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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
FUEL FROM sAwDusr.
Austrian Firm Makes a Profitable Busi-
ness of It

The increasing scarcity and dearness
OF the ordinary kinds Of fuel are lead
ing European manufacturers to the
consideration of various new products
and combinations which may serve In
place OF coal and wood. The Ameri-
can consul at Coburg reports that saw
dust is being used extensively in that
country for fuel purposes. The saw
dust is impregnated with a mixture
OF tar and heated to the proper tenn
perature. 1t is then passed over a
plate Of iron heated by steam from
which a screw conveyor takes 1t to a
press. where it is made into bricks OF
the required size. One American fam
lily produced last year over 1905 900
Of these bricks, costing about is cents
thousand, and Velling at from IS
cents to 81. This suggests the ques-
tion why the dust turned out in such
vast quantities by the great sawmills
OF our numbering regions, most OF
which now goes to waste, might not
be converted into salable product
for both domestic and foreign use. II
compressed into hard bricks. as In the
American process. the difficulty of
transportation raised by the bulkiness
OF the sawdust would be largely eliml-
mated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

The most important diocese of the
Church OF England lost its spiritual
head when Rt. Rev. Mandell Creigh-
ton. bishop OF London. passed away.
Bishop Creighton was born In Carlisle
in 1S42 and was educated at Oxford.
At the comparatively early age Of Al
he was elected to the Dixie professor
ship Of ecclesiastical history in the
University of Cambridge. IL 1886 he
represented Emmanuel College. Cam
bridge, at the 250th anniversary cele-
bration OF Harvard College He was
appointed bishop OF Peterborough in
1891. and at the death OF Archbishop
Benson, in 1897. he became bishop Of
London. His administration OF both
dioceses was marked by great ability.
He held himself somewhat aloof from
the strife Of Ritualists and Ant-Rit-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

fee to II British legation Mr. Game
well wa selected as chief OF staff to
Sir Claude Macdonald, and placed in
charge OF the work of fortifying the
position held by the besieged foreign
ers. The building and maintaining of
all the barricades and fortifications
during that long siege Of flfty-six days
were directed and superintended by
.Mr Gamewell. SO apparent were his
fitness and ability for this work that
the military, who had first held back
and rather objected to obeying a civ
ilian. were glad to serve under this
preacher-soldier. Sir Claude MacDon-
aid, Maj. Conger, DR.. Martin. Mr.. Nor
rison, the correspondent of the Lon
don Times. and all the others VINO
were besiegcd. have praised in the
highest terms his skill and energy.
Col. Scott, OF the English relief force,
after inspecting the works, said OF
Mr.. Gamewell: He is worthy a place
In the royal engineers; while Sir
Robert Hart. quoting DR.. Arthur H.
Smith. says that he was "a repreSen-
tation OF limited omnipresence." No
man in Pekln was SO constantly un-
der fire and SO continuously exposed
as was Mr.. Gamewell. but he came
through the siege untouched 1t is ac-
knowledged that to this missionary
engineer more than to any other one
man do the besieged in Pekin owe
their preservation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

OF crew Of imprisoned whalers
caught in the ice at Point Barrows in
the fall of 81 Starting with a small
party Lieut.. Jarvis succeeded in doing
what no white man had hitherto ac-
complished-making his way overland
in the fury of an Arctic winter,
through seemingly endless wastes OF
ice and snow. and arriving at Point
Barrows In time to save the lives of
the icebound whalers. 1t was for that
brave deed that he wac awarded the
medal by congress.
Lieut.. Jarvis, whose home is in New
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
A RUSH FOR FREE HOMES.
Homesteaders Making Ready for slse
Opening In Oklahoma

Homesteaders Making Ready for sise
Opening in Oklahoma.
BY virtue OF an act of congress
passed last June, tract OF land sixty
miles square in Oklahoma Territory is
to be opened for settlement some time
this year. Just when President Nc
Kinley will issue the proclamation en-
titling the public to race for home
steads in what is known as Beautiful
Land cannot be definitely announced
at present. But officials believe that
all preliminary work win be com
pleted by the middle of next August.
This will be the last great struggle
for free homes in America. Descrip-
tions Of the wealth and fertility OF
Oklahoma have excited much interest
in the farms in that part OF the coun-
try, and already Intending settlers are
camping on the harder line waiting
for the President to proclaim the
grounds open. Many young lawyers,
physicians and enterprising business
men may be found who are making
preparations to go to that part OF Ok
lahoma Territory to seek their for
tunes There are reports Of new rail-
way developments in the territory.
and the establishment of new banks,
new building associations and insur-
ance companies ID advertised; in fact.
everything points to boom in that
region as soon as the farm rush" be-
gins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
A MEXICAN wAsH-DAY.
A Novel scene which Interests Tsav-
elers.

Novel Scene which Interests Trav-
elers.
To the American woman, accustomed
TO washing her clothes in a tub in her
kitchen or shed and hanging them out
on the line to dry, the sight OF num-
Der OF them at work is novel and inter
esting. The Mexicans have many
queer ways of doing things,
and this is one OF them. No washing
is done In the houses. Once
week-and sometimes once
notwithstanding to the cleanli-
ness Of the family, the woman
Of the house or her grown up daugh-
ters. or her servants, II she is rich,
take their solled linen down to the
canal, where the wash tanks OF stone
are built. The cleansing pro-
cess is not up to American
standards OF tidiness. There is little
rubbing and the Mexican woman has
no reason to complain OF backache, as
has her American cousin. aftes her
days work is done. She simply dips
her clothes few times into the canal,
then slaps them on the stones and
hangs them on the rafters Of the can
vas-covered roof that protects their
heads from the suns rays.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE.
Woman Declared to BE In . Decision
of Federal Court.

Woman Declared to BE In . Decision
OF a Federal Court.
The ancient and venerable question
first raised in Adams day. and dis
cussed with more or less vigor by that
gentleman's descendants ever since. as
to who is the head of the house. the
man or the woman, has been settled it
may be hoped finally. by Judge Pur-
nell Of the United States circuit court.
The point came up in case In Vir-
ginia, where woman. storekeeper,
endeavored to take advantage of the
bankruptcy law, but had her petition
denied by lower court on the ground
that she was married and living with
her husband, she was not the head OF
the house. Judge Purnell reversed
this decision and rendered an opinion
to the effect that married woman liv-
ing VITA or apart from her husband is
the head OF the household in the legal
sense OF the term, AS this decision is
rendered in federal court, it applies.
or course, to the whole country. and
all American women from Puget
Sound to Calais may rejoice that their
status has been fxed beyond further
dispute. Husbands and other mascu-
line usurpers may now Aep down and
out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

The rabbits are the greatest pest OF
New South Wales. At one period over
100000.00O acres we're infested with
them and 25,2SO,OOO were destroyed in
one year and their skins paid for by
the government. II is estimated that
altogether about $4,000 miles of rab-
bit proof wire netting fences have al
ready been erected, and many hun
dreds Of miles more are now in course
OF erection. Latterly an export trade
In frozen rabbits and in rabbit skins
has sprung up. and It is expected that
by and by 1t will reach great proper
tions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

B. w. Pearce, 81 years of age, q re-
tired printer and editor OF Newport,
X. l., has what is probably the most
unique library in Rhode Island. IL not
in New England. 1t is composed
wholly of scrap books. numbering
about 100. all made within recent
years. During all Of that time he has
purchased duplicate copies OF the
Utica Saturday Globe each week IN
order to use matter from each OF tho
pages.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

The first mark of irregularlty of the
big clock In the tower OF the Union de-
rot was the dlscord CT the hands on
the four dials, facing north, south, east
and west, says the Denver Republican.
These are run by long steel arms that
extend from the mechanism In the csn-
ter. The hands. each OF which is about
four feet long, did not keep tso same
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
REV. NJ. R. KERR,

to agree with the pastors idea as to
the failings OF the rich in the line Of
duty. One thing is certain-M Mr. Kerr's
peculiar methods have succeeded in
enlarging the church membership by
forty within two and half years and
In greatly augmenting the attendance
at morning and evening services.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

The first savings bank established
In the United States was in Philadel-
phia, which opened Dec. 2, 1916. 1t is
said that the first deposit made In this
bank was the sum of three shilllngs,
handed over the counter by boy.
This bank was entitled The Savings
Fund seniseF @t Philadelphia."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

RT. REV. MANDELL CREIGHTON.
ualists, but, while his Christianity was
of broad and liberal order, he was
In his ecclesiastical relations moder-
ate high churchman. Dr. Creighton's
historical AKudies made him figure OF
importance in the literary world He
published many reviews and lectures
and was the author of several import
ant historical works.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

The crown that adorns tho brow of
Hollands youthful queen is said TO
have cost $4,000. In 1929 It was stolen
by burglars and remained in their pos
session for nearly two years. Event
ually part OF the stones were found
near Brooklyn, and the remainder
were ultimately discovered In Belgium-
A west side phrenologist claims he
can tell what barrel contains b. e.
aminlng IFS head
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

vided he possessed the necessary
money.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
LIEUT.. d. H. JARVIS.

LIEUT.. d. H. JARVIS.
Bedford, was born in Maryland in 1862
He entered the revenue service as a
cadet in 1881, became a third lieuten-
ant in 1883, second lieutenant in
1890 and first lieutenant in 1895.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

REV CHARLES NJ. EATON, D. d.
cal presentation Of the many-nldest
subjects is well adapted to dissipats
many popular misconceptions.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29
IMPENDING COLLAPSE OF
THE MASCOT SALOON

For some time excavation has been
under way for a basement for the new
brick to be built where the present
shell MascotY saloon stands. and the
neighbors nave been expecting the
building. which stands ON stilts to
collapse any moment 1t is one OF
the oldest and frailest structures in
the city. rotted at the base and rick
ETY. throughout.
The workmen have had a good deal
of anxiety. especially when. the wind
blows. 1t is intended to try to move
the structure when the bricklayers
are ready to commence laying brick.
The old shack will stand till the stone
foundations are in If it does not col
lapse.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29
WORK OF PRESERVING
AZTEC CLIFF DWELLINGS

The Herald has several times an
nounced the arrival and departure of
Professor Edgar l.. Hewitt of the
Bureau of American Ethnology, who
Is organizing a plan in aid of the
government to preserve the cliff
dwellings of Colorado and New Mex
leo. The present work Professor
Hewitt mas in hand is to ascertain
whether the cliff dwellings in south
western Colorado are really within
the boundaries of the proposed ma
tional park In Mesa Verde.
In order to ascertain whether the
cliff dwellings are within the bound
aries of the proposed national park
at Mesa Verde, a contract for run
ming the line from the GSth to the SSth
mile-post along the northern bound
airy of the southern Ute Indian reser-
walton, has been awarded to George
Mills of Mancos, who will start i'm
mediately for the locality. accompan-
led by Prof Hewitt
A bill is pending in congress to
establish national park out of the
Mesa Verde. If possible. 1t Is desir-
ed to leave all, or at least good
part of the famed cliff dwellers
homes included within the boundaries
of the tract so that these ruins of
great historical value, may be under
/ direct government supervision.
/ The northern boundary OF the Ia
! dian reservation. especially between
the mile posts named, is in consider
/ able doubt. and the government plans
/ TO establish an official line 1t will
{ then be known whether or not the
runs or most OF them. lie within the
! boundaries of the proposed nationa
park. If only small fraction o
them Is within the limits. II Is not i'm
proabble that the government will
take steps to acquire sufficient reser
walton land from the Indians to In
clu6e the cliff dwellings.
This Is the first indication that tn,
government really intends. If practi
cable. TO acquire these historic home
and preserve them. Lines win be rui
from the northern line OF the reser
walton to all the main spots of inter
est within the cliff dweilers' terri
tory.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29

Bishop Henry G. Potter, OF New
York, who is spending the month in
Rome, accepted an Invitation to
preach Sunday at the thirteenth an.
niversary Of the founding OF st.
Paul's American church. The invita-
tion was extended by the rector. DR..
Robert J. Nevin.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

The Farmers Institute meeting will
be held next Saturday and a large at
tendance is anticipated. These meet
ings have proven popular and profit
able for all who are engaged In indus
try, whether In agriculture OF some
other pursuit The growth of the Or
ganizatioD continues steadily and in
terest in Its meetings Increases.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29
EX-GOVERNOR oRMAN
AND HIS PROFESSIONS
Telluride Journal.

Telluride Journal.
state Labor Commissioner Brake.
mas been down about the Montrose-
Gunnlson tunnel Investigating labor
afiairs. and reports that the govern
mont IL complying with the eighthour
law, but that Former Governor Orman
who has contract on these canals,
complying and the commissioner will
iile charges against this devoted friend
of labor.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29
oEFoREsTATioN AND CLIMATE.


In an address delivered before the
German Meteorological socieiy at Ber-
lin, DIR. Hennlg spoke of the Influence
OF forests upon climate, and he called
attention to number of coincldents
where the depletion of forests appears
to have been attended by dryer condi-
tions. According to Consul General
Gunther of Frankfort. who has sum
married. the address for the consular
reports, DIR. Hennig said that the eli
mate of Greece, where today only lG
per cent OF the area Is covered with
forests. has become drler. An in
crease of temperature and decrease OF
rain are noted, as compared with an
Client times. This Is especially Lote-
worthy in Attica, wIicn was thiclIly
covered with forest about 1000 years
ago. and where hardly any rain now
falls; while the heat in the open air
attains degree of Intensity that
would make the Indulgence in athletic
sports, once famous, now ala ,st an
impossibility.
Similar conditions exist In the pen
insula of Sinai. where thousands of
years ago the people of Israel found
inyuriant and fertile country, though
today 1t is n desert. Palmyra, also
once ilourishing oasis In the Syrian
desert, presents today only a waste
of stones and ruins. In Mexico,
where the Spaniards cut down the for
ests In the mountains. droughts chang
ing to devastating floods are now no
ticeable. especially In the neighbor-
hood of the City of Mexico. In Al
geria, where. since the middle of the
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29

last century. the forests have been cut
down on large scale. dry weather
has Increased; and in Venezuela the
level OF Lake Tacariguh. TO which AL
exander Won Humboldt drew atten-
tion. has been lowered In consequence,
1t is said. OF deforestatlon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29
POLITICS IN coNEJos.
Alamosa Independent.

NIHWOsh Tndependent.
II lawyers convention should
nominate a Judge all candidates
would have to keep out and let those
who are not candidates decide the
matter. That would be hard on Rio
Grande county. where every other
lawyer out of eight or ten In the
county has ais lightning rod up.
There is a report out that owing
to the dissatisfaction OF q portion VI
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29

the people OF the county nearly all
of the county officials will not ask for
a denomination and election this fall.
In this event there will no doubt be
a scramble for the positions such as
we have not seen for years In Cone
jos county.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29

Work will soon begin on the new
$25o.0o0 Y. NJ. c. A. building to be;
erected in Denver. The building IL
to occupy site on Sixteenth avenue
between Lincoln and Broadway and
when completed will be one OF tho
finest buildings OF Its kind In the
world,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29

From Mondays Daily.
e. Mullins is up from Pennington.
Mariana Salizza OF Mancos is Wis
itor
DR.. E. G. Condit of Aztec is in the
city.
Silverton expects to get mail By
pack train tomorrow.
f. f. Eversole has been confirmed
as postmaster at Monte Vista.
c. II. Spencer and Mrs. C. Spencer
OF Mancos are at the Palace.
Judge Granville Pendleton of Az
tee. N. NJ. is visitor today.
Mrs. Nellie Spencer departed this
morning for Pagosa, where she will
reside.
r. A, Allen of the Indian Territory.
VINO has been down to Sniprock re-
turned to the city yesterday evening.
c. II. Mclaughlin, John Vaughn and
Fred Smith comprise a party from
lockwood, registered at the Palace
The bunk house at the Morning
Star mine on Milk creek, near Tellu-
ride, was crushed by snowslide last
Thursday evening.
The Pueblo Chieftain announces the
rapid convalescence of the injured In
the recent wreck of Rio Grande trains
at Adobe between Canon City and Pu.
eblo.
The body of James Todd will leave
Silverton tomorrow for Durango and
be transferred to train at Elk Park.
He will have knights of Pythias es-
cort.
Joe Weinig, of the Durango Girl
mine says the owners are waiting for
the storms and SHOWS to settle before
lurium producer.
Joe Coppinger returned from a trip
to California and Old Mexico yester-
day evening saying Mrs. Coppinger
and the children would be home pret-
ty soon if the trains would bring them
Robert Roberts, the well known San
Juaner and oldtime cattle man who
owns much realty in Durango, re.
turned Saturday evening from a-pleas-
ant stay of several months in South.
ern California.
At a special meeting of the stock |
holders of the Camp Bird mine at
Ouray, held in London few days ago,
1t was decided TO rebuild the big mill |
below the mine which was destroyed
by snowslide last week.
Excavation for the 25x135-foor
brick for N. T. Thomson has been
slow since the rains began The dirt
and rock from the basement is taken
to the low ground in the rear, and will
form new lake on the north destroy.
ing Charlie Fleck's skating pond be.
low.
The North Side fire department, es
tablished to serve while the old bridge
is out and the new one under con
struction, Is shaped to do good work.
The two regular men, Martin Miller
and Bert Conway can be reinforced
from the regular department very
readily when necessary.
There will probably be but one trial
in the present term of the district
court, that of the Stansel case which
Will begin next Thursday. there being
failure to set any other case for trial
before the regular jury panel was dis
charged. A.special venire has been
ordered for fhe Stansel case, and it is
calculated that it may require from
six to eight days to secure jury and
try the case
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29
From Tuesdays Daily.

Muddy roads are cutting some fig.
ure with Durango's trade.
Flowing and narrowing continue In
the blessed region of mammoth Goa
banks along the San Juan river.
w. r. Mason, of Florida, was in the
city today and said If the roads would
permit he would go home. He came
after two weeks mail
Things are quiet at Rico Not an
issues of the Rico News. Worse than
the winter of 70, when the only
means of transit for 100 miles was the
snowshoe.
Joseph Umpsinger returned yesterl
day evening from a hunting expedi'
tion in the vicinity OF La Posta, the
scene of the promised bridge, bring.
ing one medium-sized jack rabbit
which he first snot then outrun and
slocbem on de copen NIT club.
o
Baby Moore" is registered at the
Edelman. A little girl came there
yesterday and asked Mrs Grady II
she would be her grandma and she
said she would A. Moore and wife
youngest daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
John Grady, are the happy parents.
Joe T. Terry, OF the Sunnysid'
mine, j. B. Ross, of the Ross Minini
company. NJ II. Doud. the big livery
man, Isaac Boss and f. Sampson. o
Silverton, composed party that cam'
over the Animas slides yesterday
They come with the body OF the min
err. Marcott, one OF the victims of tn
Shenandoah snowslide.
w T. Allen, who is associated wit
the syndicate which has organized a
enterprise to water the high land
between Aztec and Bloomfield, say
the waterway will be built and tna
about 10000 acres of land Will be CO.
cred by It, The water is to be take
out of the Animas river a mile and
half above the Colorado state line an
the canal will be probably 15 fe'
wide. w. G. Black Of Canon Cit
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29
New Era.

New era.
Miss Annie Teeson, the daughter
of Commissioner Teeson of Chrome.
had a thrilling experience with a large
lynx a few days ago that has made
her the heroine of the neighbornood
in which her parents live. Miss Tee
son is handsome young lady of II
and the morning on which she had
the experience was out looking nfter
the traps which her brother had set
for coyotes. AS she approached one
of the traps she did not notice that 1t
held a large lynx until the animal
sprang at her, but failed to reach her
on account of the clog that held the
trap. The young lady mad a stout
oak stick that she had picked up to
assist her in walking and as the vici-
Gus animal made a second lunge 1t
her, this time breaking loose from
the trap she struck at 1t with the
stick and finally killed II. some NJ
her clothes being torn in the animals )
death struggle.
1t was narrow escape for the
young lady and she Is receiving the
congratulations of her numerous
friends for her rare presence of mind
and courage in the face of such i'm
minent peril
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29
NEXT INSTITUTE MEETING.

The following is the program for
the next Farmers Institute, Satur-
day, March 81, at 10 o'clock:
Modern Potato Culture. F.. /. II. A. Kerr
Fruits for Home Use. e.........,..