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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12
PUT RATHER TO DEATH.
ella Monsters Victory Won at Cost Of
His Own Life.


DR.. James B. Bullitt, Of Louisville,
writes of a gila monster and rattle
snake: "A two years residence in
Arizona made me quite familiar with
both Of these reptiles; for good part
or the time had one Of the former
tied to the leg Of my Office table by a
ring. IN his native habitat the mon
ster is credited with being the enemy
Of the rattlesnake and is said to kill
him. CHANGING to have both reptiles
on hand at the same time, put them
in large box together and awaited
results.
"The rattler coiied In one end of the
box; the monster would waddle up to
him, root under his coils with his nose
and finally nip down on a coil near
the tail. The rattler would then spring
to the other end of the box and recoil.
After this had happened number Of
times the monster finally succeeded In
seizing the snake by the neck, just
back Of the head.
"He held a firm grip until the snake
was choked to death. The monster
sickened and died a couple OF days
afterward. On removing his skin
found two punctured wounds on his
back. evidently the result of the
snakes having struck him once"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

quired, providing for a wooden hool'
If cement Is preferred then the lower
ioists and floor will be deducted. Side
sills and plates are to be spliced'
4 side sills. Sxs in, "a IT.
s plates, SxS in., "a #.
S cross sills. sxS in, 35 #.
10 posts, SxS in, IL #.
1s purlIne posts, SxS in. IL It.
s side girts, 6x6 in, IL It.
2 end girts, 6x6 in.. 1S It.
s purline glrts, 6x6 in, u #.
s purline girts, 6x6 In, IL #.
As rafters, 2x6 in, II It.
AS rafters, 2x4 in, s #.
So joists, 2x1O In, 12 IT,
SS joists, 2xS in. ~ it,
], $3.50 IT. in plank for lower moor.
$50 #. 1. in. boards for loft
2,4O0 It. sheeting for roof
1850 It. ship laps for siding outside
300 It. ship laps for lining stable.
700 It. inch lumber for passage walls.
$50 It. 2 inch plank for hangers.
rs scantlings 2x4 in, IL IT. for braces
IA stall posts. 6x6 In, 8 It. long.
2S pieces 2x6 in, IL It, for stalls.
1850 IT. plank for stalls 8 it. long.
A door posts. 6x6 in, 5 It.
800 It. inch lumber for cornice.
8 pieces Ike in. for ridgeboards.
10 M shingles.
The cross girts between purline
posts should be. kept low enough tc
permit a horse-fork to be used
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12
Farm Work for Women.

For various reasons, one Of which Is
that farmers wives and daughters
have all the work they can do in the
house at harvest time. it is not likely
that women will ever do much outside
farm labor except in emergency, says
the indianapolis Star. At the same
time it must be said that the old argu-
ments against it viii not hold It is
no heavier than work at the wash tub
or the ironing board, and is far more
healthful than bending over the sew
ing machine day in and day out. Yet
these occupations are regarded as
strictly feminine and no protest is
ever raised against them save by
women themselves now and then. The
exertion is no greater than is called
for by gardening. which is constantly
being recommended to women by
physicians as a means of building up
their health: nor DOES It call for great
er physical exertion than golf, or
make them more weatherbeaten.
Though women are not likely to en-
gage in such work extensively it is
nct worth while to lift the hands in
horror at the thought of their do
ing so.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

New York.--Of the several monoraiI
systems demonstrated during the last
half-dozen years, none is SO fascinat-
ing and astonlshlngly spectacular as
the gyroscope car, recently exhibited
In England by its inventor, Louis
Brennan, C. B.
Unlike some other attempts to solve
the problem Of transferring passen-
gers and freight speedily, safely and
cheaply from one city to another Mr.
Brennans system Is 50 exceedingly
simple that wonder is expressed that
ii was not before thought Of and given
to an expectant world.
The Monorail Principle.
The principle, Of course, is not new,
for rs years have passed since Prof.
w, r. Johnson devised the gyroscope,
in order to illustrate the dynamies Of
rotating bodies, and his invention, in
the shape OF toy, Is familiar to every
one; but the application, or at least
the method Of applying the gyroscope
to balance a car suspended upon a
single rail or a cable, Is entirely novel.
Some years ago a ceFtain scientist ap-
piled the principle to a boat. but, while
he was eminent, he was impractical.
and the invention was a failure The
principle was sound, and If 1t were
not, the inhabitants OF this planet
would have a sorry time Of 1t, for
every day and constantly the earth,
revolving around the sun. and spin
ming as It goes, shows the principle In
use
While the gyroscope car Is an orig
inal invention the monorail is by no
means untried There is a monorail-
way in operation to-day in Germany.
Cars have been running upon the sys-
TEN, which follows the River Wupper
through Barmen Elberfeld and Woh-
wlnkel, for the last three years BY
this system the wheels are on top OF
the cars. which travel on an elevated
road from which they are suspended
Balance Is easily obtained and fairly
high speeds are said to have been Sc
cured.
System Used in ireland.
About four years ago a monorai
system was tried at Ballybunnion. Ire
land This was a ground railway
and the line being only some Is miles
long was only experimental. Boil
cars and locomotive straddled tn,
road. embracing It as a rider does
horse. Stability was obtained by
set Of wheels which followed a rail OF
either side Of the triangular track
While the weight was borne by ont
rail. in reality there were three rails
for without the guide rails travelling
on the road would have been, to sa,
the least, precaricus. Speeds Of III
niles an hour have been made. if tn,
claims be credited
Prof. c. A. Albertson, an electrical
engineer, invented a magnetic mono
rail system which, three years ago
excited considerable enthusiasm. b.
this system electric magnets grippet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

iost is balance A steel cable vas
laid on tie ground in the form 0l g
monogram. and around this the yro
car traced its way with precision and
ceierity
Mr.. Brennan. who Is 55 years Old Is
best known for his torpedo which the
British government purchased some
years ago for hale a million dollars
For this invention, which is highly Te-
garded in British naval circles. Mr..
Brennan was made q companion Of the
bath in 1899. He Is consulting en-
gineer Of the Brennan torpedo factory.
He says the gyroscope car IS an in
vention upon which he has been en-
gagged nearly all his life. The idea
came to him when he first Travelled
along an Australian road The road
was badly made, full Of ruts, and the
bodies Of the cars rested on leather
instead Of springs.
During part Of his experiments the
British war Office came to Mr.. Bren-
mans aid. for the army council be-
lieves the possession Of the monorail
Of the greatest importance. The war
office gave tho inventor $4,000 TO con-
tinue his experiments. and the council
not only made frequent visits to the
workshop, brit invited the inventor to
give two confidential lectures on the
subject before the chiefs Of the corps
Of engineers at Chatham.
To Run In India.
1t is believed that the first practical
monorail using the gyroscope will be
built in India. for the India Office re-
Gently granted the inventor s25.OOO
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12
What Lin Meant.

That speech Of yours was a classic, .
said the admiring friend
eYour criticism. replied Senator
Sorghum, is kindly intended but dis
couraging. The formal expression Of
a public opinion is something like the
composition Of music"
s'You mean It should fall soothingly
on the ear2"
mo: you want to keep away from
the classical and get something that
VII bit the popular taste"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

what has wealth done for your
inquired the cynical person.
well" answered Mr.. Dustin stax.
1T has given mo certain advantages.
BY owning a considerable amount Of
good diyidend-paying stock | have been
enabled to save most Of my salary as
a director"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

Pure Bred sires.--In these days Of
enlightenment In stock matters no
man is justified IN keeping any but a
pure.bred sire. II he has but little
use for him the fact that he is rails.
Ing the quality Of his whole herd Is
sufficient reason for keeping him
Many farmer declines 10 put money
into a high-priced bull because he can
not count on enough extra services
lseryices outside Of his own herd) to
make him an added profit He has
not then figured on the real value OK
the bull for his own herd It Is not
necessary to pay fancy price for a
good bull. for good bulls are selling
at low prices. much lower sometimes
than good cows.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12
Au3e 1al1lVaY c010a9es # lNe5 5lllvTs

to provide against accidents. the car IS
equipped with what might be called
a crutch, which may be let down by
the movement Of a lever, and 80 main
tanned at level while the car and
"gyros" are at rest
Kept Secret for TWO Years.
Although Mr.. Brennan completed his
monorail two years ago, at the request
of the British war Office he kept It Sc
cret until a month Or SO ago when an
exhibition took place before the Royal
society. Mr.. Brennan showed his
working model In his own grounds at
Chatham to a few persons who are In
terested IN the novel railway.
At the demonstration at his home,
where he has laid a rail and stretched
a cable which together glve in mini.
ature almost every difficult kind Of
country to which raiIroading is LA
bic. Mr.. Brennan's little car, which Is
built to one-eighth scale. carried a man
weighing 14O pounds. During one Of she
tests the inventors little daughter
was a passenger. The machine
dashed up inclines Of one in FIVE, and
skdrted along the side Of hlll which
sloped at an angle Of As. RoVnd acute
curves 1t ran without any loss Of sta
bility OF appreciable loss Of sIeed i
crossed miniature chasms on q stee
cable and was stopped halfway across
until = wan photographed. but aevel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12
cAr AND cANARY cHUMMED.
Strange Friendship That Was Ended
In Tragic Manner.

This Is the strange tale Of Dick and
Tom. Dick was a pretty, jolly, and
very tame canary. Tom is the intelli-
gent cat which allows the family Of
the narrator to live with him. He Is
a noble fellow, as good as gold. Dick
and Tom were great friends. The bird
had much freedom and would often
rest between Toms two front paws
and chirp away at him. Sometimes
the cat would lap the brides feathers,
so very gently. yet it was thought by
onlookers the little creature did not
really enjoy the bath, but he would
endure 1t for a little while. When the
cage door was opened he would fly out
and first rest on Toms head right be-
tween his ears and begin to sing, the
cat keeping as still as mouse until
his little playfellow finished his song.
The trick took place nearly every
morning. But one day a strange puss,
marked like Tom. wandered into the
room and the maid, believing it was
Tom, opened the cage door. Dick flew
toward the usurper to rest on the
friendly head, as usual, but there was
a wild spring. snap, and poor little
Dick was dead! There has been
mourning in that household, and none
of the humans has grieved more or felt
worse than old Tom, who goes mewing
and calling for the little bird. But no
pretty fluff Of yellow and green flies
to him, chirplng cheerful greetings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

Lime IN Planta.-calcium. or lime.
Is a constituent Of the stem rather
than the seed. and seems to lmpalt a
hardness 70 the plant u has been
noticed thar soils containing an
abundance Of lime usually produce
wsll.uourished crops that are capable
of wlthstandins unfavarahie elimatio
conditions. as drought aud narly
ffosis. better than are crops not g.
ven supplied With lime Ihn exact
fnselson of lime Is npF Clearly under.
stood bat Il seems tp ald % tho con
struciEon 0f the eaa aslla Frli Il
Hafeonft
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

To accommodate eight teams will
require stable s5x46 it., which win
allow for walls and give stalls 8 IT..
long and It. wide, with feed pas
sage 5 IT. wide, and It. clear behind
the horses; also Aft. passage be-
tween doors. If desired doors may be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

Tie Illustrations Of Mr. Brennan's
invention explain rather graphically
how he applies the gyroscope to his
two-wheel car It should be under
stood that this Is the invention. The
motor which actuates and propels the
car is no novelty. and the car itself,
which seems to be built upon the chas-
sis Of an automobile is only expert
mental.
Rrennan's Modus operandl.
Fitted on the car are two fywheels,
which are revolved by electric motors
in different directions at high velocl-
ties. To reduce friction the flywheels
reyolve in vacuums. SO great is the
energy stored up in the wheels by this
means that IL the driving power is cut
off altogether when they are revolving
at full speed the wheels will still run
at a sufficient velocity to give stabil-
fly to the vehicle for long time
from Is minutes to an hour is the
claim.
SO far as the horoscopes are con-
cerned, It Is said that they are so ar
ranged that they work automatically
and do not require the watchfulness
Of human control The car may be
driven by any Of the powers now in
use-electricity, gasoline or steam.
The mechanism is a very small part
Of the car. In the model 1t amounts to
five per cent. Of the total weight of the
car, but in the full-sIzed vehicle now
being constructed it will be proportion
ately less-two per cent. is the esti-
mate,
Speed Of the horoscopes.
IN the models the horoscopes run at
the rate Of about 1000 revolutions a
minute in the full-sized machine they
will run at a rate of about 1900. To
guard against the intense wear and
tear OF the delicate mechanism, the
gyroscope machinery is fitted with ball
bearings. Mr.. Brennan has introduced
his own system Of fabrication, which
causes the working part to run on a
constant film Of oil, and reduces the
friction to an infnitesimal minimum.
Now, the remarkable feature Of this
car is found when the load is moved
to one side. Ordinarily that side
should be lower than the light side
but with the gyroscope monorail the
reverse is the case. The heavy side
actually rises higher than the side
that is light, owing to the balancing
impulse Of the gyroscope machinery
Little electric current is required tc
run the "gyros," owing to the care
taken to reduce friction to a minimum
/ But it is essential while the car is on
the rail or on a cable-for 1t can run
upon either and maintain It's balance
that the "gyros" continue in mo
ton. When their spinning comes tC
an end. the car, naturally, falls ovel
on its side The "gyros" are so nicely
poised and so well fabricated that, al
has been remarked, they continue tt
rotate for some time after the power
! which drives them is cut off. In ordel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

Diagram Of the Car.

to continue his experiments, and Mr..
Brennan has intimated that it is in the
British colonies that the system will
first be put into actual use.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12
Keep Cool About Crop Shortages.

Keep Cool About Crop Shortages.
Nature has the habit Of striking
averages. Bumper crops every year
would mean overproduction, which.
like oyerpopulation, nature abhors and
regulates in its own time and way. It
would be false optimism Asot to recog-
nize the fact that this is one OF the
years chosen to Offset and average
down such fat seasons as that Of 1909,
when the products Of the soil glutted
every market and choked every ave
nue. Of transportation. But there Is
another error to be avoided. Heed
should not be given to the gambling
Jeremiahs, who preach famine, desti-
tuition and agricultural financial and
Industrial distress. The one true con.
cIusion to be drawn from the reports
OF farming conditions is that crops
will be sufficient, though not abund.
ant. and the season enc neither Of the
best nor worst.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

ahe rail, raised the load and permitted
exceedingly high speeds. A speed Of
432 miles an hour was said to be pos.
sible by this system. but 1t is needless
to add, these figures are entirely theo.
retical-
German Road successfyl.
The Irish monorai and the German
aerial system have been put to prac-
tcaI test and the latter, especially,
appears to have been regarded as sue
cessful. Neither, however has led to
the building Of any similar roads. Re
markable and picturesque as are both
these railways, Mr. Brennan's gyr0-
scope system has excited far more
wonderment
High speed is one Of the advantages
claimed for Mr.. Brcnnan's gyroscope
car. He is quoted AS predicting that
500 miles an hour is neither impossl
BILE nor tmprgeticable. It Is true that
few persons would be willing to in
trust themselves in railway train
maintaining such speed, and in prac
tice It might be found more profitable
TO saunter along the monoraii at 8
mere 125 miles an hour. Together
with this tremendous speed, according
tc the inventor. the monorail system
carries absolute safety with reliabil
fsy. The high speed, he says, viii res
rather than fatigs1s thsse who traye
~ the monorail.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

placed in both ends Of stable for con
venience in cleaning. The walls need
only be IL #. high, which, with hip
roof will give room for eight or ten
tons Of hay.
The following is the material re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-19
By Constance Darcy Mscksy

She stood on the porch Of the great
colonial house, the wind ruftiing her
light hair. one hand toying with her
riding whip. Around corner of the
driveway she caught a glimpse Of the
stable boy bringing her saddle horse.
but it was not at him that she looked
Her gaze was concentrated on tall
figure coming up the drive, young
man in dark suit very much the
worse for wear NeatneSS could not
hide the fact that his coat was much
worn at the edges. Nevertheless he
carried himself with a certain assur-
ance. which the sight of Juliet Airing
ton, standing erect and eXpectant by
the door, did not in the least diminish.
He mounted the steps. Juliet stopped
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-19
John RuAl1in.

1t was with a volume entitled mod
ern Painters" which created a sensa-
ton in 1913 by reason of the brilliancy
of its style and the originality Of it's
views, that John RuslIin first establish
ed his fame as an art critic. His ulti-
mate writings welded an immense
influence in creating a new interest in
the beauty of nature and of art in Eng
land. Then, again. his philosophical
works have done much to vivify ideals
of life and ennoble our standards Of
conduct. Ruskin, however. was not
only philosopher, art critic and polit-
zeal economist. but also a philanthro-
pist. He devoted time and money to
the promotion of home industries and
always worked with the one great aim
Of improving the condition Of his coun-
try and countrymen.-Lond Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-19
Rivalry In Big Mansions.

The rivalry Of the Pittsburg million
aires manifests itself mostly in the
building of vast mansions in New York
city. Mr.. Carnegie set the pace with
his great house on upper Fifth avenue
Then his former employee, Mr.. Schwab
decided to build a more snowy and
costly establishment on the west side
OF the city. Now Mr.. Frick, who lost
his admiration for Mr.. Carnegie a few
years ago. pays 100000 for the
Lcnox library site OH Fifth avenue, be
tween Seventieth and Seventy First
streets. and will erect there a residence
to cost millions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-19

Rose Eytinge and c. II. ThOrne, Jr.
When Rose Eytinge was leading wo-
man at A. NJ. Palmer's Union Square
theater, New York, with Charles r.
Thorne, Jr., as her vis-a-vis in the cast,
she was handsome woman and a
fine actress. Owing to their different
temperaments, Miss Eytinge and
ThOrne were frequently at outs behind
the curtain. One evening after tri-
fling spat ThOrne sought to restore am
icable relations with the irate actress
while in the greenroom waiting for
their cues to go on together To achieve
his purpose Thorne began to tell Miss
Eytinge some interesting bits of Cos
sip, but the actress leaned back in her
chair and yawned, especially often as
the actor neared the climax of his sto-
ry, This so exasperated him that he
exclaimed. with much temper, For
heavens sake, Rose, don't swallow
me-"
Miss Eytinge rose with marked dig
nifty and quietly responded, ''You for
get, Mr. Thorne, that | am a Jewess."