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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16
GERMS ON THE FARM.
Some Are a Detriment, Some a Bene-
ft-Use Latter to Fight
the Former.

In the popular acceptance Of the
term. germ is any very minute liv-
ing being; whether animal or vege-
table, is immaterial. They are all in
visible to the naked eye, and some OF
shem are SO small as to be seen with
great difficulty even with the most
powerful microscopes made. They are,
generally, the smallest living things
In the world. The vegetable germs are
called bacteria and fungi; the animal
germs, protozoans. While so exceed
ingly small, the life histories of many
germs are as well known as the lives
Of higher forms Of life, and yet, the
earnest study OF these minute beings
does not extend back much more than
25 years.
In general way, the great purpose
Of germs in the world may be said
to hasten decay. Indeed, some scien-
lists say there is no decay where
germs are not These invisible forms
quickly convert dead animals and veg
etable structures into earth, water and
air, or in other words, into the sim
pie compounds Of earth and water.
Warmth and moisture promote germ
growth and hence, decay.
The first purpose OF germ life is
beneficial. A second action is also
utilized by mankind. In the malnu-
triton and ripening OF certain prod
ucts, germs are the active agents. Thus,
cream and cheese are ripened, before
use. through bacterial action. The
ripening Of wine and beer due t. sim
liar action. Beef is made tender, and
the flavor OF game is developed in the
same manner, by germ growth in the
tissues. The fermentation OF cabbaoe
into sauerkraut is another illustration
along the same line, and bread is
raised" through germ activity in
yeast
Again, bacteria (or germs) are use-
ful in gathering and preparing plant
food in the soil. On plants OF the clover
and bean family, bacteria gather in
colonies on the roots. and the reaction
which is produced between the air and
soil by these germs is the development
Of nitrogenous plant food. This is ono
Of the greatest achievements of these
little beings for the benefit Of man.
This work is of incalculaDle value to
the farmer, and to all mankind.
But the work Of germs is not wholly
beneficial. declares DR.. George g. Groff,
in the Farm Journal. They nave their
evil ways as well as their good ones.
Some germs have fallen upon the bad
habit OF killing plants and animals
before these would naturally die Thus
the potato rot, the black rot in the
grape. the rot Of the plum and cherry,
the black knot on the plum and cherry
trees, rust on grain. and other plant
diseases, are caused by germs. la tho
case OF animals. glanders, nydropho-
bia, tuberculosis. pleuro-pneumonia
lockjaw. lumpjaw, anthrax and many
Others, are germ diseases. Among
mankind, consumption, pneumonia,
tetanus, diphtheria. scarlet and ty-
phoid fevers, cholera, dysentery, small
pox, mumps, measles, the oriental
plague. and other diseases, are caused
by germs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

The Practical Farmer says that Il
seems very hard to get people 10 un-
derstand that a plant like the ccw-pea,
that requires hot weather tor its
growth. and oats, that require cold
weather, cannot be associated success
fully. II the peas are sown at oat
seeding. they viii perish from cold,
and II oats are sown late In May or
June, when The peas should be sown,
they will not amount to much. and
viii probably BE- choked out W the
peas. Canada peas are the only peas
to associate with oats. and these sell
dom do well south Of New York state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16
CHEMICAL REsIsTANcEs.
Engineers Intent Upon Finding
Substance Which Will With
stand Intense Heat.

Hunt the slipper when the slipper
is heat proof material is the game
the engineers are playing. The ex-
treme temperatures Necessary in mod
ern industries have developed a new
kind Of engineering work in the selec-
tion Of materials that are adapted for
containing vessels and utensils by
their resistance to both heat and chem
ieal action. NJ. Auguste Morel, a
French engineer, finds carbon in the
form Of graphite to be especially val
liable. as It resists almost all temper
atures. but II unites chemically with
iron and cannot be used in work with
that material. Pure silica is most use
ful, though 1t softens In the oxyhy-
drogen fame and unites with alkalies.
More resistant still is alumina, which
fails only in the electric furnace, and
resists all such corrosive actions as
oxide of iron. to which silica yields.
Chalk, though subject to chemical ac-
tion. withstands heat wonderfully.
Magnesia. titanic acid and iron oxide
are other simple natural compounds,
but the electric furnace is producing
many complex manufactured materi-
ais. like carborundum, that are taking
their place for practical purposes. In
working with great heat the electric
furnace offers an enormous adyan-
tage, as the intensest heating is in
ternal and substances can be acted
upon by temperatures that would de-
stroy the crucible walls If applied from
the outside
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16
Feats Of Strength by Small Plants.

Strength is not thing usually con-
nected with maidenhair fern. yet II
its roots have not sufficient room they
will break the pot in which het plant
grows. Blades Of grass viii force the
curbstones between which they may
spring up out Of their place, and inI a
single night a crop Of small mush-
rooms have lifted a large stone. In
deed, we are told. plants have been
known to break the hardest rocks.
The island Of Aldabra, to the north
west Of Madagascar. is becoming small
er and smaller through the action OF
the mangroves that grow along the
foot Of the cliffs. They eat their way
into the rock IN all directions. and into
the gaps thus formed the waves force
their way. In time they viii probably
reduce the island to pieces.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16
YELLOW OR HOP CLOVER.

growing wild in our pastures, by way
sides and sometimes in meadows where
there is not a dense growth Of grass.
The cultivated clovers are preferred
to this one because they are larger and
capable Of furnishing q greater amount
Of fodder on a given area The yellow
clover. however. is Of some value in
helping to maintain a supply Of good
pasturage on our uncultivated lands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

why. when We go to a hotel or our
club. should We pay for immense mir
rors and gorgeous marble staircases,
and the rest? Our forefathers got
much more pleasure out Of an inn.
and we're much more 'clubbable"-to
use Johnson's word-with their sand
ed floors and pewter mugs.-London
Church Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

A great colonial exposition viii be
opened in Marssilles this spring, and
continued throughout the summer. Il
win mark the first attempt 70 organize
comprehensive manifestation OF
French colonial work and Is arouslne
much interest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

Peroxide is out Of date and henna is
discounted. The too. too golden blondes
and adventitious Titans may hise
their diminished heads. Prematurely
gray hair Of pepper and salt elect Is
the latest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

History seems likely to repeat itself
after 20 years In roller-skating re-
vivaI- A bicycle renaissance would
better suit the open-air time OF year.
sun. II Il must be So. "All skatsl'-
n. z. World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

Last spring l found that somethina
was eating the rhubarb leaves about
as fast az they grew. writes q corre-
spondent Of Farm and Home Ulose IN
vestigation showed II vas cut worms
and found half a dozen under each
plant A good squeeze settled sacA
one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

Gould yer give poor man a quar-
ter ter git a bite to eati" See here,
fellow, you're the same man gave a
quarter to yesterday" Say, boss.
don't folks in your set eat dinner
every day7r-Cleveland Leader. -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16
HOP CLOVER.
A Forage Plant Which Makes Coco
Feed for the Stock-Not as Good
as Cultivated Clovers.

Yellow clover or hop clover (Tri-
folium agrarium) was introduced into
this country from Europe. and is fire.
quently found as a naturalized plant
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26
Publishes an Early Work.

May Sinclair having made what may
be called superlative success with
her novel. The Divine Fire" is now
risking her earlier works to the judg-
ment of the public in a bid for what
she must realize will be only a COM
parative success, and so her story of
Superseded" is now followed by the
publication of Audrey Craven" an
other early work, which can hardly find
less than a positive success. since the
superlative Divine Fire" gave such a
vogue to her name its signature is
sufficient of itself to urge one to the
reading of the book to which it is
signed.
1t would no doubt be a more ener-
getic and a grander exercise of ambi-
tion when one has achieved notatle
success to make all moves henceforth
forward to new and as fine or even
finer creations rather than to work off
some old stock expected to be winged
to sure favor by the prestige of some
later masterpiece; but nevertheless this
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method of digging up former work for
reconsideration has its legitimate uses.
1t is quite likely the merit of some
earlier writing may have been over
looked until the strong emphasis of
some superlative quality in later work,
giving unmistakable evidence of an
authors talent. proves it worth while
to look back, either for previously un-
discovered values, or to note the pro-
cesses of development by which the
authors talent came to full power and
recognition.
Undoubtedly for these reasons Aud
rey Craven" will receive a much wider
win. 1t is a fairly good story with
Sufficient merit to deserve reading for
its own sake, and because May Sinclair
wrote it the book is worth looking over
just as study of that English authors
peculiar talents. One of the peculiar
tiles of her talent is that the public
was very slow to recognize it, Some
books can succeed without the praise
of the critics and some succeed in spite
of their disapproval, but May Sinclair's
fame did not come until the critics in
sisted and persisted that there really
was divine fire in her Divine Fire"
and only after the people were so
persuaded did the book become big
financial success.
Audrey is not an admirable woman
~. l.. !,
US by the consideration of her faulty
ambitions than to delight us with the
portrayal of woman worth the know
ing. She had glamour enough of spuri-
Gus charm about her. however, to
whom were fine fellows, fourth was
very clever one, and the fifth a nonen-
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Blindness Creeps Upon Great Painter

thing over two years. Then followed
a couple of years in the Philadelphia
school, then Paris. where several years
of study under the best masters put
him on the highway to success
In 1887 Harrison astonished the art
world with that famous marine. LIE
CrepeseuIe," and gained with Il a
prize of $4,000. Since that time hon
ors have been showered upon him as
well as wealth. His largest and most
ambitious picture, lie Grande Mir
ror," is the property of the Emperor
of Germany and hangs in its owners
private library. 1t is a simple pic
ture, only sky and water on calm
day, but such a sky and such water
were never painted by any one else.
With the exception of a Misty
Moonlight" owned by the Bohemian
Club. every picture of Importance by
Alexander Harrison III San francisco
was destroyed in the fire TIE picture
Hopkins Institute and was considered
one OF Harrison's most original works.
There was very little to ;T. SO far as
combinations of objects could be con-
sidered; but when looked at as trans
cript of one of natures moods-suil-
light and shadow, clouds and water
on a bright afternoon it had 10 be
classed as one of the worlds master
pieces. To describe the wonderful color
is. of course, impossible. 1t had To be
seen.
When we make an effort to appraise
the salue of the efforts of Alexander
Harrison we must first grant that his
work was not merely literal and COM
monplace. His sense of the selection of
subject was as keen as that of any
painter that ever lived and his subjects
always suited his method of handling.
On the occasion of his last visit to
San Francisco Harrison was good
enough to describe his methods of work
to the artists and art students of the
city. First of all he employed a very
rough canvas, really a sort of burlap
with a peculiar coating. Taking this
directly to nature he spotted his COM
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tity whom she finally married, appar-
that it was better 10 marry a nonentity
than not to marry at all. Miss Sinclair
did not see fit to punish this very am
bilious woman with any worse fate
than that, although Audrey had that
sort of spiritual impurity which is
saved from becoming physical only by
the grace of God, or else the mere
trend of circumstances which threw her
evil intent off the track because the
temptation she expected did not ma
AS May Sinclair says it: Poor Audrey
She hated syulgarity, and yet she was
trying to lay hold on the great things
of life through the vuIgarest of all
life's tragedies" One of the books
pages tells of how one of Audreys
lovers. upon her confession of this sin
of unexecuted intent. shrank from her
as if she were tainted like a fallen
woman. 1t is good character study
showing the ugly flaw there is in be-
ing only half determined to be wholly
good. A brief summing up of Audrey
Cravens nature and life is in these
words: Love, art, nature, religion, she
had never really given herself up to any
one OF them: but she had called upon
them all in turn and instead of sus-
tanning, they had overwhelmed her.
(Henry Holt & Co.. New York. s1.50.)
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position with cadmium and vermillion,
using great deal of copal as a
medium When this was thoroughly
dry he again took the canvas out and
worked over 1t with transparent color
to suit the subject, certaip-amount of
the original red and yellow naturally
showing through. At the third paint
ing he used solid color and practically
finished the picture. The real complet-
ing of the picture was done in the
studio when he worked over 1t with
those small f1ecks of prismatic color
equalled.
Alexander Harrison's methods are
free from the mystery that some ar
lists work have-Inness, for instance.
They are direct and simple. We must
class him as an "impressionist," and
yet his work is free from the freak
ness" of many painters of this school.
At last the artists OF San Francisco
are to have an organization of their
own. The plan is to include only pro-
fessional painters and sculptors who
produce works of art. This is GER
tainly step in the right direction
There has long been a need of such an
organization in this city and now Is the
time for the artists to put themselves
in position where they can manage
their own affairs. They must no longer
turn their most important interests
over to outsiders.
Insurance claims for damage to pic
lures that were saved from destruc-
tion at the time of the fire are very
puzzling to some adjusters. Many of
them seem TO feel that a damaged oil
painting can be repaired the same as a
damaged house and that the cost of
repair should cover the loss. Such,
however, is not the case. When an oil
painting has been torn from its frame,
the canvas cut from its stretcher and
rolled up; all the work being done in a
hurry and amid dirt, ashes. smoke and
water, that picture suffers damage
that cannot be repaired. We will say
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26
BY Will Sparks.

that a picture worth $4,000 has passed
through such an experience and that to
repair it SO that no damage is apparent
under ordinary conditions costs $50,
does not mean that $50 covers the loss
Because the picture cannot be really
repaired
Careful examination will reveal
cracks that will widen with the years.
glazes have been rubbed off and ex-
posure to moisture has caused a
shrinkage to the canvas in places
Considering all these things it is very
apparent that such a picture has suf-
fered commercially at least % per cent,
or $1,000. An oil painting is one of the
most subtle creations of the human
mind, even from a mechanical stand
point, and therefore most easily injured
beyond redemption. Some adjusters
have said that such being the case it is
foolish to issue a policy on such ar
ticles. But / think this is wrong, as
they will find by examining their
records. During the past ten years in
San Francisco an enormous sum has
been paid in premiums on pictures.
while the losses have been practically
nothing. The reason for this is that in
the case of an ordinary fire valuable
painting can be, and usually is. carried
to a place of safety without the slight
est injury, even when every other ar
ticle in the house is burned. This was
illustrated at the Crocker mansion,
where there were four pictures worth
about a quarter of million dollars,
heavily insured, carried away without
injury One of these was The Man
With the Hoe" AS we all know, every
thing else in the house was lost and
insurance claims must be recognized.
| think the records will show that oil
paintings are a good risk even though
there is not much chance for salvage.
Picture lovers are assured of several
exhibitions of new and beautiful things
during the coming season. vickery
promises an exhibition of the works of
the artists of the Glasgow School, a
special exhibition Of the work Of that
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their FURNISHED breasts The way he
reports the practice of the hocks of
ducks and geese to climb high in air
and then, ceasing all strenuous exer-
tion of wing and spread in splendid
long alignment, they come soaring
down on long five or ten mile slant
that must be to them sport like TAX
ing the thrill of vast toboggan slide,
is temptation to plan for duck-hunt-
ing trips.
An account of coaching on Catalina
Island makes a stirring chapter. The
real thing is not altogether just as the
average tourist enjoys it, but to be in
it in the sense of having friendship
with one of the owners of the island
and going literally flying down the
mountainside with one of the best
whips in California and the SIKH hand
let out to full speed and all running
free in harness and as swift as Tam
oShanters gray mare Meg with the
witches after her. 1t puts them on
their mettle just to keep out of the
way of the coach. which they are
hitched to but are not hauling, for the
thing shoots down the long steep road
from the mountain top as If it was shot
after them TO make hurry as impera-
tive as if the devil helloed it at their
heels. One might easily imagine the
thrill of that swift descent. 1t takes
the horses an hour and half to go up
the slant of the mountainside. 1t takes
them eighteen minutes to come down.
There is another splendid chapter
about Catalina Island which tells of
the deep sea trolling for the big tunas
around Avalon Bay and for the black
bass, which are about as big. and some
anglers claim just as game. The hours
long struggle with these fish when the
angler hooks one that is extra game
and strong and heavy is told by
sportsman who has participated in the
strenuous exercise with keen joy. He
says the 15o-pound tuna "in the best
condition is game for men in their best
form, and such a fish will fight until its
heart stops beating" There is an in
teresting chapter about coaching along
Ell Canine Real and visiting the series
of old missions. other good ones are
about following the hounds after the |
lowland wolf. jack rabbits, lynx and
foxes; about cruising in the channel |
islands and OF life in THE Sierra Madre |
Perhaps the chapter which will oe the /
most interesting and the strangest to 4
people outside of California is the one /
called "A window in the Sea- in /
which the author tells in language |
enough TO suit his subject |
about floating over the strange waters |
round Avalon Bay in the glass-bot |
toned boats and getting glimpses /
through these windows of fantas- |
marine scenery. One of the many fine |
pictures with which the volume is IL |
lustrated gives one of these views of /
life at the bottom of the sea as it can
be leisurely studied through the trans
parent hull of the Avalon boats. A few |
of the authors sentences will suggest /
what must be the strange panorama
that passes across this window in the |
sea while the boat glides over the won
drous seascape that is revealed from |
beneath:
The bottom of the sea along this /
rocky shore is a color scheme of mar
velous beauty. Green is the predomi- I
mating hue, but green in countless
tones and expression.
The sea tapestry is constantly in mo-
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ton. so has the appearance of changing
light and shade, tint and color. every
moment displaying some new creature
to the voyagers of the cufious craft
with windows looking down into the
sea. The glass window is
which must be the flowers of this
marine forest Large fishes
poise in the lower depths. the large
sea bass mimicking the folds of the
kelpian forest that rolls and sways
above them in the current"
&C. P. Putnams Sons, New York
and London; $500
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26

LExANDER HARRISON. one Of
~ the worlds greatest painters. will
- paint no more. News comes
from Paris that slowly but surely
he is losing his eyesight and that total
blindness is only a question of short
time
II seems that the trouble really
started a couple of years ago with
bad attack of astigmatism that grad
uaIly turned into a blurring and dim
ness. This has now developed into a
weakness Of vision, which, it seems,
there is no rational hope of curing.
The removal of such man as Alex
ander Harrison from the field of pro-
ducing painters is one of the greatest
losses art has suffered in many years.
And the fact that his af1iction comes
as il does and at a time when he
should be doing his very best work
makes the case one OF sadness. Truly,
no man could be more deserving Of
sympathy than Harrison at this time,
because he is deprived Of that which
was dearest to him Alexander Har-
son loved his art
The people Of San Francisco natur-
,'iv feel a deep interest in Alexander
harrison for il was here that he be-
-an his career as painter and no
ether artist who has left our shores
as gained greater honor. We should
IA feel proud Of him.
As a very young man Alexander
Harrison began to paint the Bay Of
san Francisco. He worked very hard
along the shores Of Alameda, Oakland
and Berkeley, and the love of the wa
ter grew upon him TO such an extent
that he joined the Coast Survey with
the purpose Of impressing upon his
mind the effect of moving water. He
had plenty Of time while at sea and
produced hundreds Of studies.
All of this time the young Harrison
was working along without guidance
ana that he did so well is remarkable
ey the year 1876 the California
school Of Design was on a good work
nk basis and Harrison went in for
course Of instruction, remaining some