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New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

is Lake Como. where Henry B. Hyde, founder OF
the Equitable Life worked clerk in tam
merry office for the Hoyts the famous sole leather
tanners
The beavers chose for their dam what
left of the cribwork OF a lumbermau's dam, put
in htan fifty years ago. This cribwork OF
logs was thrown the brook where the banks
are close together. Fifty years ago the lumber
rolled hemlock logs into the bed of the creek.
then raised the gates and foated the logs seven
miles Equinunk, where they made into
RATS and tidewater. When the beavers.
early last spring. began work the water
ming under the old. half rotted logs OF the crib
work The beavers sticks from five TO eight
feet long and from two to six inches in diameter
and placed them lengthUise OF the creek bed under
and even with the tinbers OF the old cribwork.
Against the upper ends OF these sticks the beavers
pastered clay of some sort. probably from far be-
meath the bed OF the stream. This the method
of the dam builders throughout The dam from
the lower side looks something like street sweep
ers' broom. exaggerated. with the brush down
stream. On the upper side it is plastered smooth
and hard with beavers clay. cement. The wall
of the dam the inside water side
be constructed scientific engineering principles
There is a clay bank. with gentle slope reach
ing into the water From the inside the dam
looks If it would stay From the lower side
it looks very crude. the only singulary being that
the sticks laid in rows. like pins paper
but close together.
The beavers apparently do all their work at
night. The fame of the colony has attracted many
visitors who walk up and down the bank OF the
pond disillusoning the furry workers II they sup
posed they were in the forest primeval and would
be let alone Two hundred feet above the dam
the beavers cutting a lot of poplar sticks
They fell the trees by gnawing ring around the
trunk. at last cutting into the heart OF the tree
which falls OF its own weight They fell the tree,
all IN direction, cut them into short lengths
usually about twenty inches. ard then drag them
along a runway hundred and fifty feet to the
pend Once in the pond the most of open sticks
seem to into some sort OF sub aqueous construc-
tor work. AS yet the beavers have cut down little
but the soft poplars. On two smaller DAMS begun
last year further down the creek. they cut down
yellow birches for dam building purposes There
fresh beaver tracks in the soft mud around tho
edges of the dam. The tracks are as large as
would be made by an ordinary fox terrier The
water IN the pond is thoroughly rolled Indicating
great activity under the surface and there is a
very noticeable odor. something like that from,
freshly spaded swaulp mud
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
CHIsHoLMs BUSINESS METHODS.

II do not want to boast" Mr. Chisholm answered.
but every who goes into enterprise with
me makes much I do. relatively. There is
services invariably free. I have no trouble
therefore. in raising capital. Then l study every
detail of the business in which I am engaged.
After the organization of the International Paper
Company, for instance. had maps made showing
the locations of all the paper mills in England
France and Germany L knew the markets, cost OF
labor. freight rates and every item, large and
small of foreign sale and production. If America
failed US. I wanted outlet in Europe. You
may be sure knew this country equally well"
rs there any substitute for wood pulp?''
I'VE could mills the South and
turn cotton stalks into paper and get a valuable
fertilizer by-product. But wood is cheaper and
more convenient. and there is enough last for q
great many years. Regardless of all the complaint
lumber cut in this country is manufactured into
paper"
''In your opinion. what should be done with mo-
nopolies?"
There can be monopoly of anything made in
quantities by Half of all that used is
luxury oversupply- Waste universally accompa-
nes plenty. The more have the throw
away If prices go too high the people to
use or consume. Moreover, outside capital
tracted by unnatural profits. comes in and prices
are soon regulated. So there can be no really ef
fectiVe monopoly.
Copyright 1905 by James B. Morrow)
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
INSOMNIA AND IMAGINATION.

Il can't stand this any longer DOCTOR said
the nervous IF the patient in the next
room to mine, No. 70, doesn't keep quiet night
1 must change my room or leave the sanatoriurn
altogether"
What's the trouble?" asked her physician.
She has of these squeaky old wooden bed
steads, and every time she turns over ii awa.,ens
me. Last night she did nothing but toss TO and
fro, and didn't get a single wink Of sleep"
IN that az once he assured her. "A
woman in your condition certainly must have alb
soute quiet at night I'll have the patient in No. 2
sleep the roof. The fresh air VIII be better for
her anyway"
The next morning the nervous woman appeared
in the consultation room OF the sanatorium in ra-
diant mood.
How did you sleep?' asked the doctor.
Perfectly" she replied. I'm much obliged
TO you. II made a great difference
II knew IL would he said, gravely.
He was telling the truth. because he knew the
power OF the imagination in disease especially a.!
the nerves. AS matter of fact. No. q had not
been occupied night for three weeks. The pa
tient had been sleeping on the roof all the time.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

hurry and grabbed a club The beaver dIve1 49,.
reaching and came up again ten feet abovs -
and went on about his business The next w..
Cain Lord OF Equinunk. who has seen beavsr, :.
the sportsmen's Show IN New York. I'd has.
fishing, and when he saw the beavers ia k,.-
instantly what they were. He could hardly bsl,.
It at frst but when he what they wsrs so,.s
he was convinced that a colony OF beavers vss =
work here. Since then some college men have -
here and confirmed the fact that the coIonv =,
one of beavers. I think they will stay here unl..
some one tries to trap them DESTROYS ss.s
dam. There Is penalty for molesting them
think the government ought 10 send respon.,,.
game warden TO protect them. The stream. :,
generally free Of tanne-ies and mills now a.,
beavers would thrive II protected
"They are raising the dam about six or s,,s.
inches a week There is now abost ten f..-
water IN their pond. and the water foods IN. a.
for nearly a mile back 10 looks as II they vouIs
build their dam TO the height Of the banks !,
either side or about four feet more. IN which eas.
the water Will back another mile. That ough, :,
make a good trout pond. II II doesn't do anythi.,
else Thus far all the dam building has be-.
on my farm. I suppose I ought to feel quite promo
that I own the only real beaver farm in Penn
sylvania-
T. O. Wood of Hancock, who worked on N.
Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific railways ss
lieves that the Crooked Creek colony came eiths-
from Pike County or perhaps from pair thaf
escaped from captivity
..The young ones come in April in Canada, usual
w in litters of three" he said There usual
Iv two that mate. and the third one has 10 r.,
out and hustle for wife or husband II You
mound one Of their dams houses they viii 1es
In night Hurting rock at one OF their vtn-
ter houses tearing out their dams. or tra2pinx
them and leaving beavers blood anywhere along
a pond will do the business They miss one B,
their captured brothers almost at once. and hey
won't stay long when the tTappers get after them
I've seen them cut trees down Usually the trss
ss not more than six or eight inches IN diameter
Two or three OF them will work at once, standing
on their hind legs and gnawing ring around ths
tree They will cut down a S-inch saphns In tals
wav I'm less than thirty minutes
+ e woodnansee OF Winwood. a former neu-
her OF the Pennsylvania Legislature, owns ths
land on the south side OF Crooked Creek. Ehe-s
.b dam is being constructed He and Mr. Ne.
Kenna are taking effective measures TO prsysrt
the r1olestation Of the beavers No more gnar-i
saplinzs are to be cut by souvenir hunters. and
,,,stting the dam will be discouraged, so fas
possfble, until the colony Is fully established
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
WHISPERS AND LANGUAGES

How long does il take you TO
the man with the brushwoOd whisKefs ,,s ssr
About ten minutes. usually. ahs" ,erapss
low traveller. who was trying 70 lshu
between the urches OF the Pullman
And how often do you shave
Every day OF my life ,.,assd stS
Have you ever thought that you r,assap
time to study you could learn i0tes
In two years. ,,tsrestiaf
NO: l never did. That's ratnel
How long have you been wearing .,.o,,cssd rg
ITS sixteen years since "A razor nA'
face" -. rs. ~
That makes eight Well. you 0 NT,.ss snt y
professor of modern languages IN snauiss sna
have had to learn French, German go wos'
Italian 1 suppose you began VIII 'Ao1 'a,ss. GrssA
four did you take up after that-F0
Russian. Swedish .vsr bad
"Ah.-that is-to tell the truth. ~ a. -
head for languages They woHl11
good IL bad"
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
DO THEIR WORK AT NIGHT.

Il should Judge there is quite a colony OF them
said Mr.. .Mckcnna. ''I guess they work mostly at
night have seen them occasionally when fish
ing the last two three years. but my farm work
keeps me orsy and can't spare the time watch
them. saw the nrst three years ago this
summer while fishing for trout right the dam
the beavers are building. / was IN the middle OF
the stream casting. From below. thirty feet away
came dark coorsd animal with It's mouth full
Of grass. At first I thought it was a muskrat. but
vhsn noticed it, size got out Of the way In q
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
BUILDING ON OLD DAM.

The site of the beaver colony Is In one or
the widest spots in the lake region OF wayne
County. Fifty years ago there were dense Forests
of 4pine and hemlock but these went to market
ahout war time Two miles over the hills from
McKenna'. IS old Brownsville. or High Lake post
Office as 1t is now called. Two miles to tho north
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

its operation would pay the interest on whatever
capital might be invested in the improvement. A
railroad also was needed. 1 bought one, added TO
IT, and eventually sold out basis OF sS0oo,000.
Meanwhile a town had grown UP. and manufactur
ing companies of various kinds had come in. 1
built model homes for workers in the mills and fac
tories and called the region Strathglass Park after
nv fathers birthplace in Scotland
''To what do you attribute your success In busi-
I asked
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed IN Last Weeks Papers.

"A,r asoison on Hughes yet?' asked Busy Man.
Seems to be a rather complicated situation.
1.-The New York County leaders decided TO make
Hughes test at the primaries next Iuesday III
nine districts" returned Constant Reader 1here
will be two ballots, one containing tne name oh
Governor Hughes as a member OF the city coiliAit
tee for the election district in Whlch the palloI 10
cast Iuasmuch as only enrolled Republicans can
vote at the primaries and are generally considered
machine voters the supporters of Governor hughes
criticise this unfair. They also pointed u
the fact that there Hughes denomination
question 1T enrolment time. The Hughes senu-
ment is still growing in the upstate couhtles' anu
though delegates have not been instructed they
have been told by the county conventions that the
Governor should be renominated President hoose-
Welt authorized the statement of his belief that II
was absolutely necessary for the Republican party
to renominate Governor Hughes. He made 1t plain
that he was expressing his view as citizen OF the
state and had intention OF debating EX-GoV-
ernor Black advised the party to renoInlhate 'ie
Governor.
THE Governor spoke at several county fairs dur
ing the week and was greeted heartily at all OF
them He started Friday night for Youngstown TO
omen the national campaign and deliver a keynote
speech"
THE VERMONT ELECTION.
How strong was the Republican victory in Yer
mont?'
The Republicans, usual, carried Vermont III tiIe
election for Governor and the state ticket Georse
H Prouty being elected Governor by a plurality Oh
1876. The Republican plurality for Governor III
1904 was 81 559. The election of Republican United
States Senator to succeed the late Senator Red-
field Proctor was assured by Republican MAJORITY
in the State Legislature. There is tradition that
when a Republican carries Vermont by 29,ooo or
over the success of the Republican national ticker
is assured
Judge Taft continued fishing with good luck at
Middle Bass Island. 1t announced that 50 LII
as a political alliance was concerned the meeting
between Senator Foraker and Judge Tart at 1oieuo
at the Grand Army of the Republic encamphlel'
had no significance. The candidate held TO ms "e-
termination not ally himself with either faction
IN the Ohio Senatorship fight Senator FORAKER ana
the candidate simply had friendly meeting, and
Senator Foraker pledged his loyal support On MS
trip to Cincinnati this week Judge Taft Will speak
at all points where his train makes stops
Mr. Bryan spoke at st. Paul, the burden OF MS
speech being Republican Extravaganza At Sioux
City he spoke the trusts.
Robert s. Hudspeth, of Jersey City, was Sc
lected by National Chairman Mack 10 manage the
BRYAN campaign in the East. The official notifica-
ton of Thomas L. Hisgen, Presidential candidate
of the Independence party, was held in New YORK.
speeches being delivered by him and W. r. Hearst
The Prohibition party at its state convention at
Syracuse nominated the Rev. DR.. George E. Stock
we'll of Fort Plain, for Governor.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
PRESIDENT GREETS ATHLETES.

Anything besides politics."
president Roosevelt gave a hearty greeting to
the American athletes who carried off the cham
pionshp OF the Olympic games. Atlantic City
loonkeepers, becoming convinced that Governor Fort
meant it when he said he would use troops If nee
essary 10 enforce the Sunday closing law, obeyed
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
ABOUT DUE.

A country woman, residing the town OF
Sligo, thinking her husband rather late IN
coming home Saturday with his pay went TO
the police office TO inquire IL he there.
rs Pat here?" she asked.
NO. .eped the constable; but sit down: we're
expecting him every minute. London Opinion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29
PAIR OF TORNADOES PLAY
HAVOC AROUND DUNCAN

from Duncan last night witnessed the
performance Of the elements which oc-
CURED ABOUT six O'Clock in the after
noon. q was just as near to the
things as / wanted to be, said he 1T
was an awful sight to see the big bal
loon-shaped monster writhing and
twisting and doing its awful work Of
destruction"
There was little or no storm at Dun
can.
A heavy hail storm did great work
at Comanche yesterday afternoon. An
other food is reported at Waurika
A cyclone near casnion late in the
afternoon destroyed a large amount o.
property
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29
TAKE WEEKS
TO REPAIR

Oklahoma city, May 29-Two
weeks or a month will be required to
repair the roadbeds Of the railroads
running into this city in order that
trains may again run on schedule time,
as a result Of the damage done by
the recent heavy rains and floods,
Trains between here and st. Louis
and Kansas City over the Frisco will
be running today. Trains over the
Frisco are also running to Vernon and
Quanah, Tex, but are merely creep
ing along. Frisco trains are running
as far as Rayina. but are unable to
get any farther south. The Red river
bridge is partially out and it will pro-
badly be several days before a new
one can be erected.
George R. Hecker, district passenger
agent for the Katy, says: 1--WE are not
running any farther south than Mus
kogee and it win probably be cou-
pie Of weeks before the southern div
ision Of our road will be in good run
ming order Our passengers are go
ing to Guthrie over the Santa Fe, and
from there are able to get to northern
points over our system"
"The tracks and roadbed Of the
Rock Island are being rapidly put in
to shape, said J. S. McNally, division
passenger agent Of the Rock Island
to-day. "The only trouble we are en-
countering now is on the Fort Worti
division. We are unable to get far
ther south than Comanohe, I have
received notice however, that a trail
viii be run through to Addlngton to
day and l anticipate that trains will b
run in all directions on schedule tim
in few days if the weather clears.
On the Santa Fe, Purcell is as ia
south as the trains can 80, and tn
tracks south of there are in ba.
shape and in many places compIstel
gone,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29
LAW MAKERS
AT HOME

Senator Taylor and Representative
Riddle, and II. ]. Miller. enrolling clerk
Of the house, returned last night from
Guthrie Grady county's representa-
tives figures among the prominent
members Of the legislature.
Speaking Of his election bill, sena-
tor Taylor said. THE amendment re-
quiring registration outside Of cities
and an educational qualification for
voting were not adopted. The report
that they are part OF the law is
erroneous l regard the law as one
Of the best laws adopted by any state
and IL Is eminently fair In all It's pro
visions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29
MILLER
MADE A
RECORD
AS CHEF ENROLLING CLERK OF
tn HoUsE-KEPT RIGHT UP TO
THE MINUTE

Guthrie, May 29.-The enrolling de-
partment Of the house, under the di.
rection Of Henry j. Miller, chief en-
rolling clerk, has been one Of the
hardest working and at the same most
rapid bunch Of employees about the
capital city in the closing weeks Of the
legislature. To their department be-
longs the duty of preparing the official
copy Of each law for the signature Of
the governor and filing with the sec
retray of state.
After passing both houses each bill
goes to the house in which it orig
mated and the various amendments
are inserted in their proper places,
after which the enrolled copy is sign
ed BY the presiding officer Of each
branch. The bills are enrolled On
manuscript paper, sixteen by twenty
one inches and about thirty minutes
Is required to complete each page.
During the session up 10 noon Of
the last day 125 bills had been enroll
ed, and the total for the session will
probably be more than $50.
There have been some mighty dull
months for the house enrolling depart
ment. especially from January 10 to
February 10, during which not bill
was enrolled. The hardest days work
was on Thursday, May p, when all
the revenue bills were enrolled, it
being the last day on which such
could be passed. On this day, twelve
enrolling clerks worked simultaneously
on the general revenue bill consisting
Of 76 pages Of manuscript.
Mr.. Miller and one assistant, D. W
CONTINUED on Fourth Page)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29
LETTER CARRIERS Will
MEET HERE TOMORROW

The National association Of letter
Of Oklahoma win hold their
fifth annual convention in this city
tomorrow Thirty or more delegates
are expected and they will have their
headquarters at the Hotel Midway
The meeting will be held in the MAJ
sonic hall
Both the city letter carriers and
Commercial club are making arrange
ments that their visitors may enjoy
the day and the convention be a good
one The committee on arrangements
and entertainment Is composed Of R.
D. shultz, w 9. Gray and w Aber-
nanthy and the delegate to the con
yention from the local branch, No
1858, is L. f. Eldred
The following program has been
prepared for the day:
4 Chickasha Letter Carriers on duty
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29
THE FLOOD
AT VERDEN
FLOWED THROUGH MAIN STREET
A FOOT DEEP-eREAT DAMAGE
WAS DONE

verden News: All previous records
for high water in yerden we're broken
Saturday morning, when the water
flowed through Main street Of the town
over foot deep. The water raised
steadily from S:45 a. m. to II o'clock
and It seemed certain that the busi-
ness houses would be flooded and con-
siderable damage done. and had the
water raised four inches higher It
would have flooded all the business
houses on the south end Of Main
street. South Of the railroad track
over two feet Of water flowed through
that part Of town, and although none
OF the houses we're entered, nearly all
OF the caves. cellars and oisterns were
filed with muddy water and greatly
damaged. The rain did lots Of dam
age TO crops and has given our farm.
ers quite a set back.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29
TWENTY
TWISTERS
one DAY
A BREEZY TIME AROUND ENID
YESTERDAY - ToRNADo oEs
HUNT IN PACKS

Enid May 2s.-Not less than 20
small cyclones occurred within a radius
of twenty miles Of Enid between 10
o'clock this morning and 8 o'clock this
afternoon.
Extensive damage to property was
done near Hennessey, and in the rural
districts in various parts Of Kinglsher
and Garfield counties, but so far as
is known, no loss of life occurred.
None Of the cyclones touched Enid,
the closest being five miles away.
About noon it was possible to stand
on top Of the Office buildings in this
city and watch the formation Of the
funnel shaped clouds, see them whirl
and twist, then swoop to the earth
and rise carrying up with them the
debris of small buildings, fences, stacks
of straw, and anything which happened
to be in the path Of the cyclone.
The greatest damage is reported
from Henessey which was struck BY
a cyclone at 1880 O'Clock today, and a
strip on the outskirt Of the town de
vastated. The strip is a block wide
and its path has been traced three
miles into the country where the cy
clone seems to have disappeared. Sey
eral small houses and many outbuild
ings were destroyed.
Ten cyclones are reported to have
been seen in the vicinity OF CARRIER
20 miles east Of here during the da.
all of them some distance from thl
town. Some barns were blown dow
but no deaths occurred.
At Fairmont, 10 miles east Of Enid
three cyclones passed about two mile
from town and were plainly visible
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29

Duncan had a narrow escape from
destruction yesterday two Of the dead
ly twisters operating within sight Of
the town.
One Of them struck the timber about
a mile and half east Of town and
travelled toward Hope tearing up things
generally as it progressed. No report
as to the amount Of damage done was
obtainable
The other started twelve or thirteen
miles west Of town and travelled up
Big Beaver creek. It is reported that
five persons were killed. A path about
25O yards wide was moved, barns and
houses being swept away, stock killed
and great holes torn in the earth.
Attorney Robert Burns, who came uT
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29

The Chickasha refunding bonds to
the amount Of $4,000 have been ap-
proved by the state auditor and will
be issued at once
Mayor Bridges returned last night
from Guthrie last night where he had
a conference with Auditor Trapp with
the above result. The issuance Of re
funding bonds to the amount Of $4,000
was authorized by the district court
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-29

100 to l0:0O a. nj.
Address Of welcome: B. q. Bridges.
mayor IL a. m.
Response; Alt 4. Whitman, Okla.
homa City
Address: ]. A. Rose, postmaster.
what Free Delivery Means to Our
Town" p, p. sayer, president Of the
Commercial club.
Cooperation for Our Mutual Adyan-
tage:" f. j. Coureier.
Our Common Responsibilities. A.
E. DeKinder.
Appointment Of credentials com.
mlttee
Dinner, 1900 p. m.
Drive over the city under the aus
pices Of the Commercial club, 100
p. m. to 400 p. m.
Business session 400 p m.
Supper 6:15 D. MI