out. To get the rest of the
water out of her ballast tanks ain
we have to do is to release the COM
pressed air which is always carried
on a submarine boat. 1t pushes it
out in a hurry. OF course, the mo-
ment the water is out the boat comes
UP to the surface again.
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Thossg hts - =
Moment Coislo1
into Dollars ~
The Thousand

which is now used extensively all over
the world. II he had taken out pat
emit the royalties on his invention
would have netted him much more
money, but he preferred to sell his idea
as soon as it was born, and he got $15,-
900 for it. Five years later he sold.
just as it stood in his head, an idea
for a sausage making machine for
S., 900 .
Huntley Webb. when he conceived
the idea of his 'facile'' electric motor,
rushed right off and offered it for sale.
He confessed afterward that it was
the fear of being forestalled that pre-
vented his waiting to get the idea pat
ented before he sold it. He died worth
a comfortable fortune, but had he pat
ented the idea and had smart, prac-
teal agent to work for him, he might
have been a millionaire. AS it was,
he got S45, 900 for his naked idea, thus
nearly equaling Harvey Brownies rec
ord. In spite of these brilliant exam
pies, brain throbs at thousands of dol
lars throb are extremely rare, and
saiabie ideas are not born in every
brain.
Women distrust men too much in
general, and not enough in particular.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-29
Growing Demand for Eoresters.

The interest in forestry is rapiCsy
increasing in this country. New for
estry schools are constantly being
opened. The attendance of students at
these schools this fall is greater than
ever before, though as yet the total
number of students in the whole coun-
try is not large. This is due to the
fact that the forestry school is a thing
of the las. few years. The number
can only Increase as the popular inter
est in forestry grows, as there will be
no place for these young men to oc-
cupy, or in which to put their knowl-
edge to use unless the opportunities
for service are increased. Nearly ev-
cry state in the Union should be doing
much in forestry, and the work is so
immense that its proper control should
make room for the employment of
thousands of educated foreSters. Ev-
cry state that has a large forest area
can make no better investment than to
spend money freely in paying the sal
aries of such men. Take the value of
the timber wiped out by any one of our
recent great forest fires and consider it
in relation to the salaries of foreSters
Then take the value of all the timber
destroyed annually in this country and
set it against the salaries of the for.
esters that should be the employed,
md what is the result? The inevita-
BILE answer is that we must employ
bkilled labor to prevent waste.
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AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRI-
CULTURtSTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Guilt
walton of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures, vittcuItare and
Horticulture.
Suggestion. by Gaylord.

From Farmers Peview. I am past
rs years of age and have been up since
before daylight shredding FODDER all
day. | have finish ID milking seven
cows, and am now reated at my desk
looking over my m any farm papers.
AS usual, l catch u!' the Farmers Re-
view among the first. for the reason
that always find 81 netting practical,
interesting and inst ructive, especially
in its horticultural columns. The ar
ticle in a recent issue headed Leaf
Crumpler" is worth its weight in gold.
The leaf crumrler has done me hun,
dreds of dollars worth of injury, and
TIL now l have never known how to
destroy it. l have seen the crumpled
leaves and have examined them, but
did not know that they had been rolled
up by the insects that have eaten out
and ruined so many gratis before the
EudS had little more than started. l
shall go over my orchard and gather
every crumpled leaf and burn it.
In your issue of November q I find
two very interesting articles; one
headed Distance Apart to Plant Apple
irees.' So far as the article goes,
where the writer of it lives, it is prob
ably all right. However, in all the
great Northwest the theory there adj
vocated is fnappiicable. The writer, in
speaking of an orchard set 25 by rs
feet, says the man does not know
what to do with it, it is set so closely.
l would sa. tc our friend Doerr, Just
move that orchard over here. for it
is Just the thing for US. We would.
however. recommend slight change.
We would set the trees thirty feet
apart east and west and only 20 feet
apart north and south. He advises
cutting off the long branche5. We &C
ccpt this advice as in very many cases
here we need to thicken up the top,
especially on the sunny side, so as to
SMUT out the sun and avoid one of the
worst difficulties that faces us-sun-
killing. which kills more bearing trees
than any other thing.
All experienced orchardists in this
part of the Northwest head their ap-
pie trees very low. so as to shade the
ground on the sun-sde as much as
possible. We strive to close up all
openings on the sun-side, and shade
the ground or the sun-side to keep the
roots as cool and deep as possible. We
always head in" here, if at all, on the
sun side, so as not to let in the sun,
but to thicken the branches and close
up open spaces in the top. If we thin
at all it is on the northeast side, for
two important reasons. First, to open
the top SO as to give the picker a
chance to get up into the tree to pick
apples or destroy insects. Second, to
force the sap into the branches on the
sun side, so as to increase the branches
on that side. In many instances here
this is an imperative necessity.-Ed-
son Gaylord, Floyd County, Iowa.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-29
COMMERCIALISM IN PRAYER.
Enconsciously He Wound 1t Up He
Would n Business Letter.

tRc0RSciousiS He W onnu IL II as tie
Would IA business Letter.
One middle-aged member of the
First Congregational church of Buffalo
has been stepped for quarter of a
century in the strenuous commerce of
the Queen city. He believes in carry
ing business principles into all that he
does, into religion as well as amuse-
ment.
On Wednesday evening he attended
a Christian Endeavor meeting. His
mind was still permeated with innum-
cradle letters that he had written or
received during the day. Most of them
began somewhat after this fashion:
"Gentlemen: Yours of the 5th inst.
at hand. In reply we beg to state
etc. Or:
Sir: We regret delay in shipment
of your order of recent date" etc.
Thinking of such things he was
called upon for a prayer. He rambled
on in the old-fashioned stereotyped
style to such a length that some of the
good Endeayorers who were impatient
to get nome began to think anything
but Christian thoughts of him. Their
Impotence gave way to aStonishment,
however, says the New York Times,
when, after appealing to the Lord to
help the psor and oppressed, our friend
concluded: Thanking you for past
favors and assuring you of our pa
tronage in the future, we remain yours
truly. Amen"
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Pa.turln~ whs.e

While it is not possible to accurate
ly forecast the outcome of the wheat
crop, reasonable prudence would sug-
gest that for the present, wheat should
not be pastured to any great extent
The conditions have been such during
the summer and fall just past that
much wheat was sown in soil that had
been poorly prepared, and even with
the best of preparation. there has not
been sufficient moisture for vigorous
growth. There were heavy rains dur
ing the fall of 1900 and the soil was
hlled with moisture and thoroughly
saturated. With these conditions and
favorable winter weather, wheat fur
nlshed an unusual amount of pasture
last winter and was in some cases.
actually benefited by pasturing. The
conditions are entirely different at
present. In general, the fail rains
nave been sufficient only to molsten
the soil to a depth of about six inches
while the subsoil has scarcely been
reached by the water. The wheat is
thus dependent upon the rains that
come during the winter and while ii
Is possible that there may be plenty
OF rain for the purpose, the average
rainfall of past seasons has been in
sufhclent. 1t is true that feed is scarce
and nigh in price and the wheat pas
ture sells for good prices. Some pre-
Ter to take what is to be had in the
way of pasture from the wheat crop
and to plant some other crop if the
wheat is harmed by pasturing, fearing
mat possibly wheat may not yield
wen next harvest even if not pastured.
Looked at in this light, pasturing
wheat is profitable. even though it
Kills the wheat. But it will not do to
follow the practice of last winter when
IL was scarcely possible to pasture
wheat too heavily in Oklahoma.-Ok-
lahoma Station Bulletin.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-29

This is the story the tell OF cpu-
ming little 5-year-old s,.II whose nurse
had been promising her all summer a.
little coon doll when the family
reached the city, if she would be very
good and obedient. This was a de-
lghtful promise, and the little girl
was as good as little 5-year-old could
be- Then the family came back to the
city little earlier than usual. and
something interesting happened-a
brand-new baby came to the house. IL
was funny, red-faced little creature.
which only a loving mother and ex-
perlenced nurse could possibly con-
slider beautiful, but it was great thing
for the little girl, who had never be-
fore in her short life seen q real live
baby. And the little girl was as much
pleased as every one had expected she
would be. She gave the nurse a big
hug as she cried: "Oh. music. is that
my coon doll?'
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-29
IMMENSE AMOUN
THAT IS
BY THE

going largely into cotton halfellNU
ing, and that will mean a firmer b
for raw cotton production than it
ever had before.
Cotton is grown in seventeen states
and territories and ranks first in six
OF these. 1t has gone west of the Mis-
sissippi river and become the chief crop
OF Texas. 1t is pushing back wheat.
With commercial fertilizers the planter
has been able to hasten its maturity,
and cheat the frost. so that the cotton
zone has been extep ded fifty miles
northward. Its appearance as a crop
in Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
bodies i'll for wheat in those regions.
At present the value of the seed inz
10000 ,000-bale crop is about $50 00o!i-'
600 to the planters. 1t ought not to-
cause any surprise to see in the NJ
future advertisements of rolled col
seed for breakfast.-Frank NJ. Tod
Ainslee's.
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voices came TO him through the dark
ness. The voices were low and pleas
ant but, although he strained his ears
he could not understand word. Pres
emily they ceased altogether and mo-
ment later he saw Gene coming
through the darkness alone.
She turned in at the gate and came
slowly up the walk and stood silently
before him as though reluctant to
speak.
We'll, Gene" he said finally, chow
bad dill we beat 'em?"
she looked into his face, nervously
clasping and unciasping her hands.
Pa" she said, softly, 1.-The Repub
1ican ticker was elected
She expected an outburst of anger,
but the man remained silent and rigid,
as though suddenly turned to stone.
Then his head dropped suddenly and
fiis hand, holding his pipe, shook as
though he had the palsy. Presently he
raised his face and she saw the star
atEht glisten on a tear in his eye.
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AT ELECTION TIME
Copyright. 1901. by Daily story Pub. Coz
BY EDGAR wELToN COOLEY

He locke at her helplessly, and she
knelt beside him and put her arms
around his neck and kissed him.
I'm so sorry, papa, dear" she said.
He glanced inquiringly into her face.
Are you sorry, Gene" he asked;
ARE you sorry that-that-he was
elected?"
Yes, you dear old pa" She ans
wered, ''of course I'm sorry, if it gives
you pain
He reached up and rested his thin
hand upon one of hers. And then he
asked:
Who was that with you, Gene?"
1t was Wilbur she stammered.
Why did he turn back; why did he
rot come as far as the gate?"
'Eecsuse-- because she hesitated.
Because he thought you would be dis
appointed about-about the election.
that-that-you would not want to see
him-just now
Again the man lapsed into silence.
and the girl arose and walked into the
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-29
Mink a. a Trout Catcher.

Sam Wood, hunter of the North
Carolina mountains, has tame mink,
which he caught when it was baby
He uses it as ferret and finds it an
excellent rabbit catcher. One day he
tried it on trout He let it go hungry
all morning, and then took it to a
trout stream, tying string to its leg,
and allowing 1t to wander about a
well-known trout pool. The mink
walked out upon a log, stood still for
awhile, and suddenly made grab into
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Chance for American ENGINEER.

1t was recently reported that the
Belgian government had decided to
abandon the project for altering the
course of the river Scheldt by cutting
new bed for distance of about five
miles from Antwerp. This project.
which has been looked upon by expert
engineers as one of the most difficult
engineering problems of the day, has
been under consideration for several
years. says the Chicago Daily News.
Many expert American engineers have
been consulted, notably Mr.. Bates.
whose great dredges were used on the
Mississippi. Mr.. De Smet de Naeyer,
the prime minister, however, denies
the report. The government will not
abandon the scheme unless some bet
ter plan is brought forward Il.
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Reports concerning cranberry yields
from various parts of the country IN
dictate that the crop of 1901 in WIS
consin and other Western states is be-
low that of last year. The Western
cranberry crop has been pretty we'll
cleaned up. but a considerable portion
of the Eastern crop, which was large
is being held by growers in eXpecta-
ton of higher prices. The marketing
of the fruit has given occasion for COM
plant over the uncertain standards of
quality. Judge Gaynor of Grand Rap
ids, Wisconsin, it is said Will en-
deavor to have the National Cranberry
Growers Association at it's next an
nual meeting in January, pass reso-
lutions defining:
1st PIE Berries" as berries that
will go through a g inch screen or as
berries whose longest diameter is * OF
an inch or less.
I'd. Standard Berries" as crop
rum" with the pie berries" out. All
the pie berries can not be taken out
by screening, but not more than five
in a hundred should be left in.
Sd. Crop run" berries as being all
the berries in a given crop, just as
they come from the field, with the dirt
and chaff removed, without being run
through a sizing screen.
4th. Fancy Berries" as berries well
colored and of a diameter of 70 inch
and upwards.
9Th. Sound Berries" as berries in
which there appears not more than 2
per cent discolored and decayed and
not more than 5 per cent soft berries,
not discolored or but slightly discol-
o~sd, and not more than 10 per cent
defective or bIemjshed berries.