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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
AVERAGE NUMBER SMOKED BY
AN IOWA PEDDLER.
After Consuming Nearly 100000
Isaac Manhoff, Of Dubuque, De-
cldes He Has Had Enough
and Quits Using Them.

Dubuque, Ia-With a record OF
nearly 100000 cigarettes, at an ay-
erage Of so a day, Isaac Manhof. a
peddEer 40 years old, has decided to
renounee the weed. The habit had
such hold on him that it was neces-
sary to awake at all hours OF the
night and roll coffin nail before
he could be lulled TO sleep again.
When a lad in Russia he began the
habit which be found SO hard to shake
OF. Despite this fact he will devote
his days to trying to convince men
and boys that they should cease the
practice. Manhoff was in the habit
OF smoking ten cigarettes before
breakfast, and the rest OF the day
cigarette was out Of HIS mouth only
a few minutes at time.
For a man who has inhaled the
fumes Of so many cigarettes Manhon
Is a strong man. He weighs about
It's pounds. and has q massive chest
and q square build. He says: You
see, when awoke in the morning the
first thing l wanted was a cigarette.
Generally / smoked about ten before
breakfast. No. | never smoked while
eating, but as soon as finished |
would put one In my mouth. Then
through the day / would smoke them
continuously, one now and another
shortly after. Then night would
come and I would smoke them late
and many times even In bed"
Have you ever smoked a cigari"
Il have smoked two cigars In my
life. | couldn't smoke them because
they made me sick. When I get cigars
now | give them to my friends.
How did you happen to quit smok-
ing?"
well. you see. It was just ike this:
When was afiicted with a cold
usually got hoarse and while I smoked
the hoarseness grew more intense.
One day not long ago the thought oc-
CURED to me that I should forsake
the cigarettes. It was then and there
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
Cities May Cure Drunks.

has been q Frequent visitor at the Wa
bash county jail Usually she came
unwiingly, protesting with maudlin
ytgor against being locked up. 1t Is
said that no other woman in Indiana,
and 1t Is not a record OF which any
woman would care to boast. has been
locked up as many times as "Tlsh"
Higgins
She came SO often to the Wabash
Jail and became such an expense to
the city that Mayor Murphy finally
began to wonder If It would not be
money in the city treasury to devise
some way to Querch "Tish" Higgins
unfortunate thirst. Then he decided
to give her a Jag cure and broke
the news to the woman after one OF
her numerous appearances before him.
Il was enough. She has not been
back since.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
MAKE QUARTZ GLASS.

so trifiing as to be almost negligible
quantity. 1t also can be heated al
most red hot and plunged into cold
water without cracking and has the
peculiar property Of allowing the pas
sage OF the ultra violet light rays.
making It remarkably valuable in pho
Biography
The value Of quartz glass had been
recognized for long time. and owing
to the cheapness Of German labor 1t
had been manufactured in way for
laboratory use IN the form Of tubes
by heating small clear quartz crystals
and sticking them together. The
tubes and other vessels thus built up
were rough, patchwork-looking affairs.
but served number of useful pur-
poses. However. there was no way
Of manufacturing the substance into
glass sheets OF any size because ran
dom masses Of broken quartz could
not be fused together without having
the resultant glass full Of air bubbles.
The workers Of the Carnegie labora-
tory tried all sorts Of methods. If
the quartz was intensely heated. free
silicon was deposited on the inside Of
the air bubbles, and the glass was
spoiled in two ways, instead Of one.
which was a-plenty. The final solu-
ton Of the problem was found in heat
ing the quartz to the melting point.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

ah0Hs t.e1l degrees Fahrenheit 1nt
then Eubiecting it 70 an air pressure
of between 400 and 500 pounds After
this it vas allowed to gradually cool
The air pressure squeezed out the air
bubbles. and the result was a solid and
clear mass Of quartz glass. The plates
that have 50 sar been made are only
about three by five By half an inch in
size The bubbles are few. not over
one-half q millimeter in diameter, and
are not frequent enough TO interfere
with the use Of the glass for lenses,
mirrors and other optical work. The
experimenters think that little more
skin and experience would enable
them to make the glass entirely free
from flaws.
The value Of the glass in photo
graphic work is due. as has been said.
to It's property Of allowing the pas
sage of the ultraviolet rays. which
are the rays that do the actual work
in photography. In this connection
the glass viii be peculiarly valuable
for the Cooper-Hewitt incandescent
light tubes. such as are now In use
in the post Office building. These
tubes are very valuable now for pho
tographic work. but with the quartz
glass tubes they will be immensely
more so.
The glass. when 1t is once made,
can be blown or pressed or cut like
ordinary glass. 1t takes much
higher degree Of heat 10 handle It, the
oxyhydrogen blow-pipe having 70 be
used. while the material has 70 be
worked much more quickly than ordi-
nary glass.
As to the cost Of the process, Or.
Day would attempt no estimate. mere
ly saying that they had spent a great
deal OF money in doing as much as
they had done. but that probably II the
thing we're done On q commercial scale
and larger unit of production adopt
eS 'he cost would be considerably re-
duced.
The cylinder where the glass Is
made Is a powerful iron bomb" lined
with graphite. and one OF the problems
in working on a larger scale would be
to secure larger sheets Of graphite for
this lining. These sheets could be sup
piled only by one OF the big companies
now operating at Niagara.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
RAspsERRIEs FOR HOME USE.
Every Farmer Should Have He
Berry Patch.

No farmer is doing his full duty to
his family II he neglects to set at
least four long rows Of raspberries for
home use. Four rows. because he
needs four varieties. two of which
should be black and two red, an early
and late Of each.
Set them in the spring on freshly
prepared land by laying 1t on with
a shovel plow and setting ~ feet
apart In the bottom Of the furrow.
Tramp the dirt firmly on the roots
Make the rows as long as the needs
Of the family may require.
Locate the patch out in the open
where cultivation may be easily given.
for which the ordinary corn plows are
wen adapted, suggests Farm and
Home. They will not bear the first
year. and only a part Of the crop the
second, but for from six to ten years
after that the crop is almost certain.
After the second year a six-lnch mulch
Of straw each season viii make culti-
vation unnecessary and the only work
required will be an annual trimming.
This may be done when the plant IL
dormant. but preferably in the winter
or In early spring.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

How Pruning and Cultivation win
Give New Life to Trees.

Altogether the most profitable orch
ards are those set In recent tlmesr
or at least put out in the modern
method. They are composed OF strong.
healthy. vigorous trees which prac.
tically cover the ground and among
which there are no blanks. On many
farms, however. there are smaller OF
larger tracts OF old orchard. many 81
which are worthless and many more
OF which are not distinctly profitable.
Some Of these old orchards could be
rejuvenated. They could be brought
into reasonably good bearing and to 8
point where they would really pay a
profit Nov the reiuvenation OF an
old orchard is a fairly simple matter.
providing it is properly understood,
says Country Gentleman. The lmpor-
tant point is that It does not consist
in the application Of any single pat
ent remedy. Spraying win not do the
work; pruning viii not cure all the
troubles: tillage alone will be worth
yers little; the only way to get the
desired result IS to apply proper
methods all along the line. The soil
should be loosened up and proper
drainage provided. The trunks should
be scraped clean and spread with cop
per sulfate or Bordeaux mixture. Old,
dead limbs should be cut out. A res-
sonable but not excessive pruning
should be given. Thorough spraying
should be undertaken. In case the
trees are Of mixed or Improbable va
rieties. they should be regrafted to
standard sorts. 1t Is not likely that
additional plant food will be required
at first, except on soils very much de-
pieted. An orchard taken vigorously
in hand IN the matter OF tillage, prun-
ing and spraying is apt to start into
q strong growth at once: and II a
good deal OF raw fertilizer is applied.
there may easily be more growth than
is desirable. However. one must keep
his eyes open. and In case the trees
show the want OF more food, It should
be given. It is really comparatively
easy matter, IL all these things are
systematically attended to, to bring an
old orchard round. 1t requires from
two to FIVE years to do It. depending
on the condition Of thugs when the
matter Is taken in hand.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
sanitariums Planned BY indiana Munl
paIities.

Wabash, Ind.-The reform wave
which has been sweeping Indiana for
many months has taken a peculiar
turn in threatening to invade the
county jailg throughout the slate. This
particular reform is not aimed at the
jail management, though some may
be badly in need Of attention. It is
proposed to install it as department
OF each jail in the larger cities. II It
Is established It means a new terror
In the bastile for the topper who is
won't to imagils strange and dreadful
things in his cell the while ne forgets
his debauch.
The new terror viii be the Jag
cure" In other words. movement
to provide a system Of treatment for
drunkenness in the case Of habitual
drunkards at each jail or lookup in
the cities that can afford such q plan
has been started and IS being favored
in several Indiana cities.
One Of the most interesting features
Of tbs movement lies In its origin. II
was started indirectly BY woman.
The fame Of "Tishg Higgins. Of Wa,
bash. IS not confined solely to the city
in which she lives. Year in and year
out hbr decade Or 90 ATishn Higgins
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
To sAvE HISTORIC PLAcE.
Relic Of Days When Spain Ruled In
the New World.

Santa Fe. N. M.-If the bill nov
pending in the legislature Of New
Mexico becomes a law the old COVER
nor's palace. one Of the most historic
structures in Santa Fe. erected hun
dreds OF years ago, viii be turned over
to the city for hall.
The bill was introduced By Speaker
Roman Liberato Baca OF the house.
who is a descendant OF one OF the old
est native families In the southwest
and whose ancestors helped to build
the old palace.
At present a section OF the old pal
ace is rented by the territory to the
United States government for a post
Office The New Mexico Historical So
ciety also has a valuable collection
Of antiquities stored In the palace.
Several rooms have been used BY pa
triotic and political organizations for
headquarters.
The old governors palace has been
the scene OF action, martial and pollH.
cal. for centuries and could be pre-
served indefinitely. The history OF
the southwest is interviewer about the
old building.
Indian governors and warriors,
Spanish and American governors and
soldiers have in turn used the old pal
ace as headquarters. The histories
OF the murders, assassinations, fights
and councils that have been held with.
in It's walls would Oil volume.
/ Is probable that when the bill
70 turn the historic old structure into
a city hall comes up for consideration
much OF the history of the ancient
palace will be brought out In speeches
on the floors Of both houses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
sIeHTLEss WHIST PLAYER.
Uses Special Cards and Has Wonder
fully RetentIva Memory.

Philadelphia Henry Kuhl Dillard.
whose funeral took place a few days
ago. had a marvellously retentive
memory that served him well IN the
rs years Of his life. during which he
was slghtless.
Becoming blind in 1889 when a
member OF the firm Of George c. Car
son & Co. which succeeded to the
business formerly conducted BY Car
son & Newbold. Mr.. billiard retired
from active business and had remain-
ed at his home for the greater part Of
the time since that dateg
Being a devotee Of whist Mr. billiard
was loath to be deprived OF this pleas
ure when stricken, so he obtained
cards upon which the numerals and
letters were raised and became a
member Of whist-playing coterie in
bis neighborhoCd, playing almost daily
for more than ten years.
Until he lost. his sight, he was q
member Of the Philadelphia club and
! director OF the Philadelphia National
bank and belonged to many societies.
For many years he was a vestryman
n the Church Of the Epiphany and
st. James's church. Born in Philadel-
phia in 1884. Mr.. Dillard came OF a
distinguished ancestry. In 1870 he
married Sallie Poultney Williams,
who, with a son. DR.. Henry Kuhl Dill.
lard. Jr, survives him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
Daughter Of Wealthy British Contract
or Labors Among the Poor.


Elkhart, Ind.-Mrs. Howard James
Clifford, wife Of the Salvation army
ensign who has been assigned TO the
indianapolis field. is the daughter Of
a wealthy contractor Of London Eng
land. This fact, which was kept se-
cret from the husband until recently.
became public few days ago. The
husband frst learned Of hls wife's
prominence and wealth while on q trip
abroad. Mrs. CllfIord's father was 30
generous In paying the expenses OF
the trip and providing them with en-
tertainment that the truth dawned
upon the ensign.
Ensign and Mrs. Clifford have been
In Elkhart Two years and have won
innumerabIe friends by their persist
ent. me5-st and incessant labors IN
novels and slums. and upon the
streets. Mrs. Clifford is a tireless and
able assistant In the work.
Ensign Clifford Is a native Of Charl,
bury, 8 village near Oxford. England.
He has been IN the United States
about I'VE years One Of the iirst sac
rlfices that he made upon entering the
Salvation army in his native country
waa that of personal liberty. He was
imprisoned for time during the bit.
ter persecution which the army suf-
fsred IN the early years Of its warfare
Ii England
His parents were Methodists Of the
old type. A boast Of the ensign Il
hat eTer- usiA - ~ family frona
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
WASHINGTON SCIENTISTS DIS
COVER NEW PROCESS.
Feat Achieved by Carnegie Laboratory
Workers After Many Fruitless Ex-
periments-value Of the New
Product.

Washington. Of the most i'm
portant commercial Developments
from the work OF the Carnegie geo.
physical laboratory in Washington is
the possibility OF manufacturing quartz
glass.
Or. Arthur L. Day and E. s. Shep-
herd are the two men who have
achieved the feat. They do not take
any interest In the commercial possl-
bilities Of the matter. DR.. Day. for in
stance. says that they have shown
that the thing can be done. and now
II a commercial company wants to
take it up it can do so. all OF the facts
having been made public in the scien-
tific press and before learned societies,
so that there Is no possibility Of any
one getting patent on It.
The value OF quartz glass over ordl-
nary glass is that It can be heated to
a temperature OF about 1000 degrees
Centigrade without softening, and Its
expansion under any ordinary heat Is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
DISASTER POSTAL CARDS.
Made Frcm Material That Has Zig
ured In Some Accident

New York.-The disaster postal 10
one Of the latest forms OF the souvenir
postal craze. 1t is fashioned from
some material which has figured in an
accident or calamity and is properly
labeled and dated.
The collision OF Noyes Beach, by
which the steamer Larchmont was
lost, furnished a number of these
cards. They were made OF piece
Of sail. cut regulation postal card
size. and on the back was printed:
Piece Of sail from wreck Of schooner
Harry Knowlton at Noyes Beach, r.
/. Wrecked by collision with steamer
Larchmont. February IL, 1907"
The cloth was about an eighth OF
an inch thick and on its face bore
the address and the usual stamp. San
Francisco and Kingston have furnish
ed any number OF these postals. From
railroad wrecks have been sent pieces
Of car cushions or Pullman draperles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

II the garden plot is not naturally
wall-drained. make plans for draining
it.
II Is surprising how few farmers
make a practice Of spraying their
fruits and vegetables
In spraying use plenty Of liquid and
put 1t on thoroughly Use too much
rather than too little.
Keep an eye On the strawberry bed.
II winds blow the mulch on in spots.
replace It at once.
In western New York buckwheat as
a cover crop is the standard Of fertiIi-
zation for apple orchards. 1t really
works wonderful results.
Why do we not spend more time dig
ging weeds before our crops are
swamped by them, and less in mourn
ing because we had such a light yield
at harvest timer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

Yale Professor Finds Nonfesh Eater
Has Greatest Power Of Endurance.

New Haven. Conn.-Prof. Irving
Fisher Of Yale has Just completed en-.
durance tests which be claims vim
dIcate 3 diet without desh foods. The
tests we're simple but effective. being:
First, holding out the arms as long as
possible. second. deep knee bending
third. leg raising with the subject ~
ing On his back.
Forty-nine persons we're examined,
including Yale students, physicians,
purses and college instructors. Com
oarisons were made between flesh eat.
Ing athletics and nonaesh eating se-
densary workers.
Prof. Fisher say og the result:
-The experiment furnished So
we're test to the claims Of the flesh ab.
sfainer. The result would indicate
ghat uonEIesh eaters have far greater
endurance than those accustomed 70
ne ordInsry American diet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
"HusrLE" DRESS FOR MEN.



Those N : Hurry.
London.--EdEar Jephson OF Wenhlav
MIddlesex. Is the latest British dress
reformer He has invented a huss.
ling suit for men In a hurry Ita
main usefulness lies IN the facs thai NJ
can be put on and taken on n ~.
ord time.
IN appearance It differs from CON.
ventionai attire only when seen fro~
behind. but Il is SO distinctive f,or,
this point or view that wien NJ Tenn
son first wore It in public he Wa
subjected TO outspoken criticism
Nevertheless the brave raso-~..
ventured 70 walk on the strand 4 ', sAs
Nuis It's novel feature consists oel
combining the jacket and tronsa,u
the latter being fastened by concealss -. u
hind. s-SAsA -
~, Jephson says that a. : wath,.r
Or working suit It is incomparahIs M
that i is also more stylish than 49,
present mode. He proposes q ertsnS
the Idea to evening dress. but donass
whether Il ever viH s poonlar 49, = =
CAUSE It Is 50 useful
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

Fairfax, s. D.-The first bathtub to
find its way to this city. Rosebrd's
county sest- vas formally installed
the ether day in the barber sho1 81
Ralph Christiance, and there Is -
joicing throughout the whole Rosebud
reservation Fairfax was one Of tha
centers of the Rosebud rush, and has
long been equipped with a jan. but
until nov those who chose to bathr
had to do It On the lFssaiiment pa.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

Fruit growers should spray their
fruit trees IN March, before buds swell.
for fungous troubles such as peach
leafcurl. scab Of pear and apple. fruit
rot, etc The Bordeaux mixture Is the
standard fungicide- tBut. remember.
time sulphur Is also fungicide: so If
you use il for San Jose on your trees
You viii not need the early spray Of
Bordeaux
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
SIXTY CIGARETTES DAILY.

that I made up my mind to never
smoke another one"
What was about your cigarettes that
was different from others?"
Well, when / smoked always used
the Russian rice paper and not the
rag paper used generally in America,
Why, II I had smoked the rag paper
instead Of the rice ! would have been
dead long ago"
ManhoR estimated the cost OF his
smoking at s3,1s1.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

Somebody asks: shall cultivate
o. hoe my strawberry bed this
spring?" To this the Farm and Home
says: AZ a rule. no. The bed SHOULD
have been clean when It was laid By
last fall Any weeds which push
through the mulch should be pulled
out By hand.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

Pears can be planted closer than
apples. A convenient distance Is
15xso feet These can be thInned t0
sox2o feet when time shall require.
Thls will be all the thinning necessary.
as pears tend 70 reach up rather than
lateraily.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12
Leaves a Mansion for SIulns.

the days OF John Wesley has been /
Methodist minister. Two Of his sls.
ters and three brothers. one OF them
Major John Clifford, who did heroic
rescue work following the Kingston.
Jamaica, disaster recently, are en-.
gagged in the work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

A good fruit garden saves money
and doctors bills, drives away the
AlHes AID sHeetens up the home
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-12

II the garden plot is not naturally
make plans for draining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-02
EARNS HIS OWN LIVING.
J. g. Phelps-Stokes Says He Eschews
Unearned Increment.

NEW YORK. January 2--Denying that
there was any inconsistency between his
mode of life and his preaching of Henry
Georges theories against the acquisition by
individuals of the .'unearned Increment" on
property, J. Graham Phelps-Stokes. the
philanthropist and east side settlement
worker yesterday asserted that every cent
he spends on himself and his wife OF the
Ghetto, Rose Pastor Stokes. Is earned. ana
that whatever income he has from real
estate and outside interests In which he
not so well situated as himself.
Mr.. Stokes asserted that he applies to
his own life the rules of conduct he advo-
Gates In public. and that he was not. and
never could be. a profiter personally from
stocks or real estate. He said. despite the
popular idea that he was a millionaire. he
was only in receipt of an income Of about
earned, and that none of this $1,000 went
to his personal use.
81 consider that this income has been pro-
duced by others than myself. and that i
am not entitled to make any personal use
of it." said Mr. Stokes. IF could ascer-
tain the names and addresses OF those In
dividuaIs who, by their own productive and
income which I receive. / would return
every penny of II to them severally-to each
In proportion to his contribution to II.
There are circumstances. however. evil
IDENTIFY such that II would be entirely inn
possible to secure this Information. hence
II Is clear to me that the entire amount
must be devoted to the support of such
public recognition Of the injustice of the
capitalistic system. which iegalizes the ap-
preparation by nopproducers of portions
OF the wealth produced BY others."