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Evening journal., 1907-12-02
TRACK WALKER
IS MURDERED

WEST CHESTER. Pa. Dec. 2-An-
drew Purcell. co years old. a track
walker on the main line Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad at Frazer was shot
and killed last night az Frazer station
His body was found shortly after MIDI
night by an Italian. who had been as
sisting Purcell early in the evening.
No arrests have been made. The
authorities are looking for a negro
who got off from a train at Frazer
last night and who has disappeared.
Two shots were fired at Purcell. ac-
cording to the police. A bullet was
found imbedded in a board near where
Purcell was found The fatal shot was
fired so close 10 the dead man that
his face was stained By the powder
The bullet struck Purcell beneath The
right eye It is believed that the
negro. upon whom suspicion falls, was
ordered TO move on by Purcell and
then fired on the track walker
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
lndleator 81 Frlendshlp.

There has arrived al the Friendship
Fire Company's house on Iatnall street
above Tenth O new fire Indicator which
VIII take the place of the old one now
In use The indicator "a similar 20
those used in other fire houses In the
city and viii be installed during the
present week No tower bell viii be
used by the Friendship.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
nnth a. apnnl shnrks.v

William Ward. chief Of the Fire De-
partment. and member Of the Friend
ship Fire Company is becoming a pool
shark" as nightly he may be seen
engaged at play on the table in the
Friendship engine house. His chief op-
ponent Is w. @. Leibrandt There Is
much rivalry between the two for the
championship Of the company.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
THAW TRIAL
ON JANUARY 6

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2-Justce Dowl-
ing to-day fixed January 6 as the date
for the second trial Of Harry Thaw for
the murder OF Stanford White. This
followed a motion of District Attorney
Jerome when the case was called to-
day
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
y THE JOURNALS Special wire.

WASHINGTON. Dec 2.-According
10 estimates furnished by the various
departments Of the government and
transmitted TO Congress to-day by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, it will cost
Uncle Sam S56.000,000 more to- run the
government in the fiscal year beginning
July next than was appropriated by
Congress for the current year. The
total amount appropriated for the. cur
rent year was S71O.2S7 .626.2Q
The estimates for the different de-
7artments follow
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
POPE APPOINTS PREFEcT
OF THE INDEX CONGREGATION.

BY TIE JOURNALs SPECIAL Wlra
ROME, Dec. 1.-The Pope has chosen
Cardinal Wives y Tuto to succeed the
late Cardiual Steinhuber, a Jesuit in
the important post of prefect of the
index congregation. The selection is
victory for the Capuchin order, Of
which Wives Tuto is a member.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
WARSHIPS START
FOR THE PACIFIC
Dy TTTr JoURNAL's Special wire.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-The six de-
stFoyeis. forming the advance battle
ship cruise 10 the Pacific, got under
way at 10 a. m. to-day, according 20 a
dispatch received at the Navy Depart
ment from the commandant of the
Norfolk Navy Yard. The hotilla is
commanded by Lieutenant II. 1. Gone.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
craoe choir al trenton.

An elaborate program has been arr
ranged for the sacred recital to be
given by Grace NJ E. Church choir In
Bethany Presbyterian Church az Tren-
ton. Thursday. Miss Grace Edmunds
will direct the concert and the affair
win be given under the auspices Of
the brotherhood Of tie Trenton Church.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
Salem Horsemen 20 Meet.

Horsemen OF Salem. n. j., will meet
tomorrow night TO organize a new rae
ing and fair association 20 take the
place of the Salem Horse show ana
Athletic Association The new Grub
viii be organized as a stock company
Nearly all Of the stock has been sub
scribcd.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
Valuable Horse Killed.

Shortly after turning the corner of
Front and French streets yesterday
afternoon one Of a valuable pair of
nOrsos Olivcn to q cab and owned by
John Knots. Nveryman. fell and broke
its leg. The animal had to be killed.
Dr. Aadhaly ending its life with a bull
LET
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
RECEIVERS RUGS
Oriental Floor Coverings Valued at
$500 Are Returned to Their Owner.

Four oriental rugs which were lost
by George Ashley. of New York. while
driving in Brandywine Hundred one
day last week, We're found by Charles
Irons. farmer OF Christiana Hundred,
and returned to their owner on sat
urday. The rugs are valued at $500,
and following their loss MIR ashley
reported the fact 10 Dolan's Detective
Agency. AN days Saturday sleuths Of
that agency tramped over Brandywine
Hundred IN search of the rugs which
had fallen from Mr.. Ashley's carriage.
When they returned TO the city that
evening they learned that Mr.. Irons
had returned the rugs and received a
handsome reward
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
I3 CONVERS ONS AT SCOTT
Revival Meetings at Scott Church to be
Continued This Week.

Unusual interest characterized the
services at Scott NJ r.. Church yester-
day Revival services followed each
regular service OF the day. thirteen
conversions resulting. Revival SER
vices have been in progress at the
church for three weeks and viii be
continued nightly this week, when diff
ferent preachers Of the city win occupy
the pulpit
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
HONOR MEMORY OF BURBAGE
Local Knights Of Golden Eagle Ad-
dressed BY John 3. Triebler.

Crusaders Castle, No. 5, Knights of
the Golden Eagle, yesterday honored
the memory Of William Burbage. the
founder of the order. John B. Trieb-
Ter. Of Baltimore. was the orator. He
reviewed the origin and growth of the
order pointing out many of its greatest
charities and assuring its members
that they had every reason to be proud
Of their society. There was singing by
a quartet.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
No Successor Vet to Or. Brigos.

A congregational meeting was held in
the Second Baptist Church yesterday
to consider a pastor to succeed the
Rev. f. f. Briggs No decisive action
was taken, however.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
HALF A MILLION
FIRE IN TEXAS
nr rur 1orRNArs sneelal wlre.

HOUSTON. Texas. Dec 2-Fire in
the business district starting about
midnight causei a loss Of over S50O'00o
The burned buildings include the gov
ornment building and theatre.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
New churoh At paasboro.

The new NJ. P. Church at Dagsboro will
reopen on December sth. The building is
a modern and attractive structure and
viii materially add to the already pro-
gressive and growing town Of Dagsboro.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
Kent Farmers Form Society.

ers around Harrington have formed an
order known as the North American
Society OF Equity. The object is to
protect the interest OF the farmer.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
Idcrcantile Association Meetinq.

The meeting of the Mercantile As
ISOLATION has been called for Thurs
day evening instead of the second
Thursday of the month, in order not
TO conflict with the Board of Trade
regular meeting
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
Many Railroad Trsspassers Arrested.

I7IaIIV TItlIII I1INI 7 7T41I070I" ~ I1NNIT7
During November, the police made
445 arrests as compared with $50 for
the previous month. The big increase
is due to the large number of railroad
trespass cases, Of which there were 101.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
HAU ESCAPES
DEATH PENALTY
BY THE JOURNALS SPECIAL wire.

by The JOUHNAIlS SPECIAL Wire.
CARLSRUHE, Germany. Dec. .
The sentence against Karl Hau for
numbering his mother-in-law, Frau
Moliter, has been commuted from
death to life Imprisonment.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
wEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Pressure Is
hiuh this morning in practically all
parts Of the country, except the ST.
awrence Valley and New England.
Forecast till s p. m. Tuesday;
For Delaware-Fair Tonight and
Tuesday; fresh northwesterly winds,
diminishing.
Evening journal., 1907-12-02
UR GUARANTEE

The Evening Journal
guarantees its circuIa-
ton. Advertisers are
invited to investigate
our books and claims.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
BLACK RASPBERRY
CULTURE

The Ontario station gives the fol
lowing as the best cultural operations
for the black raspberry:
/. Select a well drained site, and
prepare the land deeply and thor-
oughly.
9. When transplanting cut back
the dry or injured root ends to fresh,
sound wood; avoid exposure to the
sun or drying winds; cover the roots
with moist, mellow, surface soil and
tramp firmly.
Set the bushes at least five feet
aDart Ia one or more rows, as con-
venient
Pinch of any blossoms which
may form the ilrst year. that the plants
NAV not waste their yigor trying to
produce fruit.
5. Do not allow adjoining crops to
encroach upon the bushes, TO ensure
saed growth. 1t IS best to give clean,
thorough cultivation from early spring
iii about midsummer, after which the
bushes should mature their canes for
winter
&. The fertility Of the soil about the
bushes may be most economically
maintained bY occasional applications
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
THE CULTURE
OF ASPARAGUS
BY W. n. nsa..ls.

This crop can be grown on almost
any well-drained soil, but win do best
on adeep, mellow. sandy loam. There
is Ittle possibility Of having the land
too rich, and liberal applications Of
rotted barnyard manure should be
made before the plants are set. 1t is
usually more satisfactory to purchase
two-year-old roots from some seeds
man or dealer The price Of good
roots is generally about s125 per hun
dred, and 100 TO 200 plants win be
found sufficient to supply the ordinary
family The roots should be trans
planted during the late autumn or
early spring. Before setting out the
plants the land should he loosened
very deeply. either by subsoil plowing
or deep spading. It is good plan to
remove the topsoil and spade manure
into the subsoil to a depth Of IA or 16
inches; then replace the topsoil and
add more manure. There are two
methods Of setting an asparagus bed,
depending entirely upon the kind Of
cultivation to be employed in the gar
den. If horse tools are to be used,
the plants should be set in rows three
and half feet apart and II inches
apart in tho row On the other hand,
If the garden space is limited the
plants should be set in solid bed
one foot apart each way, and cult
waited by hand In setting asparagus
the crowns should be covered to a
depth Of four or five inches. At the
north 1t will be desirable to mulch the
asparagus bed during the winter with
three or four inches Of loose manure
or straw. IN the south the covering
during the winter will not be neces
sary, but the bed should receive Z
dressing OF manure or fertilizer al
some time each year. preferably il
the autumn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

it was remarked by the foreman that
he did not think the fowls had been
healthier in any previous winter The
fowls in the colony house had no
water when there was snow on the
ground. The colony house was 6xS
feet in size and single boarded A
cloth curtain tackled on to a frame
hinged at the top took the place Of
window. There was no floor in the
house. The winter was milder than
usugl sor this section, the lowest tenn
perature recorded being 13 degrees be-
low zero. The fowls came through
the winter in good condition with
practically no frosting Of combs
There was no sickness. the only trou-
Bile being during one night ia high
wind when the house turned several
somersaults down the hill, billing
three Of the fowls. Later the houses
were staked to the ground.
The lowest temperature in the main
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

tiles were placed 40 feet apart Eigh-
ty feet seems to be too gsSat dis
lance between laterals for best re-
suits.
Photographs were taken OF the corn
on both the tiled land and on the un-
tiled portion Of the field, Three strips
Of corn were cut across the field, one
on the undrained land. one on the
tiled land, where the tiles are 10 feet
apart. that is, on the strip between
the so and the 60-ioot tile strips. and
one where they stand 40 feet apart.
The strips we're 30 feet wide and 1870
feet long. Care was taken to cut the
strips where the corn was about the
average of the locality it was meant
to represent. The corn was shocked
and photographs taken. IN each case
the camera was set at exactly the
same distance from the shocks in or
der to avoid any error in comparing
views BY referring to the cuts It
viii be seen that the crop on the un.
tiled land was indeed small as com
pared to that on the tiled land. Bet
ter results were obtained with tiles at
10 feet than at a greater distance
apart. The results clearly show that
tile drainage is Of great benefit to
the red clay lands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

that the surface drains had been
kept well opened up. as was also
trne Of the tile drained area Up @
the rainy spell late ID August and
early in September, not much differ.
ence could be found between the corn
on the tile drained land and that on
the land not tiled but FROM this
time on, the difference became very
marked The corn on The lile-dralned
land grew much faster and showed
much healthier appearance in every
way. On September 25 final notes
were taken on the corn with respect
10 the effects Of tile drainage At
that time the corn on the untitled part
Of the field was not nearly so far ad-
yanced as that on the tiledrained
land. On the tiled land, especially
near the west end OF the field. we'll
developed ears were found on almost
every stalk. some Of them In the milk
stage. On the untitled portion Of the
field only small proportion Of the
stalks bore ears at all, some Of the
stalks we're not even tasselled out,
while the most advanced ears were
Just beginning 20 silk out
in order TO get a concrete idea Of
the effectiveness Of tiles laid at diff
ferent distances apart measurements
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

Hard Milking.-'Hard milking oc-
ours from varied causes. Sometimes
the trouble is due to an unnatural
construction Of the entire length of
the canal of the teat. sometimes to
new growths along It's course, and not
infrequentiy to little shot-like bodies
attached to a pedicle. which drop
down into the canal from above and
form sort Of a baIl.valve obstruc-
tion Again, says Farm Journal, the
trouble may come from injuries to the
lower part (the sphincter of the teat)
These last causes usually arise from
injuries received from without, and
occasionally. are due to warty growths
at the opening of the teat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

of the height Of the corn were taken.
Two rows We're selected for each set
Of tile, and the height taken and aver
aged The rows were measured from
north to south across the field. Care
was taken to select such rows as
were a good average Of the locality
It was intended to illustrate, The
average stand in hundredths was also
estimated and is given along with
measurements in the table below;
Effect Of Tile Drainage on the Growth
Of Corn.
Distance Untitled
betw laterals land so IT, 60 It. 40 IT.
Average height
Of corn ........4ft SIT. 56ft SIS
Average stand =. .25 40 80 IS
BY referring to the table It win be
seen that the corn was a better crop
on the tiled than on the untitled land.
II will also be noted that by far the
best results were obtained where the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
THE WINTER HOUSING OF
POULTRY AND EGG FERTILITY
Experiments Agricultural College as Condurtea
by James Dryden.

The tests on fertility and egg yield
we're started December ], 1906. Fifty
white Leghorn pullets we're divided
into four lots as follows
Pen 2.--l0 fowls-Artifcially heated in
winter,
Pen 14-1o fowls-No artificial heat
Pen 26--10 fowls-In open front house.
Colony house.-1S fowls-In colony house
and on free range.
Pens 2, IA and 26 are each 10x10
feet with outside yards 1Ox100. The
fowls had access to the yards every
day during the winter and for several
weeks when snow was on the ground
were given no water They apparent
ly did not suffer from the eating Of
snow or the lack of water. In fact
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

It viii be noted that very little arti.
fetal heat was given TO the heated
section, the aim being merely to take
the chill of the house and prevent
dampness.
That the size Of the egg Is influ.
enced by conditions under which the
fowls are kept was shown by this ex-
pertinent The eggs we're weighed at
different times and the table shows
the average weight per dozen eggs
from the fowls kept under different
conditions Of housing AS has been
stated, the fowls were White Leghorn
puilets. selected from the same flock
and Of the same age and divided even
" among the different pens, They
were sa fed alike A dry ration with
q stated amount b fresh cut butchers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

e Dc Deyiehe Wisconsin Agricultural College
an Interesting Experiment.

In order to observe the effect Of
tile drains on cultivated crops a plot
Of ground was planted to corn last
year.
The first part Of the month Of June
was rainy, consequently the corn was
planted late and at a time when the
ground was In poor physical condi
ton. The field was planted June III
to Wisconsin No. Dent corn, in
rows three feet and eight inches apart
and the hills the same distance in
the rows. The corn began to come up
about June 20 and by June n the
rows showed nicely, but the growth
was slow. The corn only began to
tassel the latter part Of August. At
this time the soil on the tile-drained
land was In good physical condition.
while the undrained land on the
east side Of the field was in
poor condition, in spite Of the fact
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

Red cedar.-Red cedar, from which
pencils are made, has become so
scarce that it enjoys the unique dis
tinction of being bought and sold by
the pound. Most Of this cedar comes
from Tennessee. Alabama and Florida.
and the supply in Tennessee is nearly
gone. Fence rails that weathered the
civil war have gone into pencils
stumps have been dug up and sold for
more than the trees which were cut
frim them TO make railroad ties.
Fence posts have given way 10 newer
kinds OF wood and have been carted
TO the pencil factory to be sold for
ten cents a hundred pounds. And yet
this red cedar will grow anywhere In
the United States where the soil does
not contain too much sand or clay;
will flourish on land that is unfit for
agriculture. and will reach a size fit
for pencil making when Is years old
Department OF Agriculture.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

EGG Production. For egg pFodue
tion the lighter breeds and late
hatehed pullets Of the heavier breeds
are best Do not expect a hen that
has laid well al winter 10 lay exeaD-
tionally well during the summer &
hen that lays early is inclined to sheR
a desire to sit early in the season
Eggs can be produced At profit dur.
ing the summer even where all the
grain has to be bought Prof W r.
Graham Ontario Agricultural College
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

scraps three times a week Having
free range, however, the colony house
fowls undoubtedly picked up food
which was not available to the fowls
confined in yards. The discovery az
to the difference In the weight Of the
eggs came az an incident Of the ex.
pertinent. It was not part of the
regular plan Of the experiment on
housing, and the records do not show
whether it was the food OF the method
Of housing that is responsible for the
difference in the weight Of the eggs.
The important point brought out is
that the size Of the egg is influenced
by factors under the control Of the
poultryman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

Of barnyard manure IInleached wood
ashes spread evenly over the ground.
are particularly valuable for bushes,
vines ana trees.
7. TO make the bushes stout and
branching pinch off the ends Of the
new canes during the early summer
when they reach height Of two or
three feet
In northern sections. where winter
protection is necessary. it is best to
let the canes grow long and slender,
that they may be more easily laid
down
s. Prune every year, either in the
late fall or early spring. Cut out all
old canes that have fruited. and thin
ont the weaker and any diseased
canes, leaving about half dozen Of
the best and strongest to each bush.
Cut back the ends Of the canes left
to uniform height OF three or four
feet depending upon the yigor Of the
growth. Where the canes are liable to
winter Killing, It is well to leave this
shortening In tin spring, when all
frozen wood can be cut OF.
3. In northern localities. where win.
ter protection ls necessary. bend down
the canes lato I'M the fall and cover the
tops with earth to keep them under
the snow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
EFFECT OF SOILS ON
PLANTS
Byc. L. AIlsn.

While variations Of climate produce
wonderful changes In vegetable forms,
II is a well-established fact that any
vegetable grown in a given soil will
assume a very different form when
grown on either a heavier or a lighter
one This has been shown in a re-
markable degree with the cabbage.
A given variety grown for long mum.
Der of years on a heavy soil, with a
liberal supply of plant food, proper
care in growing the plants and in
transplanting them, and constant cul-
tivation until the crop is matured,
will develop type remarkable for
size and vigor, with excellent keeping
qualities, and be what is known as a
Late Flat Datch or Drumhead cab
bage On the other hand, take the
same stock seed, grow it on light
sandy soil, under the same climatic
influences. with the same care in cul-
tivation, always selecting with a view
to earliness and solidity, and the re
suit will be in the same number Of
years a variety of the same general
form but of smaller size and very
much earlier Again. a soil inter
mediate in character, from the sar,e
stock, during the same period, with
the same care in selection, win give a
variety intermediate in character al
well as in period Of growth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

currant Bush cuttinos.-Currant or
gooseberry cuttings made now and
set out in moist. partiallyshaded
ground. should readily root and form
good plants by next spring. Tie cut
tings should be new wood made into
lengths Of about nine inches, cut
ting of all the leaves from two-thlrds
Of the lower length, which win be
the part put Into the ground. and
cutting each Of the upper leaves on
about one-half. Sec that the earth
Is firmly pressed in about each cut.
ting and stir the ground often.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

Good Prices for stock-The era
Of cheap meat seems to be as far off
as ever and it looks as if consumption
has overtaken and passed production
There is undoubtedly room for much
increase in the production OF live
stock, but with the population increas-
ing at the rate Of 100000 a year and
plenty Of work in sight for everybody,
the possibility OF any alarming sur
plus in the supply OF food for many
years has been practically eliminated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
A Convenient Portable Fence

The panels in the portable fence
shown here are made Of fouf-inch
fencing, IA feet long. with six-inch
spaces between the boards. thus max
ing a fence three feet high by allowing
the cleats to project two inches If
the fence IL 70 be used fnr nigs the
lower space may be reduced TO four
inches and The upper one increased to