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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
BIG flNo OF MEERscHAum.
Discovery Does Away With Turkish
Governments Monopoly

Because Of the discovery q. vast
deposits of meerschaum in the noun.
tains of New Mexico it Is likely that
the monopoly of that mineral here.
tofore held by the Turkish govern.
ment viii be broken, and pipes OF
that material will be lessencd I'm cost.
Until recently all the meerschaum
used in the commerce of the world
was produced from mine in the
plains of Eskihi-sher. Anatoly. Turkey
in Asia. In those mines are employed
10000 men. The output of the mine
was owned by the Turkish govern
ment and It kept the price up.
II Is said that enough meerschaum
has been discovered in Grant county,
New Mexico, to supply the worlds
needs
There is a popular belief that mecr-
schaum is petrihed sea foam washed
up ages ago and solidihed by some
strange process of nature Nicer
schaum is a mineral known 10 scicn.
lists as "sepiolite" Il is composed
principally of silica and magnesium.
II is found in assures in the rock,
whore volcanic action has forced it up
TO the surface.
Mcerschaum is used not only for
making tobacco pipes. but because of
IS unique properties Of resisting a
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08

freight rates. The actual cost Of
transportation by water is only a third
to a fifth of what it is by rail, the
ration of difference growing greater
with the increased length of the haul.
In the southwest there is an even
greater difference in the charges,
freight rates being high in Texas. It
is estimated that if the canal were
now in operation a saving of S3,OOO,-
600 a year to the shippers could be
effected by its use.
The intercoastal will connect the
southwest with the great canal sys-
tens of the north by the Mississippi
and its tributaries. More than 1000
miles of actual canal. besides the
great lengths of connecting natural
waterways. will thus give comprehen-
sive water service from the chief
commercial centers.
A less important though interesting
phase of the new canal is its possi-
bilities for pleasure trips. The region
along its entire course is rich in re-
sources, historical associations and
picturesqueness and the climate is
such that the trip could be made in
January without discomfort.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08

will extend entirely around the room
they all make evident the fact that
Japan considers Boston the best au-
thority on Libraries, and honors her
by imitation.
The library and the other buildings
of the Imperial university are beau
tifully situated in Uyeno Park, the
most popular resort in Toxic, world
famous for its temples, its tombs of
the Shoguns. and especially for its
avenue Of cherry trees. Here, the
first week in April, all Toxic assem-
bles to admire and feast upon the
beautiful sight of masses of pale pink
cherry blossoms, filling the air like
clouds, to drink tea, exchange courte-
sizes and make a general holiday.
The library supported from the ma
tional tax, was founded In 1879. The
national department OF education do
mated more than 10000 volumns of
Japanese books. and the educational
departments OF the several provinces
gave about $4,000 additional volumes.
A number Of books in other languages
were bought at this time. English pre-
dominating.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
FUR SEALS DOOMED

they are shot. When shot. unless in
stantly killed, they dive, and. as a re-
suit, nine out of ten of those fatally
injured are lost. Accordingly, it is
estimated that the capture of 100000
seals by this means involved the de-
struction of about 100000. If ex-
posed to attack in no other way, the
herd could not survive such decimina-
ton for an indefinite period: but, to
complete the deadly work, the seal
hunters pursued the practice of coast
ing in the vicinity of the island, and
destroying the females as they ven
tured out to sea in pursuit of fish
for food.
When an animal is assailed on its
breeding gorunds, it is surely doomed,
in as much as natures opportunity of
multiplying the species is cut of.
Thus II has been with the fur seals
Every female killed in the vicinity of
the islands left one or more pups on
shore to starve to death, and in this
manner, year after year, tens of thou
sands Of the young perished miser-
ably. No wonder. then, that within
the last 80 years the rookeries of the
Pribylov group have been rendered
almost barren Of the pinniped inhab-
itants, the herd, being reduced in
numbers during that period from
about 100000 to 175,OOO-the pres.
ent estimate.
Against such depredations by our
own people effective measures might
have been adopted, but our govern.
ment has been almost helpless to deal
with the Canadian poachers. all eff,
forts to secure the cooperation of
Great Britain being vain. In as much
as all of the sealskins are dyed and
otherwise prepared for market in
England, where for many years the
industry has given profitable employ.
ment to upward of 10000 persons. the
attitude of our friends across the sea
in this matter has been, to say the
least of it, unintelligent; but even vet
IL is unchanged, the main cause of IL
being that the British authorities
were reluctant, on technical grounds.
to admit that our rights in Behring
sea extended beyond the customary
three-mile limit. Now, 1t happens that
the female seals commonly swim
from 20 TO 30 miles away from the is
lands in pursuit of fish, and thus the
Canadian poachers are easily able to
destroy them.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
siGHTEEN THOUSAND MILE
ROUTE SOON TO BE READY.
VIII Take Eighteen Months Steady
Travel by Canoe TO Go from
Pttsbure to Browns.
willie, Tex.

The last congress appropriated
5000, 900 for the completion of the
longest inland waterway in the
world It is $4,000 miles long and ex-
tends from the waterways in New
York and Pennsylvania down through
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers into
the gulf where connection is made
with the intercoastal canal from New
Orleans to Brownsville, Tex. This last
named waterway is just being com
pleted and runs through the gulf coast
country Of Louisiana and Texas. With
the possible exception of the railroad
extensions being laid through this re-
markable country the canal is the
most important public work in the
whole southwest. IL is about 500
miles long. running from Donaldson
vile on the Mississippi river a few
miles above New Orleans to Browns
vile, Tex, on the Rio Grande. at the
most southerly point of the United
States west of the tip Of Florida pen
insula. or this 500 miles there are
less than 250 miles to be dug, the
rest following the coast line through
the channels of bays aud rivers al
ready navigabe.
The appropriation just made by
congress in the rivers and harbors
bill will not complete the canal but
will open sections of considerable
local importance, affording an effec-
tive test of the feasibility and value
of the scheme
From the Mississippi westward TO
the Sabine river, which marks the
boundary between Louisiana and Tex
as, the canal will tap several water
ways that penetrate the great Louis
lana pine forests and large areas of
sugar, rice and cotton lands. The
Sabine itself is navigable for a long
distance inland and taps a large and
exceedingly valuable timber area on
both the Louisiana and Texas sides.
Emptying near the mouth of the Sa-
bine on Sabine lake is the Noches
river, which is navigable beyond
Beaumont and affords water trans.
portGtion to the Beaumont and con.
tiguous oil fields.
West of this again is Galveston
bay, from which five separate water.
ways spread inland like the fingers
of an outstretched hand. OF these
Buffalo Bayou, which is now being
deepened to allow deep-draught yes.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
INLAND WATER WA Y

sells to load and unload their foreign
cargoes at Houston, the railroad cen
ter of the southwest, and the Trinity
river are the most important The
latter could be made navigable for
light-draught vessels all the way TO
Dallas, 300 miles from tidewater
The canal at this point touches
Galveston with its fine deep water
harbor and docks, an ocean port of
fastgrowing importance.
Beyond the Brazos is the much.
talked-of area generally particularized
as the Gulf Coast country, the phe-
nomenal productiveness of which is
just becoming known. This region
was recently given its first railroad.
The value Of the canal will be two
fold. It will open a great deal OF ter
ritory that cannot be reached from
the railroads and 1t will provide lower
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08

and The hS-dlo of trc l.Ch So rirs
thrown forward aH1 allowed to aiNir9
back The FIRST uaso forward vltr
draws a cartridge from tae brlt aui
places it I'm a carrier, tho c'Carl move
irscrts tie FIRST cartridge ir'o thC
chamber of tho rlnc ana w.th3"1w-
another from tie belt IN tlo slH.
manner as the FIRST. The Cul 's r0N
IN readiness. Ey prcssing tHa t,,sao
bar a spring is released which allows
the plunper TO strike a cartridge A
the chamber of the riao barrel Tn
firing Of this cartridge creates a rocoil
which Is taken mp by the powerful
spring above referred to cud thus con
verted into a force or power by which
different parts Of the mechanism are
operated. This Is rCrCc. c.cd az ofton
as n cartridge Is fred one contriv.
ance elects the empty shell from the
chamber. one inserts n new cartridge.
one takes a cartridge from the belt,
another rests the trigger spring. All
these parts are adjusted to nicely
and as long as the trigger spring Is
kept released by pressure on the trig
ger bar and ammunition Is in the belt
they operate in such perfect unison
and with such rapidity that tho hu.
man eye cannot follow.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
Use Compressed Air.

Compressed air is now used in the
large iron foundry at the Schenectady
works of the General Electric com
pany for almost every operation con.
nected with the making of "A finished
casting. Although the machinery in
the other adjacent shops is operated
entirely by electricity. in the iron
foundry, where the operations are
scattered and Intermittent, conf
pressed air was found to be advan-
tageous for small power services. The
air is supplied at so pounds pressure
by a number of electric motor-driven
compressoTs of different capacities.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
NEW MAXIM GUN A MOST TERRI
Bile ENGINE OF DESTRUCTION.
Able n The Hands Of TWO Men &c
Now Down wi:h uncrging
Accuracy 7Co Men Jn
Il Minute

The Maxim rapid.irc automatic
gan has just been brought To- q state
Of perfection whereby &c is claimed
20 be able 90 wipe out of existence zoo
men per minute. a feat which D. start
ling oven to the military world
Technically it is called the Nictcra
Sons a Maxim automatic machine
gun, while in soldiers raglaucc it is
referred tu as the devils SPOT" or
the scourgo OF the battlefield. While
the latter expressions suggest
satanic contrivancc, the fact that the
gun can kill 200 men iu one minute
is ample proof of It's suporhuman dc.
structivc powers
stand zoo soldiers In front of ono Of
these guns-in ono u.agjc they are
turned into corpsca, Press and hold
the trigger which fires the gun for
ten minutes, and 1000 cartridges will
have been exploded. an average Of II
shots per second. Cousidci. the fact
that this death.dcaliur instrument
can be ca ,iod and operated by two
men and imagine what q powerful
fighting machine Uncle Sans small
army would become were every com.
pany equipped with a devils spout"
In appearance it is like toy and
not in the least impressive In fact
| IL seems quite harmlcss-cspecia
when packed upon the back Of a
mule. For this reason the outfit IN
/ charge Of two Of these guns is often
! dubbed The Jackass Battery"
brief description Of the gun Is In.
! teresting. II is mounted on detach.
able tripod, weighing. with the latter
about $50 pounds Gun and tripod
! being of very nearly equal weight
they can, when separated. be carried
with ease by two men. When mount
ed and in position the gun itself is
about three feet above the ground
and on account Of its size cannot be
seen very easily at distances beyond
coo yards. The tripod is provided
with traversing and elevating mechan
ism by which the gun is moved to the
right or left, up or down, without IN
the least disturbing its stability
Viewed from in front the gun has the
appearance of solid stovepipe. This
is heavy steel tubing known as the
water Jacket through which the rife
barrel passes. Before a shot is fired
this jacket must be filled with water
for the purpose of keeping the gur
from burning out or melting. An
ordinary rifle barrel fired through
say about ten times. in rapid success
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
NEW INSTITUTION AT TOXIC HAS
JUST BEEN OPENED UP.
Is Part Of the Imperial University and
Was Modelled After the
Boston Public
Library.

The Boston public library has been
the inspiration and model for the new
library of the Imperial university
CTeikoku Daigaku at Toxic. The
grouping of the buildings around an
interior court, the large arched win
dows of the facade. the stacks in
which the books are stored. the use
of many varieties of marble in its
interior decoration, but more espe-
cially the general reading room, with
its close resemblance TO Bates hall in
the arrangement of a double row of
tables, lit by electric lights. the cases
OF reference books. which in time
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08

n maritime lake belonging to the czar.
This half included the Pribylov is
lands-which, by the way, were not
discovered until a little over a cen
tury ago, owing mainly to the circum-
stances that they are shrouded in al
most perpetual fog With the islands,
OF course, went the fur seals; and we
might have succeeded in protecting
and preserving the latter for an in,
definite period. If only 1t had been
their habit TO spend all of their lives
in the near neighborhood of the Priby,
low group.
Unfortunately. however. the seals
merely visit the Pribylov islands in
the summer time, for breeding pur
poses, leaving them in November and
returning in June. The rest of the
year they spend in a migratory voy
age to more southern waters, the herd
finding its way in the month of Feb
ruary TO latitude some distance
south of San Francisco, and thereupor
turning northward again. Having
studied this habit of theirs, IL has
been an easy matter for the masters
of vessels specially equipped for this
sort of fishery to follow along with
the herd throughout its entire migra
tion, and to kill of the animals al
leisure.
Sometimes the seals, under such
circumstances, are speared while
sleeping on the water, but usually
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08

ficient civil engineers. Their roads
were marvellous, and one, the highway
from Quito into the Chilian dominion.
was one of the most remarkable roads
the world has ever known.
It was 20 feet wide and 1000 miles
in length, passing over snow capped
mountains, through canyons cut for
miles through the solid rock, and
across turbulent mountain streams
and rivers The feat of constructing
this road might well try the skill Of
our best modern engineers.-Sunday
Magazine.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
GOVERNMENT MAY DECIDE TO
SLAUGHTER ENTIRE HERD.
Tired Of the Uneven Fight Against
the Canadian Poachers Whose
Depredations Are Be-
yond Control.

1t is practically certain that before
long the United States government
will decide to slaughter the entire
herd, thus wiping out the species com
pletely and finally, so far as the wa
tors of the north Pacific are con
cerncd.
When we acquired Alaska from
Russia we obtained exclusive property
rights $50 it was understood) over the
eastern half of Behring sea, which
up to that time had been regarded as
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
When to Go to Alaska.

There will be an element of surprise
in the advice OF DR.. Henry Gannett OF
the United States geological survey:
IF you are old, go to Alaska by all
means; but If you are young, wait"
Mr.. Gannett gives this reason for his
advice: THE scenery Of Alaska is
much grander than anything else of
the kind in the world, and It is not
well to dull ones capacity for en-
Ioyment by seeing the finest sights
first"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08

high degree of heat and its ready
absorption of water, 1t is put 20 vari-
Gus electrical and mechanical uses.
In the mines of New Mexico a solid
block of meerschaum weighing AZ
pounds was taken out. 1t was the
largest block Of meerschaum ever
mined,-New York Financial News.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08
OLIVE OIL OF CALIFORNIA
Shipped In Great Tanks, Like So
Much Petroleum.

The sale OF olive oil constitutes one
of the largest items of revenue To- Cal
ifornia. Although olives have been
grown there for more than half a
century, the quantity of fruit solu out
side Of the state before 1900 was in.
significant
Forming themselves into an asso-
citation. a number OF the large grow.
ers have taken steps since then TO
compete with Italy and France in sell
ing their product. and have succeeded
to such an extent that. according to
Moody's Magazine. the manufacture
large proportion of the 250,000 gal
Ions Of olive oil ct present produced in
this country
One ton of olives usually yields 80
% 80 gallons OF oil
For the eastern trade the California
association has established an eNten.
sive bottling plant in New England
to which the oil Is actually shipped
by the carload i'm tanks, like SO much
petroleum One of the large olive
orchards alone contains no less than
10000 trees, which viii give an idea
Of the magnitude of olive growing.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-08

Poruvians as Engineers.
Next to the Romans, the ancient
Peruvians were perhaps the most cf.
The Washington times., 1907-03-26
TROOPS IN CUBA
FREE FROM FEVER
Army Medical Officers Place
Island in San tary
Condition.

Much graHhcation is felt by Surgeon
General O'Reiny over the continued
good health Of the American troops "a
Cuba, and the excellent work the United
States medical officers have done ia
clearing up the entire island. During
the six months United States troops
have been In Cuba. there has been on y
one case OF yellow fever among them,
and on the whole their general health
has been remarkably good
When Maj. Jefferson r. Keane. Of the
army medical department: went TO
Cuba with the American army. about
October !. 1895, he found several cases
Of yellow fever in the city OF Havana.
and many more scattered throughout
the provinces. By January there was
not one case Of yellow jack In Cuba,
and there has not been a single case
since that date
The health of the troops IN Cuba has
been just as good as In a majority Of
stations IN this country During the
nrst few weeks the 5000 American
troops in Cuba developed Il few cases Of
typhoid fever. but this disease has also
been eliminated
Unusual care is being taken by the
medical officers stationed in Cuba 10
MAINTAIN the city and island in q saui-
tdry condition. The army is using an
lucineFator for the destruction OF all
eNcreta, and Major Keaue has done
everything possible 10 keep the cItv of
Havana clean The water used by the
army is all steTilized
The Washington times., 1907-03-26
SAY BIBLE TRUST
HAS RAISED PRICES
Investigation Demand 0
Alleged Octopus in
New York.

NEW YORK. March 26.-Prominent
men in New England. more particularly
those connected with the Union Bible
Society of Boston. win ask that the
State of New York investigate the
affairs Of the American Bible Society
which, they allege. is a trust. They
viii ask Congress TO take off the % per
cent duty on Bibles to XIII the trust
The American Bible Society. which
was formed to distribute the book free.
has-grown so strong that il has crushed
smaller similar societies, and has raised
the price Of Bibles The Rev. Or. F, r.
Merriam, editor Of the Waterman, said,
IN Boston.
Every dollars worth of free Bibles
distributed by the American Bible So
ciety cost nearly 81 TO circulate.
THE price Of Bibles has been raised
10 a higher rate than independent deal
ers charge. and the free gifts OF Bibles
during the last year amount to only
$1,000.
''The salaries Of three secretaries and
treasurer, who comprise the executive
officers, are $4,000 a year, and clerks
eat up $4,000 more
DR. Merriam makes the charge that
the American society has entered into
an agreement with the British and Ca
madam societies not 70 invade the fields
OF tile others. and in this way a mOnop-
Oily is maintained.
The Washington times., 1907-03-26
Sanitation of Panama
Has Proved Marvellous
Pollard, Just Back From Canal
Zone, Says South American Governments
Wonder at Strides Made by u. S.

The United States is setting an ex-
ample OF administrative efficiency IN the
canal zone that is a perfect wonder 70
the nations OF tropiC America. said
Representative f. NJ Pollard Of Ne
braska, who was in Washington after a
trip to the canal zone.
The success of this Government in
establishing sanitary conditions which
have made Panama an attractive place
of residence compared TO many capitals
in the tropical regions of South Amer
lea. continued Mr. Pollard. has done
more to convince the Latin-American
peoples of the real deslFdbility Of the
friendship of the United States than
anything else could. The zone region
used to be dreaded as one of the worst
hotbeds of diseases in the tropical
world Today it has the record OF a
less death rate than that of New York
city, and there has not been "A case OF
yellow fever since November. 1895.
did not see a mosquito while / was
there
The Washington times., 1907-03-26
PENNSYLVANIA ROAD OWES
NEW JERSEY 100000

TRENTON. y. J.. March 26.-Justlez
Reed. in the supreme court. has made
an order adJudging the Pennsylvania
railroad Company TO De indebted &C
the State of New Jersey in the sum of
Sl63A74S for taxes. under last years
Perkins mGiu-stem law This order
does not invoke the constitutiouaIity OF
the Perkins law. which is now before
the supreme court in other proceedings
The RAILROAD company ciaimst that in
paying mBin-stem taxes heretofore r.
has annually paid ia ADVICE and il
wants an allowance Of nearly $500 GG6
from the sun involved IN Jus tee Reed S
order. The other railroads do not take
this position.
The Washington times., 1907-03-26
HUSBANDS CORPSE
BEING DISSECTED
Woman Found Body, With
Head Gone, on Oper-
ating Table.

KANSAS CITY, No. March 96-The
grewsome particulars of a wife finding
the dismembered body of her husband
upon a dissectIng table OF a medical
college IN Kansas City, came 10 light
when The police were finally called upon
to locate part OF the body which had
been carried away by students.
William B. Turner died i'm the City
Hospital two weeks ago Mrs Turner.
who is a nurse, was absent from home
and was not notified of his death. The
body was held unclaimed ten days, as
required by law. and then was turned
over 10 a medical college. Upon her re-
turn Mrs Turner heard OF her hus-
bands death. and traced the body To-
the medical college, but the faculty re
fused 10 tell her what disposition had
been made Of the body. DOMINIC her
nurses uniform, Mrs Turner gained ac-
cess 10 the dissectng room, where she
identified the decapitated body of her
husband by a dislccatiCn OF one OF the
ankle bones. 4 student had carried
away the head,