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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29
rRADE ON sovTAERN RIvERs.

Queer Looking Flstbosts Used by
Peddlers on Water.
Queer-looking fiatboats, varying In
size and capable of carrying many
tons OF freight, having on board
rude home for the owner, are again
beginning to ply up and down the
broad expanse Of the Ohio river and
its tributaries. One in particular has
attracted the attention of the farm
ers through whose lands it occasional
ly wends its way. 1t has been fitting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29
Yellow nna Black.

A popular combination in new mil
Iinery is that Of yellow and black. A
lovely hat is in black Neapolitan
straw aud pale yellow tulle. The
crown is OF futed tulle, while the
brim is Of straw, faced with the tulle,
Round the crown is a wreath OF yell
low and black roses and the same
flowers trim the bandeau, which
raises the hat from the hair on the
left side.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29

A few nuns have been made for
weddings 10 match. the parasols trim
med With fruit and grass. or made In
pink chlhon with roses. They do very
well for bridesmaids. There are a
good many fantastic ideas for we'd
dings just nov. and one Of these is a
large basket. behind which the bride
and bridegroom stand 70 receive their
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29

Efficient Diving Apparatus Designed
nv Italian Inventor.

Efhcient Diving Apparatus Designes
BY Italian Inventor.
a weird-looking affair is the Sub
marine worker" invented by the ltal
ian Cavaliere Pine. The boat is some
what Of the shape of an elongated eeg
is only little over nine feet X d
ameter and Is able to resist the crush
ing pressure Of the superintendent
water at depth Of eighty fathoms
It's crew of two men can lift and han
die heavy weights with considerable
facility by means Of the long arms
with claw-like attachments which pro
trude from the fore part Of the vessel
The weights haying been placed II
contact with an automatic grapnel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29
sRIsF ITEMS OF spoRr.
Topics Of Interest Gathered the World
Ouar

Topics Of Interest Gathered the World
over
Harry Forbes defeated Morris Rauch
in a ffteen-round battle 81 Kansas
City. The surprise Of the fight was on
Rauch's part Few thought that a
man who had cared 30 little for him
self as Rauch would last the limit
against Forbes.
The one hundred and twentyfourth
race for the English Derby stakes, Of
$500 sovereigns, for s-year-olds, dis
tance about one mile and a half. was
run May 27 at EPSON Downs. 1t was
won by the favorite, Sir J. Miller's
brown colt, Rock Sand, by Sainfoin-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29

Piano keys that have become dis
colored cover with a rather thick paste
made Of lemon juice and prepared
chalk or whiting. Be careful not to
let it get between the keys. Leave a
few minutes, then wash OF with a
soft cloth, wung out Of warm water.
Polish with ne tiniest drop Of sweet
oil. and then rub with soft duster till
every trace of oil is removed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29
HAS SALOON IN TENT.

Enterprising Man Makes Fortune IN
Novel Manner.
Ben Chinicaini Of Girard, O., saw
the opportunity Of lifetime when the
town. with its dozen saloons, was 'Not
ed dry" He was the boss OF gang
of men on the Pennsylvania com
pany's line at the time, but he estab
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29

At 4 recent card party the hostess
puzfed her guests by providing beans
AZ taliles instead OF paper stars and
hearts. Five beans were awarded %
the winners at the end Of each game
and one TO the losers. each one being
solemnlv warned 70 keep his beans
carefully in a little bag provided for
the purpose. There was much comes
ture during the games as to the ui'f
mate use Of the beans. but no hint was
given until. as the taiiies for the last
game we're being distributed, maia
hroueh, IN dainty bills oi fare bear
Ing the following astonishing iuiorma-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29
cAT ApoeTs 4 woLF wAELP.

Peculiar HAPPY Famny"-Many
Wolves Killed In Illinois
A singular outcome Of wolf hunt
near Byron, Ogle county. only about
two hours out Of Chicago on the 81.
Paul railway. is that OF a 2-weeks-old
snarling wolf whelp has been adopted
by a cat owned by J. G. Blanchard,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29

The door drapery presented is also
suitable for window The best efect
may be obtained by the use Of hfty-
inch double.iaced velour. which comes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29

Twenty.pine per cent Of the memr
berh Of the senate and 1s per cent Of
the house fought on one side o. the
othar in the civil war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29

Immediately there was anxious oif.
ing into bags to count up accumulated
gains. and more anxious calculations
by those who we're short Of funds as 10
wk,t their store would buy. some q
The fortunate. who had seven oesns can,
more lhsn the cost Of the entire pm
Of fare. generously offered 70 slsle ,
via shelr poorer neishbess, but whsn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29

Steel blue bodice OF crepe de chine
laid IN stitched tucks Stimulating box
plalta. with the lace colored 20 match
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29

which is employed in conjunction with
the submarine. they are olutched ane
hoisted TO the surface.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-29
Pretty Afternoon Froek.

An afternoon frock Of tan-colored
satin crepe de chine. with lace cap Of
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
ed in the previous paragraph.

ed in the previous paragraph.
Farmers Bulletins treating features
of fruit growing can be obtained with
out charge by application to the Divi-
sion of Publications. Those already
printed are as follows No. 80, Grape
Diseases on the Pacific Coast; No. 80,
Peach Growing for Market; No. 80,
Spraying for Fruit Diseases; No. 70,
Insect Enemies of the Grape; No. 80,
The Peach Twig-Borer; No. 113, The
Apple and How to Grow 1t; No. 127,
Important Insecticides; No. 145, Car
bon Bisulphide as an Insecticide; No.
146, Insecticides and Fungicides; No
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
Angora
Goats.

other way you keep posted the Angora Goat
by subscribing for the Oregon Agricuurst
and Northwest Portland Oregon Angora Depart
gives information of reliable character about An
CORA Goats found any other paper Published
monthly Subscription so cents Send stamps for
sample copy you send Of neghbor who have
n Aurora Goats, will send several back
different issues all containing interesting information
about the Angora Goat business. Address
H. NJ WILLIAMSON, Publisher Portland, Oregon
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

1853, Orchard Enemies in the Pacific
Northwest; No. 154, The Fruit Gar
den: Preparation and Care; No. 156,
The Home Vineyard. The Division of
Publications also will send such other
available publications as are shown by
any application to be needed.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

gist or other competent person should
be obtained.
The preparation of insecticides,
while not difficult requires care and
much regard for the details. Numer-
GUS publications of the Department of
Agriculture and state experiment sta
ions, giving explicit instructions for
heir preparation, are available for
hose who wish them.
Fruit growers are often at loss to
lnow where to look for assistance
when confronted with insect problems,
end for this reason allow their crops
10 suffer from insect injury which
might otherwise be prevented. The
following publications of the United
states Department of Agriculture, Di-
Vision of Entomology, are suggested
rs aids to those who are concerned
with the subjects treated Circular
No. 7, The Pear-tree Psylla; Circular
No. 9, Cancer Worm; Circular No. II,
The Peach-tree Borer; Circular No. 20,
The Woolly Aphis of the Apple; Cir
cular No. 81, The Strawberry Weevil;
Circular No. 20, the Buffalo Tree Hop
ner; Circular No. 26, The Pear Slug;
Circular No. 20, The Fruit-tree Bark
beetle; Circular No. 80, The Larger
Apple-tree Borers; Circular No. AZ,
How to Control the San Jose Scale;
Bulletin No. "a, Principal Insects
Liable to be Distributed on Nursery
Stock; Bulletin No. 35, Cooling Moth
Investigations; Reprint from Year
book for 1896. Insect Control in Cali
fornia; Reprint from Yearbook for
1900, Scale Insect and Mite Eenemles
Spraying in Relation to Plant Dis
eases.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

Jones-Why do they call that Pull
man porter Doctor?
Smith-Why, because he has attend
ed so many berths.-Cornell Widow.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
tins are also mentioned
Combination of Insecticides and Fungi
cides.


the spraying materials the two objects
can often be accomplished with a sim
gle operation. The combination in
most common use is Bordeaux mixture
and Paris green, or some other form OF
arsenic. The poison is added to the
fungicide in the same manner and at
the same rate as it would be If it were
applied in water alone.
Contact insecticides are generally
applied by themselves, without being
combined with fungicide.
The Dust Method.
Spraying materials have been ap-
piled more or less from the first in the
form of dry powder, usually diluted
with slaked lime, flour, or some other
cheap substance. This method has
generally been used in treating low
growing plants like potatoes, but in
some sections it has, within the last
few years. been given a wider appli-
cation and used in combating orchard
poets. 1t is highly recommended by
some of those who have adopted it,
and appears to be of growing import
ance. 1t would seem to be of special
value in places where it is difficult to
get water for the wet method. Several
machines for busting plants and trees
are on the market.
Spraying Apparatus.
The apparatus used in the early
days of spraying would hardly be rec
ognized as the prototype of that in
common use at the present time. The
first device for applying insecticides
and fungicides was merely brush. 1t
was used by first dipping it into the
LIQUID and then scattering over the
plants Common gardeners watering
pots with fine roses were also used In
the early history of spraying, especial
ly in fighting potato bugs.
The early spray pumps were quite
unlike those of today. They were
heavy, clumsy affairs, projecting far
above the barrels or tanks on which
they were mounted, thus being top
heavy and inconvenient for moving
about.
The question, what is the best
spray pump" is very common one,
and one which admits of no direct an
swer. There is a large number OF good
spray pumps, and the one fruit grow
er likes best will depend in a measure
upon what one he gets accustomed to
first. AS is the case with nearly all
farm implements, if a man becomes &C
customed to a peculiar make or style
and it does it's work, he will probably
be better pleased with that one than he
will with some other one which he
does not understand so well, even
though the two have intrinsically equal
merits. Then, too, a grower should
consider his own peculiar needs and be
governed thereby in selecting his ap-
paratus. Some pumps are better
adapted to special needs than others.
Department of Agriculture Aids.
The Department of Agriculture is
ready to aid fruit growers in any prac-
ticable way to the extent of its re-
sources. The Bureau of Plant Indus
try, through it's pomologists and path
ologists and their expert assistants,
will give advice in specific cases where
+bo oppJioapt f,1rpichpc sniff piapt data
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15


that spraying to control fungous dis
eases of plants is primarily prevent
i've measure. If the applications are
delayed until after the plants have be-
come diseased, very little can be &C
complished by the use of fungicldes
In order to insure the greatest degree
of protection. it is necessary to keep
the foliage as completely covered as
possible with some fungicide during
the period of growth Of those diseases
to which the plant in question is sub
iect; otherwise the very minute spores
of the disease liable to attack the
plants in question may lodge on unpro-
tected spots and so develop their re-
spective diseases within the tissues OF
the host. For this reason repeated ap-
plications are necessary. AS the OBJ
ject is to keep every portion of the foil
age covered with the fungicide used,
it is obvious that very careful atten-
ton to it's application is essential.
Failure to make the applications
satisfaction with the results OF spray
ing. Another difficulty is in using fun
gicides that are not properly made. 1t
is not difficult to prepare the ones OF
greatest importance in fruit growing,
but attention to details is of fully as
great Importance as in the preparation
of insecticides. Explicit directions Tor
making Bordeaux mixture and am
moniacal solution of copper carbonate,
which are the most important fungl-
cides in general use, are given IN
Farmers Bulletin No. 3S, Spraying Tor
Fruit Diseases, published by the U. 5.
Agricultural Department, and NO.
20, Pach-Leaf Curl; Its Nature
and Treatment two bulletins from
the Division of Vegetable Physl-
ology and Pathology of this Depart
ment-will also be of value to many
fruit growers. Useful Farmers Bulie-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
May Get Some Money Back.

Victims in Birmingham of the now ce- ftinnt E. J. Arnold Turf Investment Com penY which operated out of St. Louis on a most extensive scale. have been aroused again and there are several who believe they are likely to get back some of their money. The stir has been caused by receipt of a notice from the referee in bankruptcy in the eastern division of the Eastern Judicial District of Missouri to the effect that the first meeting of the creditors of E. J. Arnold & Co. would be held at the office of the referee in St. Louis on July ?, at ? o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the said credi- tors may attend, prove their claims. un- less already proved, appoint a trustee, examine the oankrupts and transact such other business as may properly come be- fore said meeting.
 The majority of the stockholders in the now defunct turf investment com pany in this district have made out their claims and it is not believed that any of them will go to St. Louis next month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

the syndicate ide.a has crept in. This is especially true as regards the expresses and public carts. A New York lrishman, who started in carting with a second-class outfit ten years ago, now controls 50U stands. and Is gradually absorbing his immediate competitors, He has over $l00.- 900 invested in carts, horses and harness.
 He early saw the advantages of conn. bination, ani whenever he could get the money he bought up a cart here and cart there. His poll y has been to employ the men he buys out at good wages. and thus keep tn em from starting new stands in opposition. He will not say what in- come he draws from the business, but 1t is enough to provide him with an ex- pensive suburban home for his family, with horses and carriages, and to keep his sons and daughters at college
 While the carriage business is drifting into she hands of a few Irishmen, the
 Nev York are being con solidated by company of Greeks, who arc credited with controlling nearly half of tho 1.21 stands.
 A Fruit Stand Syndicate.
 The head of the syndicate has been in America less than a decade. He began his new world career by peddling bana- mas from 8 pushcart. After that Ee secured employment with a fellow -coun- tryman as helper around fruit stand. He saved his money. and. when he had enough, started in business at little stand on a side street. He pros2ered and bought stand on buster thorough fare. After he had been running the two places for year or more 1t occurred to him that it wouldn't be bad idea to own many stores. provided he could get the money. He got 1t by forming a partner ship with Q banker of the Greek colony, and today these men and third, who was taken in later on, are rapidly acauir- ing comfortable fortunes. They control the majority of the stands along the ferry streets. and these are splendid paying propositions.
 What Is true in New York Is true, in large measure, of other cities, so that the boot-black trust, in the hands of Italians is no longer without company among the street corner busia 'sses.
 Greeks and Italians in the Majority.
 It Is a peculiar fact that, barring the express, carriage and news stands, all other stands arc pretty generally con trolled by the better class of Greeks ana Italians The Greeks have 1t all their own way with fruit; they divide the honors with the Italians with the flowers while the latter have no opposition at the boot-black stands, except from an oc- casional negro. Expressmen, as wei as carters. are still largely of Irish extrac- ton. and the news stand people are usual ly of the same persuasion.
 The Jew is rarely found running street corner business He aspires either 10 something higher or lower-a little store' or a peddler's pack or pushcart'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
INVESTED IN THE STREET COR
 NER BUSINESS.
The Capital Behind These Enterprises in Ten Large American Cities Amounts to More Than
 S1O,oOO. 900.

Not in a store. but on the street cor ner." So reads the advertisement of a book store in the heart of New York city.
 The owner of this store, who finds 1t profitable to spend $100 a week exploiting business that is conducted from shelves built along a stone reclinig wall. is one of hundred thousand street corner mer- chants in the ten largest cities in the United States whose combined properties represent an invested capital of some thing like S10000.OOO
 These figures do not include such pet ty trafhckers as pushcart and wagon ped dlers, fakirs of all kinds and the army of men, women and children who do business on the streets for a part of the day. Nor do they take note of profes- eional men or brokers or others whose offices are in their hats They deal ex- clusively with those men who year in and year out, can be founr all day long behind their fixed stands. ready to serve all customers as regularly and system atically as the more pretentious mer- chants under roofs Under this head come fruit and flower men, bootblacks and news stand keepers, express and cart men and even keepers of restaurants and lunch wagons.
 33, 900 Street Merchants in New York
 New York Is the fertile field of these men. In that city g, ,S51 of them run 1928 stands, which represent an invest ment of nearly 5000 900. Chicago comes next with, in round numbers, 10000 men engaged and capital of $2,000.000. Phil adelphia is third with 15.000 men and $l,- 400 GOO, while in the other cities the fig ures are as fellows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
in a wholesale district, he must have

in a wholesale district, he must have wagon, horses and harness. Express wagons capable of doing heavy hauling are costly; therefore an average outlay of $300 is necessary in order to transact business. The sum of $434700 represents the money invested in expresses in New York city; and, as each express requires two men. 2,s9S men are employed.
 The number of public carts, which do moving and odd jobs in the residential and retail portions of the city, is 10,126 As an average equipment costs $20O the capital invested is $2,O25r2O0, and as here again two men are required for each cart 2O.252 are employed. In fact, nearly every street corner business demands the time of two persons. and all figures show ing the number of men employed are on this basis, with one exception.
 News and periodical stands number 477. The cost Of constructing a stand is $2O the average daily stock Is $25, the capital invested is S21, and the persons en- ployed are 9A.
 Twelve Hundred Fruit Stands.
 There are 1.271 fruit stands, represent ing S95.325, for stand costs $20 to build and displays $50 worth of stock.
 Of the 800 flower stands in the me. tropolis, the average stock amounts to $10O, and the stand itself to $50 for it must be better built than a news stand in order to protect the flowers. Seventy-fivs thousand dollars is invested in these stands and their wares, which are looked after by 1000 men.
 The bootblack stands also represent a generous outlay. The customary stand has three chairs of the approved type, with accompanying bases, at $50 each. Consequently S192. 750 is invested in 1,235 HfnndQ hOafhIanly fs E.~ every chair, S,s55 find work.
 The outdoor restaurants, usually ip hllipution booths built along store walls number 50, Each booth costs $100, and is stocked with $1OO worth of eatables, giving a total capital of SIC, 900 directed by 100 men.
 Miscellaneous stands-soft drinks. can- dies, etc.-humber 75, with an average stand cost of $25 and an average stock to the same amount The investment is | SS.75O. and 150 men are employed. An told. the approximate investment fin New York's street corner business is S2, ,S5S, ,I90
 Stands That Are Big Money-Makers The enormous outlay of $1O,4OO0OO fir the cities named-of which New York's share is about one-fourth the entire amount-is justified by the returns II is no uncommon thing for many a stand to do daily business running into sev, eral hundreds of dollars. The customer. of a book-stand in New York city, on one of the suburban ferry streets. keep fiv, men busy the greater part of the day A good fruit stand not infrequently clear. $1o a day to its owner; a flower stand is reckoned on not to show less than g profit at he close of business, and tho proprietor of bootblack stand. huggine the walls of a well-located saloon, can, not help making daily profits averaging all the way from s to $25. according tc the number of chairs.
 In fact, the street corner businesses are so remunerative, despite the high rentals for stand space-pFoperty owners often charging as much as S75 a month-thai