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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02
WHEN is A MAN TOO OLD?
A Few NotabIes Who Oecupy the Front
Benches.

1t is frequently stated that no old
men are wanted nowadays. The World
gets letters by the score from those
who say they have been showed aside
to make room for younger men, says
the New York World.
1t seems, however, that, despite his
sixty-siX years, Lyman j. Gage, about
to retire from the Treasury Depart
ment, has had four good jobs offered
him with salaries attached ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Useless old men are not wanted
these days. Useful old men are. MIR.
Gage has made lifelong speciality of
banking. Banking has changed great
ly since he first went into the bust
ness, but he has kept abreast of the
changes. In fact, in some instances,
it was he who made the changes.
Mr.. Gage is only one instance. There
are hundreds of other men past the
threescore mark filing positions of
highest importance and filling them
we'll Chauncey Depew, John Wanna
maker, John ID. Rockefeller, Andrew
Carnegie, George f. Hoar, Hiram
Maxim, Bishop Potter and Levi p.
Morton are all past siXty-some of
them past seventy-and yet they are
among the most useful and active men
| in the country.
How old a man is depends largely
ON himself, If an old man is not
wanted in a position he has occupied
for years it is not because of his years
or his gray hairs. 1t is because he
has lost interest and ambition, because
he has made no effort to keep uI
to the times, because he has grown
careless or has sacrificed his health
to indulgence or ignorance.
Useful men are always in demand
nj matter when they are born.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

Strange replies are often received
by wives VINO wake their husbands for
burglars, leaky water pipes. etc. in
the early morning. Mrs. c., wife of a
certain government official in Balti-
more, is decidedly nervous and has
frequently heard things"
One morning last week she thought
she smelled gas. Bravery came to her
mysteriously and she crept downstairs
to investigate. After smelling about
for some minutes she rushed upstairs,
called Mr.. c., then shook him and at
last aroused him. Then this was
heard:
John, there's leak in the gas pipe
in the kitchen. Well all die if Il is
not fixed"
Leaks had been heard of before, and
Mr.. c. sleepily asked:
rs it a-leaking much now?"
Not much" screamed his wife, and
then as Mr.. c. turned over, this sooth-
ing advice was given:
Put bucket under it and come to
bed. Baltimore Sun.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

even IL his landlord Is too pepurious
20 buy trees. for he can plant grapes
and berries that will bear the next
season. Raspberry and blackberry
bushes should be replanted every three
or four years. Put the pulverizer on
the old bushes and then pillow thers un-
der. A small patch of Strawberries
should be planted every spring, and It
can be depended on for two crops Of
fruit. Melons should be grown with
them the first year. Few farmers fam
lilies have a full supply Of homegrown
fruit but there are no reasons why
they should be deprived Of these deli
cious comforts of lifc.-Geo. b. Smith.
VIII County Illinois.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

From Farmers Review: Farmers
families should be provided with an
ample supply of homegrown fruit
every day in the year; and this will
add to the health. happiness and com
fort OF farm life. With little thought
full care in planting, cultivating and
by canning the surplus, this could east
ly be accomplished without interfering
with other farm duties. A good orch
ard on a farm not only provides fruit
for home use, but adds materially to
the market value of the property. We
are not now laboring under the disad-
vantages that confronted the early set
tiers; for now varieties OF fruit that
do succeed in our locality are known.
OF these we should plant largely,
and when a farmer does not know
what varieties are best to plant on his
farm he should get advice from a
friend who has had experience, as
much depends on planting the right
kinds OF fruit. Few farmers can af-
ford to convert their farms into horti.
cultural experiment stations. We
should buy trees of reliable men, and
not patronize strangers just because
they are good takers and hypnotists
for they know they will never see US
again and frequently sell worthless
stock. Never plant young trees near
old ones, as the old trees have q pre-.
emption claim on the subsoil. Give
them thorough cultivation and they
will succeed.
A renter need not 60 without fralt
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

The year 1902 will be a memorable
one to philatelists. and will beat all
previous records. They have already
started with the new Edward VII,
stamps. A few months will see the
new Spanish postal issue, which will
be printed after the coronation of Al
fonso Kill, in May. America Is print
ing fresh stamps in honor of Mr..
Roosevelt, and Germany announces an
important new stamp for the coming
year. Switzerland is planning a
stamp Russia will celebrate the sec
ond centenary of the building of st.
Petersburg by a fresh issue. Finally
it is hoped by all ardent philatelists
that a limited number of new stamps
will be printed this year in honor OF
the coronation, says the ondon News
A collector protests against the state
ment that the philatelists hope for
a limited number of stamps printed in
honor of the coronation. Special and
unnecessary issues are. he says, de-
tested by the serious collector. fact
which raises our opinion of the fra
ternity considerably He says: 1T il
one of the charms of specializing IL
the stamps of Great Britain that this
country has been kept singularly free
from limited issues, which are sup
posed to possess fictitious value"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02
PLANNED FOR LARGEST SHIPS.
Locks OF Nicaragua Canal to Accommo
date Blgge,t Vessels Anoat

Locks OF Nicaragua Canal to Accommo
date BlGsest vessels Anoat
The federal statute under which
he isthmian canal commission was
treated required that body to make
examinations and devise plans for
canal Of sufficient nayigable depth
md of the requisite dimensions to
accommodate the largest vessels
llCat.
As a rule. merchant ships are long
cr than naval vessels. while the lat
ter class have relatively much the
greater beam or width. The longest
vessel now anoat is the Oceanic of the
White Star line; it has length OF
practically T0i feet 1t is quite pro-
able that within a comparatively short
time longer vessels will be built. but
it would manifestly be impracticable
for the commission to take into con-
5ide1ation the possible development
of ship design for an indefinite future
period
1t was, then. necessary to consider
those vessels at present afoat whose
! dimensions are the largest yet used,
and design the canal and its works
so as to afford a reasonable margin
| beyond those limits, but not so great
| as to involve excessive cost. To meet
| these conditions the locks We're de-
| signed to give a clear length of 7iC
feet and clear width of 81 feet. The
| greatest beam or breadth of warshiI
at present is practically n feet. The
| locks, therefore, meet the require
ments of the law and give some room
for developments beyond the maxi
mum limits of size already attained.
1t is we'll known that ships drawinl
as much as thirty-two feet in SCI
water have entered or passed from
New York harbor as well as some 9th
er ports, and there is no reason t.
believe that the limit of draught ha
yet been reached. 1t was, therefore
decided that the least navigable dept
in the canal should be thirty-five feet
and that limit has been carefully OBJ
served throughout its entire length
In the harbor entrances at the ex
tremeties of the canal, says William
II. Burr in Scribner's, this depth o
thirty-five feet is provided at meal
low tide.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

In Kansas timothy is usually Down
with clover since the former helps TO
hold the latter in an upright position.
The presence of the timothy also less
ems the danger from bloating when cat
tie are pastured upon the mixture
which makes a more evenly balanced
ration than either alone. The usual
practice is to sow the timothy In the
fall, often with wheat, by special at
tachment to the drill, and the follow
ing spring SOW the clover broadcast
Others SOW the timothy early in the
spring, and afterwards, about the 1st
of April, the clover. Still others ad-
vocate sowing the clover in the spring
and the timothy in the following fall.
The amount OF seed of the mixture per
acre should be six to eight quarts OF
timothy and eight to ten pounds of
clover. One correspondent recon-
mends about a gallon OF the mixture
per acre, OF which one-third is tim
othy. II sown alone, there should be
used about eight to sixteen quarts per
acre. II is best to cut for hay when
the flowers are falling. 1t does not
seem to be used alone or with other
grasses for permanent pastures to any
extent in Kansas. Our correspondents
having timothy and clover mixed do
not mention any injury to the timothy
from grazing. Mr.. Shlnn of Jewell
county, states that he has a field OF
timothy four years old which is in
good condition. This shows the pos
sibility of utilizing this grass farther
west than is generally supposed
Bulletin 102 Kansas Experiment Sta
ton.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

dogs, but the proboscis monkey has
a nose several inches long. Besides
being long it is pointed and slightly
tilted up, and oldest of all, it grows
and grows all through the life of the
monkey. Another strange thing in
connection with this monkey is its
three stomachs. When food is scarce
it can carry its three meals and digest
them at leisure. The age of the pro-
boscis monkey is reckoned by the
length of its nose.
Another monkey which museums and
ZOOS would like to obtain is the guer-
eza. This animal is a study in black
and white. 1t mas the appearance OF
wearing a white fur mantle over a
coat of black velveteen. Its sides are
flinged with thick masses of snowy
hair, while its back. legs and lower
body are as black as coal. The face
too. is black, while the whiskers
Seard and eyebrows are white and the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

Here are three important proposi-
tons having an agricultural bearing
1. Grass is the most valuable crop in
Vermont and in many parts of New
England and New York.
=. No species of grass commonly cul-
tivated does well on low, wet ground
Such ground usually produces mix
ture of weeds and sedges known as
"swale hay"
3. 1t has now been shown that
native species, fowl meadow grass, can
be established in these low meadows,
whore It will thrive and produce hay
equal in quantity and quality to the
best timothy or red top.
This announcement rests on the re-
suits OF seven years experiments con-
Quoted by Prof l.. II. Jones, botanist OF
the Vermont Experiment Station.
Seed of fowl meadow grass is al
most unknown in the seed market,
but it is not difficult to gather from
the wild plants. 1t can be secured in
this way at cost of about So bushel
Prof. Jones advises sowing in mixture
on wet soils, the following being mere
ly sample prescription for an acre:
Timothy, 10 pounds.
Alsike clover, 6 pounds.
Red top (recleaned), pounds.
Fowl meadow lin chaff), 10 pounds.
These should be sown in mid-tum-
mer without nurse crop. The timo-
thy and red top are apt to take the
ground at first, and may predominate
for the first two or three years even.
But as they succumb to the wetness
OF the soil the fowl meadow grass takes
their places, and presently Will be
found to have occupied nearly the
whole territory. Farmers who nave
low, wet meadow land, where rod top
and timothy do not succeed, should
look carefully into the merits OF fowl
meadow grass. 1t is native and hardy,
and not controlled by any trust.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

Like individual collectors of stamps
scashells, firearms and other things Of
human interest geological societies or
menageries are at all times ready to
beg. borrow, purchase or exchange any
animal not already in their possession.
There are, however, many beasts and
birds that such bodies have never yet
managed to obtain. One of these is the
proboscis monkey of Borneo. Although
known to European science more than
century. even the enterprising ZOO
logical society of London has not been
able TO obtain a specimen. In appear
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

long black tail has a thick white
plume at its tip. Altogether the
guereza is an odd-loolSing monkey
Why it is never seen in ZOOS or mena-
geries is a mystery, for it is not un-
common along the mountains of inte-
rior Somaliland and in Abyssinia.
Bears are not at all uncommon, even
IN New England, but there is one bear
which the managers OF game gardens
and menageries have never been able
TO secure. 1t is called the parti-col-
ored bear and lives in the most mac
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

ance the proboscis monkey is one Of
the queerest and quaintest of the mon
key family Its forehead is as low as
an apes. its nair is chestnut in color
and neatly parted in the middle, and
its face is adorned with bushy mutton
chop whiskers. Its eyes are far apart,
its mouth is wide. and its cheeks ana
chin are tinged with blue, giving the
face the appearance of having just
been shaved. But the most remark
able feature of all is the nose. Mon
keys as a rule have no noses at all.
come of them having muZzles like
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRl-
CULTURlSTS.
Some Up-to-Dato Hints About Guild
walton of the Soil and Yields
Thcreof--Horticulture Niticuiturs and
Horticulture.


The Rambo Apple.
d. F. Thompson, Stephenson Co,
Ill.:-The tree is too soft
Sylvester Johnson, Marion Co., Ind:
Very very. VERY good.
w. r. Weir Henderson Co, ILL
Fine quality tree very tender here.
r. b. Stinson, Union Co., Ill.:-A
good eating apple but does not thrive
here.
John Tilson, Johnson Co, Ind
Good for all purposes and 1t bears well
for me.
II. f. Harrison, Clay Co, I'LL
would not plant 1T because 1t scabs too
badly.
Geo. ]. Kellogg G. Sons, Rock Co,
wis.:-Not grown here. 1t 10 not
hardy.
o. w. Barnard, Kankakee Co, ILL.,
A splendid early winter apple, very
few better.
L. r. Bryant, Bureau Co.. Ill.;-one
OF the good old sorts that is not grown
much now.
j. Burton, Lawrence Co.. Ind.:-It
was good formerly but seems to be out
Of date.
L.F. Dintelman, st. Clair Co., ILL
Going out Of date, but Is fine apple
for butter making.
]. Y. Demaru, Johnson Co., Ind.:-
or course think we'll OF the Rambo
apple, but don't like the tree.
]. H. Karnes, Buchanan Co., MOI
An old time variety and one OF my
favorite fall apples; profitable with l-e.
C. G.. Winn, Pike Co., Ill.:-One or
two trees for family use are all right,
but it Is a poor variety commercially.
]. Troop, Tippecanoe Co., Ind
This is not planted so largely as 1t
was. other varieties having suppressed
ed 1t.
T. ]. Burrill, Champaign Co., Ill
Still an excellent fall variety. Here II
is rather tender. The fruit needs thin
ming.
F. L. Williams, Perry Co., ILL
There is nothing like the Rambo for
flavor but it rots too badly to be prof
table.
Alpha Nursery Co., Henry Co., ILL.,:
"A fine apple but no one wants them
any more. We do not think them hardy
enough for this latitude.
Geo. NJ. De Land, Lee Co., Ill
have fruited this but have dropped i
from my young orchard as it is too
tender for our climate.
w. H. Ragan, Putnam Co.. Ind
An old amateur variety, quality OF the
best, tree tender but we'll worthy of ;
, place in any family orchard.
L. Redden, Pulaski Co., Ill.:-An OLE
friend almost obsolete now. l hav,
never grown them here The qualit!
is quite good, season early winter.
]. Friend. Henry Co.. Ill.:-Good.
Daniel Sharp, Clayton Co., Ill.,
Good in its season. The trees neet
low heading to prevent sun scaldini
, and should lean we'll to the southwest
Chas. Hirschinger, Sauk Co., Wis
have lost all my trees OF this variety
, l first planted Rambo in 1849. but the
were all dead long ago. 1t is a gram
, apple.
q Benjamin Buchanan. Sangamon Co
, Hill have several old trees. root
grated. They are tall, upright, hav
y long branches, and bear heavily-oc
: casionally. The fruit Is a nice littl
4 apple OF good quality, and generall
. we'll appreciated for dessert, apple but
o ter and the like. But II is too smal
. for market There are better varietie
n for fall.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

Recent investigations tend to show
chat the nitrates in the earth OF cav
erns are not derived from the excre-
ment Of bats, as popularly supposed, but
have their origin in the nitrihcation
Of organic matter in the surface soil
through the agency of bacteria, and the
subsequent teaching of the nitrates so
formed downward into caverns, where
they slowly accumulate with other
salts as the water escapes by evapora-
tion.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

Vegetables are doing we'll through
out the southern district OF Florida.
and shipments OF beans, tomatoes and
other succulent products are being
made. Large shipments of oranges
are going forward, together with small
lots OF pineapples. Lettuce, cabbages.
celery, cucumbers and beans are avail
able in local markets. Strawberries
have been retarded somewhat by the
cold of the middle OF the month, but
shipments continue. The fruit is ex-
cellent.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

Daniel Hardy, the new general su-
perintendent of the Missouri Pacific
railway. was thirty-fve years ago q
water boy on the old single-track road
running through Frazeyville, o.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

1t doesn't bother the Almighty to lp-
set our most carefully laid nlanz
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

The tide of fortune often turns with
a rush that carries everything before 1t.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

Most men want to do better. but
they ere seldom able to decide where
10 begin.
The Washington times., 1902-03-30

growing for years, and he was dead anx-
ious to get q chance at me. l wasn't
sorry that there were good strong bars
between us.
Il was coming down to Denver with a
rancher by the name of Bellows, and we
had got to the Yampa River when We
met up with a she bear and two cubs.
Now, there is always some excitement
when bear stacks up on the trail, and
we unlimbered suddenly and let the old
one have it.
Both bullets struck the bear at the
same time. She let out a yell and the
air was full of dirt and rocks as she
dug up the earth in her pain and anger.
The cubs were too young to understand
the fright that wild animals feel at the
sight OF a human being. and they Just
hung around looking foolish for min
ute, until the mother gave one of them
slap that would have killed dog, and
knocked him into the brush near by.
The burros were nowhere to be seen. but
we knew they couldn't be far, so we held
a council to determine what TO do. Wound
ed bears that go into the brush are the
kind that do all the damage. Bellows
thought she was dead; but 1t occurred TO
me that a little discretion would not be
amiss. so we waited for while for pos
sible developments.
In the meantime one OF the cubs had
been killed by my companion, and after
few minutes the other one came out OF
the brush and looked around. We roped
him and tied him to a stump until we had
found his late mother. Not sound came
from the brush for ten minutes, and we
decided that if she was still in there she
was dead. SO in we went.
Sure enough. not twenty feet from the
edge OF the brush she lay, dead as log.
The Washington times., 1902-03-30

pitchers. three catchers, four infielders
and five outielders.
One of the most important things to
consider in the handling of college base
ball team is to outline a careful campaign
based on a study of the schedule of games
to be played. The schedule now being
played by the Georgetown University team
may be taken as an example of the ne
cessity for doing this. During the first
two weeks of this season games are to be
played with Yale, Princeton, Penn5yl-
vania, Cornell, Lafayette, Lehigh, and
others-a formidable lot of teams to meet
in such short period.
Development of Pitchers.
Not only must the preparation of the
men in batting, base running, fielding, and
team work be perfected rapidly but es-
pecially close attention must be paid to
developing the pitching force. The strain
Of such series of games so early in the
year is unusually hard OH the pitchers,
for in the early spring the cold and damp
weather makes the training and condi-
tioning of pitchers very difficult matter
1t is often inadyisable at this time of the
year TO allow pitcher to pitch full
game, owing to his lack OF training, and
the great danger Of permanent injury to
his arm.
Fer that reason it is best to develop
number of men for the box and use two
CT more of them in each of the early
raraeR. This again is move that is like
J to be dangerous to chances OF win
n.-g, as early in the season pitchers lack
control, and changing is likely to upset
The Washington times., 1902-03-30

That ended Mrs. Rruin. We butchered
her and went after the burros. When we
got them we packed the live cub on top
of a cracker box and the meat of the
mother and the other cub wherever we
could find place. Then began the real
fun. We had struck into the river at
the ford. and the burros were half way
stumbled and fell. In an instant the cur
rent had carried him down and over the
edge OF rifle into deep water.
1T was funny to see the way those two
animals fought for air. First the burro
was topside and then the cub, and every
time the little fellow would come up he ID
swear for all he was worth and bat at
the burro's ears with his little paws, just
as II it was all his fault.
Cap, said Bellows. as We stood there
listening to him and getting wind for the
march, do you hear what he says?
of course. | hear him. / said but
what do | know about what a bear says?'
Well, he says he hopes you'll fall over
the divide and break your neck for treat
ing him this way said my friend.
And the cub swore till we got to Dem
yer. and from that time was as ugly
little devil as you ever saw. He never
did get rid of the notion that l was his
enemy, so l sold him before he got big
enough to do any damage. The man who
bought him kept him in Denver for a
while and then sent him East. aA' he
eventually got to the Zoo here. l al
ways heard that he was here, but was
never certain till l went out there the
other day; but am certain all right now.
That bear is my enemy, and | wouldn't
be caught alone with him uncaged and
unarmed for all the coin in the Treas
ury."