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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

two thicknesses Of shiplap, with heavy
tarred felt between on the outside,
and on the inside single thickness,
making in all three thicknesses OF
lumber and one OF felt. This not only
insures 1t frost proof. but will assist
In ventilating the barn properly and,
consequently. keeping 1t dry inside.
No ventilating system will work
where a barn is not perfectly tight
and warm.
"The following plan will give the
reader a fair understanding Of the
ground floor plan. while the lllustra-
ton will show the outside. The sec
ond story is divided as follows: Hay
NOW, S6x42 feet; feed room dn the
center), 12x36 feet; straw NOV, Sex46
feet.
"As we raise but little small grain
It makes Ii necessary 10 save all the
straw and so we blow Il into one
end Of the second story This will
hold the straw from 20 TO 80 acres,
which is sufficient where al Is saved
Here the straw is always dry and
handy to get believe the time is
fully at hand when We should begin
to savesour straw inside. AS We plan
to feed sllage our hay NOW does not
need to be so large as in former days
and, hence. we need plenty Of room
for a big feed bin and straw nov.
cat one time there was much preju-
dice against cement floor under
COWS, but Il has largely died out.
Our best dairymen, or, at least. a
majority Of them. find no objection
to cement floors where they are kept
we'll beaded. For our part We flnd
the bedding stays IN place much bet.
ter on cement floor than on planks.
Last spring on q visit through the
dairy section Of Wisconsin we found
that the much.talked-of COW, colan
tina 4ths Johanna THAT gave nearly
100 pounds Of milk daily for 30 days)
stood on a cement floor.
"The feeding alley In front Of our
cows is raised three inches higher
than the platform on which the cows
lIand. This enables them to ges
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
Work on Western Pacific.

Ohicial statements show that from
100000 to s1,5OO,OOO a month is be.
ing spent by the Western Pacific in
construction work, and this is to con.
tlnue throughout the winter months.
Just as soon as the weather will per.
NIT in the spring large additions will
be made to the laborlng forces en-.
gagged in building the road, and the
work will be pushed at all points SO
as to finish at the earliest possible
date
The total length Of the road when
built viii be s25 miles. and OF this the
track already is laid on about 300
miles. approximately 300 more miles
Of roadbed now is ready for the rails.
Officials Of the road claim that for
some months the amount Of work done
has exceeded that accomplished in the
same period on the Panama canal.
where some 10000 men are employed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
car and LoeomotIye suIIdIna.


Official reports from car and loco
motive builders of the United States
and Canada show large increase In
the output for 1907 over that Of 1906,
which up to that time was the record
year. There was, however, a heavy
falling of in orders. much Of the out
put Of the past year having been or
dered during 1906.
The total number Of railroad cars
built during 1907 was 2S9,645, an In.
crease OF 10 per cent. over 1906, ac-
cording to figures gathered by the
Railroad Gazette. OF the total num-
Der Of cars built by manufacturers,
284,1SS were for freight service and
5.457 for passenger service; 2S0.216
we're for domestic use and 9,429 for
export. The number Of passenger
cars built during the year shows an
increase Of more than 70 per cent.
over the previous years output.
A smaller increase over last year is
shown in the locomotive output The
IL builders in the United States and
Canada built 1852 locomotives during
the year, Of which 1854 were for do
mestic use and 7S9 for export. This
is an increase Of six per cent. in the
total output. The export output in
creased II per cent as against five
per cent. for the domestic output.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

According to observations Of Mr.. A.
M0uneyrat, communicated recently to
the French Academy Of Sciences, au-
tomobiIe journeys are excellent for
the health The rapid displacement Of
the air has, he asserts. a most happy
effect upon nutrition. The number OF
red globuIea in the blood is largely in.
creased. He finds also that the auto
exercises q remarkable effect in IN
dNcing sleep, but not to fatigue, but to
the influence Of the air respired. He
would recommend automobile riding
at moderate speed. as a special treat
ment for anemia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

serves to keep the bedding in place.
We had tried this plan In our old
barn and found it worked to perfec-
ton.
Some Of our young dairymen may
think that ten inches will seem too
deep for a gutter, but It is none too
deep. We do not want to be com
PEELED to haul out manure on Sunday
or on exceptionally stormy days, and
1Ox1S-inch gutter win hold the ac-
cumulation for two days. We haul
directly to the field the greater part
of the time, and prefer to load directly
onto the spreader or sleigh rather
than running It out with litter car
rier; hence the driveway behind the
COWS. This driveway Is six inches
lower than the platform where the
cows stand. In other words, the back
OF the gutter Is only -four inches deep
This driveway is slightly crowning in
center, which drains everything into
gutter
"The first coat Or all the cement
work was made Of Portland cement
and sharp sand mixed in proportion
of one to Ave, and the surface coat
mixed one to two In the alley way
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

Two OF the largest passenger en-.
gines in use 90 the west run "a and
out Of Kansas City says the Star
They are Mo- COL and No. SOB on the
Chicago & Alton. One of them takes
out the Chicago Hummer as far as
Slater and the other hauls the train
from Chicago from Slater to Kansas
City In the morning. Take SOL, the
Lusitania Of the rails. It's total length
IS 1874 feet, weight $4,000 pounds, or
1873 tons. With train Of is cars 1t
can maintain speed Of so miles an
hour. 1t was built at a cost Of $50, 600
and was constructed in the shops Of
the company at Bloomington, IN.
The largest passenger engine in use
in this country is believed to be Nc
1867, used on the Pennsylvania lines
west Of Pittsburg. Like the Alton en-.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
The Two Bullets.

fectiveness OF longrange infantry and
cavalry fire in battle. because the de-
crease in the trajectory eRlarges the
danger zone.
The new bullet requires an eleya-
ton Of the rear sight Of the gun Of
250 yards less for 1000 yards FIRE than
the 1906 standard government bullet.
It requires half the wind allowance,
has trajectory Of about 33 per cent
less than the old bullet, and its muz-
gle velocity is 200 feet per second as
against 1900 feet per second Of the
1905 model. It has a sharp instead Of
round point, and is slightly longer
than the one now In use.
The philosophy Of the new bullet is
that the sharp point cuts the air as
the PROV of boat cuts the water and
sends 1t OF from the sides at an angle
Of about 80 degrees. The round point
Of the old bullet causes the air to hug
its sides, and the resistance to be over
come Is on the sides as we'll as at
the point, and is, therefore, greater
than that which the new bullet has to
encounter This tends to increase the
velocity and fiatten the trajectory and
SO not only renders the fire more ac-
curate but considerably enIarges the
danger zone Of longrange fire. With
the present style bullet In use, at 800,
900 or 1000 yards an opposing force
OF infantry is absolutely safe at any
point within the range up to $50 yards
In front Of the firing line, and cav
airy force Is absolutely safe at some
points within the range. This Is due
to the height of the arc described by
the projectile in its fight through the
air and is frequently taken advantage
Of In time Of war by scouts who wish
to get nearer the enemy than the main
body Of troops can approach. In the
recent rife contests at Kansas city
team captains and others who were in
terested In the work Of the men shoot
ing spent much time between the
firing point and the targets in order
to obtain better view Of the targets,
and their position, though apparently
dangerous. was perfectly safe. With
the tiattening Of the trajectory, or arc
this safety zone is greatly decreased
and the effectiveness Of the fire, there
fore, increased in the same proper
ton.
From humanitarian standpoint,
the new bullet IS said to be superior
to the old one because It cuts clean
er hole, with less tearing and mutila-
ton Of the tissues, than did the
round-pointed bullet, and, paradoxical
as it may sound, is really less hurtful,
though more deadly. than the bullet
now In use.
The new bullet Is superior to the
old for long-range IRE only, and has
not yet been adopted by the army for
rapld-iire or skirmish work or for any
work at less than 900 yards.
The pointed bullet Is not q new idea.
Various types Of it have been in use
in other countries for more than ten
years. The United States is the last
nation to adopt 1t, but by delaying has
been able to produce the most effective
bullet yet manufactured. This was
proven in the recent international
match for the Palma trophy, when
the American team. using the new
bullet. not only won the match over
six teams from other nations, but
broke the worlds record for individual
and team rife fire.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

the surface. The blade Of the shovel
As Of such shape that 1t viii pick up
the snow and deliver 1t to one side. In
practice, explains the Scientific Amer
fcan, as the shovel advances over the
ground surface, it Is liable to come in
contact with distractions, and in or
der TO enable it to readily override
such distractions, the inventor has
provided at the rear Of the shovel
blade series Of lugs, so that by rock
ing the shovel blade downward, the
cutting edge Of the blade will be lifted
sufficiently to clear the obstacle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

As an example Of what men IN the
railroad business have to endure,
conductor on the seaboard Air Line
relates that while he was passing
through coach a few days ago a
young woman stopped him and asked
how far they we're from Weldon. lie
replied that they were about So miles
from Weldon She then asked: This
side or the other aides'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

The Swiss government is pursuing
the policy Of railroad ownership prep
aration for which was made by the
insertion in franchises Of clauses pro
viding for the option Of valuation and
purchase by the governments at speci.
fed periods. Under the pursuance Of
this policy, the government now owns
and operates some 2,469 kilometers OF
main line, broad gauge service. as
against about 800 kllometers stlIl in
the hands OF private corporations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

A special train on the Great West.
ern road in England recently ran
1854 miles In exactly five hours. its
average speed being nearly SIT miles
an hour The achievement was a neat
one. but is not comparable with the
performance Of the Twentieth Century
Limited. which covers distance Of
54.s miles an hour. and does 50 regu-
iarly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
AM UP-TO-DATE DAIRY
BARN I'm MINNESOTA
Hulr to Last and Arranged Make q Caring
for the Cows Easy

their feed easier. This part Of the
floor ID troweled down smooth with q
steel trowel. Where the COWS stand
1t is finished rough with a cork
trowel. From the gutter the floor
rises one inch in the first 1s-inch run.
and from this point front 1t dishes
slightly, so that 1t is brought on a
level, taking II as whole A COW, 70
stand comfortably must stand level.
and by this method we have the slant
at the rear where necessary, and the
slight dishing surface in front Of this
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

A Jersey Central express drew up
at a station in the early morning for
few minutes wait, when one Of
those restless passengers, a most
genial gentleman, stepped out into
the cool air on the platform and, draw.
ing a few deep breaths with enthusl-
asm, observed TO the brakeman:
'Isn't this invigorating2" NO, sir;
this is Bayonne" replied me con
sclentious empIoye. The genial gen
tleman retired.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

According to a contemporary, q
brick which contain so per cent. or
more Of silica expands on heating, but
a brick containing So per cent. OF less
Of silica contracts at temperatures
above 5000 degrees F. On this &C.
count If high silica brick is used in
lining cupola, there should be a layer
OF sand between the she'll and the
brick IN order to make an elastic lin.
ing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

There are many dairy barns, but
few which are really handy and sani-
tary This is a matter which Is being
constantly emphasized by farm pa
pers, and when dairyman Is found
who knows just what he wants and is
willing to pay for a good thoroughly
up-to-date building we find the papers
more than willing to give space to
descriptions and pictures Of such
buildings.
Forest Henry, a Minnesota dairy
man, has such a barn, he thinks, and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
c.E.l5 .l9
Fi8sT.BoRN cHlLDREN.
coutention That They More often are
cenIursa Than Other Children.

GeNlncea AaR 0tnef Children.
- connection with an article assert
ins that geniiises are rarely irst-born
children, several correspondents cell
attention to the following extract from
the Providence Journal setting forth
the contrary view: "They were dis
cuasing the law OF entail-the English
Iaw bequeathing the bulk Of the fam
ily property to the eldest son. There
IS SO per cent. OF logic IN that law,
said a physician, and II the family
property went to the firstborn, wheth-
er son or daughter, the law would con
tain 100 per cent Of logic For the
frst-born child is practically always
ihe best-best in brain, In build, in
beauty, In everything Why Is this sog
II Is because married people love one
another more profoundly at the be-
ginning than afterward; for love, ike
att things, grows old, grows weak,
often dies, Mrs. Craigie John Oliver
H0bbes-was a drst-born child So
was Marie Corelli So was Richard
Mansfield. So were Joseph Chamber
lain. Lord Kitchener, Max Muller,
Henry Irving. George Meredith Look
back into the past and we see again
the prominence Of the first-born,
among them Mohammed. Confucius
Raphael, Milton, Dante, Goethe Byron,
Shelley and Heine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

Growing Willows for Baskets
truly infant industry in this country
Is the growing OF basket willow This
is one Kind Of tree which can easllr
be grown IN time to meet the demand.
Osiers for making baskets have been
heretofore all imported from Europe,
but experiments by the forest ssrv-
ice show that they can be success.
fully grown IN this country as farm
crop. The manufacture Of baskets Il
BY no means 50 large as Il might be.
and the increasing scarcity Of wood
Tor boxes may cause a greater de-
mand hereafter for baskets.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

The accompanying illustration
shows padded suit used by Count de
Ia vaulx In his recent balloon trips
and aeropIane experiments It was
owing to the protection afforded by
his padded helmet that the count
came ont Of his recent aeroplane &C.
eldent without serious injury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

A sample oi the new United States
army bullet has been received in ST.
hQus By Capt W. u Chambers, in-
spect0F Of small arms practice, Ma
tionai Guard Of Missouri. and is excit'
Ing much interest among the officers
and men Of the First regiment because
OF the effect Its adoption viii have
upon the rife fire OF the future. says
the st. Louis Republic It's adoption
will necessitate q complete change in
the gun sights for longrange FIRE and,
therefore, a revision Of the present
method OF target practice with small
arms. It viii also increase the ef
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
Trees Of parIa.

The city Of Paris owns $1,000 trees.
or one to every 80 inhabitants. with.
out counting the trees IN some 300
acres Of parks. The horse chestnut ls
the commonest tree planted BY the
municipality; after = comes tbs plane
tree.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
A NOVEL SNOW SHOVEL.
VI IL BuiIt On the Principle Of 4 Snow
PIow--Is Of Simple Design.

A snow shovel Of simple design is
herewith illustrated, which operates
somewhat on the principle Of snow
plow, 50 that the snow may be read
fly removed from the walk and thrown
70 one side In a continuous operation,
while moving the shovel forward over
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
Ground Plan Of Barn.

it is three inches thick. and under the
cows from four to Ave inches. and IN
the driveway six inches thick, with q
heavier surface coat
THE silo Is Constructed Of bflek.
steel and cement and viii he described
later on. as well as some o. the ln-
side conyeniences, including ventlla.
tors, a device for watering in bad
weather. etc"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

The output Of German coal for the
faast four months Of 1907 was 6,0s7..
gks metric tons an increase OF 1885,
0aa k0ns: ls.285.781 tons of Ignite,
Z. .lzs .1Ss tons Of coke. and 1885, ,e1s
Donp Of bfiqusttea.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

Sparrow Condemned Analn.-Ths
English sparrow is becoming such A
nuisance to fruit growers IN New
South Wales that a conference il
urged to discuss the situation, and to
devise remedial measures. The spar.
rows are said to be especially deatruo.
tive to grapes and figs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

Use the sand.--A farmer with a
good bed Of sand on bis farm ana
spare time IN winter can do a good
business In making cement blocks for
sale. This is fine theory-ls there
any fact In IT.?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

gine 1t has three enormous driving
wheels on each side, these wheels be
ing an inch larger in diameter than
the Alton engine.
A comparison of some of the feat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

start In Poultry BusIness.--NoxDer-
son 10 so poor that he cannot start n
the poultry business. Five dollars win
give small start to any boy or girl
on the farm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

Monster eabbaass.- -cabbases Ia
Cuba grow to such size that a sinnIe
head often weighs 70 pounds
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-17
FORMER SHERIFF
 VISITOR IN CITY
Stewart Hunt Says Demo cratic Sentiment is Crow
 ing in Golden State.

R. $. Hunt, fofsner sheriff or Co chise county. who is at present resid- ing in Santa Cruz, California, alight. ed from the afternoon train from Ben son and was immediately surrounded by number of friends who happened to be at the depot
 MT. Hunt and family have been making their residence at Santa Cruz fer the past two years. or more ae cHrately, ever since NIT. Hunt retired from the sheriff office in January 1907
 When seen yesterday. shortly after his arrival in the city. by Review man. Mir. Hunt stated that he was enjoying life in California and had been taking things eass since he leh Tombstone and Bisbee. with the ey cepsson of an occasional visit to Ne vada Mir. Huut will be here for sev eral days attending to private busi ness matters.
 Asked about politics in California Mir. Hunt stated that there was a growing sentiment in favor of Mir Bryan in that state and that it woalit not surprise him. io see Bryan carr California.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-17
MAYOR NEALE HAS CALLED
 IMPORTANT COUNCIL MEETING
Session of City Council to Be Held at City Hall on Evening of September 18th. Provision to Be Made For Water works System and Street Improvements. Present Deficit Must Be Met in Order That Good Work
 May Go Ahead

A canvass of some of the business men of the city yesterday, and oth- CTS as well. developed tine fact that there is a strong sentiment in favor of submitting to the voters the proposed bond issue, for the purpose of better fire protection, water works and street improvements, at the earliest possible date. On yesterday Mayor Neale is- sued a formal notice for special meeting of the City Council to be held at the City Hall on the evening of September 18th. for the purpose of considering plans for securing a wa ter works system and for improve ment of streets.
 On account of the heavy expendi- lures made by the city during 1907-0S for street improvements along Naco road and Tombstone canyon, the cree iion of the new city hall and the pay ing of the main thoroughfares, the clty's expenditures exceeded the re- ceipts by approximately fifty thousand dollars. Warrants, drawn on the City Treasurer have been cashed, until recently. by the local banks, but now they nave refused to accept them, for the reason that the present indebted ness of the city exceeds the limit i'm posed by the Harrison Act
 It is estimated now that the pres ent revenues of the city are sufficient for the necessary expenditures, but in order that certain very much needed
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-17
CHANCE OF PROGRAM
 THEATRE ROYAL TO-DAY
Comedy and Drama Included in Cameraphone's Roper
 toire, Runs Entire Week

The Hand of Fate, a melodramatie trayesty is somewhat of a departure from the usual Cameraphone produc, uons It has made good however ano is in a great demand The scene is 8 railroad station. The william appears and in a tragic voice tells about the usual lost papers he must secure he heroine with the papers in her possession Is finally overtaken, the pa pers secured and she is bound to the railroad track, is rescued by her lov. CT and all is we'll. This act is brim- full of fun.
 Charles Ellison, the man with the sweet voice offers a pleasing act when he sings, Sleep Baby Sleep" The scene shows the room of a house in which there is a child in cradle. Mr. Ellison enters and sings the "Yodle Song" to the baby very effectively. The film is clear and distinct and the record reproduction is very fine
 Farmer Boys Fun introduces a couple of new characters into the Rube sketches. Two boys are seen and heard in a rollicking song, enti- tied My Gal Irene" which is followed DN q SOiBr NdilSu Dg S "HiSlllHS uuSls While they are thus enjoying them selves 8 farmer appears and orders hem away to attend to their work. They finally succeed in getting him interested and the scene closes with all three dancing.
 Rose Berger sings '-Gwendolen" in an entertaining manner. The story is of an Irish girl who wants to go on the stage. She succeeds in getting an engagement, but fails miserabi$. This is followed by the song I'm in Love with the Slide Trombone" Miss Bergere tells you all about it in a snappy dashing manner which always creates a laugh, especially when the violinist plays a bar of Wont You Come Over to My House" and the Claironet plays Love Me and the World Is Mine," but she refuses to consider any except me Trombone.
 Matinee t,IdSy 2''0 Admission Ice, adults 15c.