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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
GAS REPLACES STEAM POWER
United States steel Corporation and
Other Large Manufacturers
to Use New Force.

Washington. - A new development
OF greatest Importance to the indus
trial world has been brought to light
within the past week by the announce.
ment that the United States Steel cor
poration, the largest user of steam
power on this continent, and perhaps
in the world, has decided to conslgn
all apparatus used for steam power to
the junk pile, and substitute modern
gas and electric motors.
This change is based on the calcu-
lation that it will result in a saving
of not less than so per cent. in the
cost OF power. Oficials of the cor
poration state that this decision has
been reached after years of practical
experiments by expert engineers.
The change means that engines ca
pable of producing about 1,250,000
horse power propelled by gas explo-
sion will have to be installed. as 1t is
estimated that the horse power fur
nished by the steam engines amounted
to nearly that much.
Millions OF dollars will be expended
within the next year by the corpora
ton as the result Of the decision.
Hundreds of steam boilers which have
for years done service in the great
est steel plant in the world will be
consigned to the scrap pile to be sold
as old iron. 1t is estimated that the
value Of the boilers, engines. and fit-
tings that will have to be done away
with to make room for the installation
of the more modern motive power will
amount to something like $10.000.000.
Almost simultaneously with the re-
port Of the decision of the steel cor
poration comes the news that New
England interest controlling large
chain of cotton mills and having $780,
100000 invested in steam-power plants
has decided to follow the example of
the steel corporation, a move which
means the dumping Of more than $10.-
100000 more into the discard.
1t is claimed by engineering experts
that the recent development of the gas
and electric power engine demon
strates that they are now as reliable
and powerful as the steam engine, not
to mention the fact that it requires
less expense to operate them and that
they are much cleaner and take up
just half the room.
1t was the late Charles T. Yerkes,
prominent in the financial world. who
first voiced the manifest economy OF
a junk pile composed of the manufao-
turer's steam engines and boilers and
suggested the use Of the later power
1t is said that chief among the re-
suits of the revolutionary develop
ment foreshadowed by these recent
changes will be demand for an enor-
nous supply of gas and electricity for
cities and towns and manufacturing
plants.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
WITH UNEXPECTED ENDING
Story Contains All the Requisite De-
tails Yet Seems to Fail Of
Satisfaction.

The merciless heat made the pas
sengers gasp as the limited plowed its
way steadily across the western
plains. Dreary monotonous, was the
vista of sand scrub which greeted the
eyes of the wearied travellers. To add
to their discomfort, above the muffied
roar OF the train arose the continuous
wailing of child. More than one
man cursed softly and sought refuge
in another ear-all, as it happened,
crowded. Finally a harsh-looking pas
eenger spoke.
''Why don't you keep that brat
Quiet?" he snapped.
The mother, a forlorn-looking wo.
man clad In rusty black, looked pa.
theticaIly up at him, I'm trying to-"
she faltered. But. you see, the heat
and the long journey"
A new expression stole over the
harsh-looking passengers face. Give
1t to me" he said in a tone Of marvel
GUS gentleness: and the poor mother
placed the fretful baby in his arms.
Whereupon he threw the child out
Of the window.
Sold againi-Lippincott's.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
curIous propertles q MIneraIs.

Certain minerals exhibit the curl
Gus optical property known as aster-
ism. That is to say, they show star
shaped figure when light is reflected
from them, or transmitted through
them. This Is seen, for example, In
the star stone. sort Of sapphire. and
in the star ruby. A note In Knowl-
edge describes and figures the aster-
ism of mica The photograph OF
lamp taken through plate Of mica
shows beautiful six-rayed star. with
six fainter radiatlons between. Out
wardly star MICA resembles the ordi-
nary form and shows the same phe-
nomena under nolarized light. When
examined under the microscope. how
ever, the star mica is found to con-
tain fine needles of another mineral.
and these are regularly arranged at
angles OF 120 degrees To these nee
dies the star seen by transmitted light
is due.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
CLUB FACTS

| thing to do with the growth and II is
sale to says that In this one particu-
lar the Commercial Club has been Of
more worth to the city than all that
win have been paid into the treasury
this year,
The fact is the committee and secre-
tary have been doing good work
throughout the year, regardless Of the
hampering vexations of light member
ship and slow pay
The suggestion that we send a com
niittee of citizens abroad to learn the
ways of the city builders is foreign
to the needful stimulus. Chickasha
has citizens who know as much about
city building as do the citizens Of
other prosperous centers and they
would prove their knowledge and abil-
ity to do were they backed by the
citizens as are the leaders in other
cities.
The writer could name eighteen or
twenty-yes, fifty-members of The
Commercial Club who. If they had the
moral and financial support of the
citizens, would accomplish such re-
suits as would make Chickasha in a
very short time the peer Of any
what a pity this cannot be brought
about say hundreds. no doubt, when
reading this, and yet when called up
on to act most OF them will have for
gotten that they ever thought of such
a thing.
Strange. isn't It, that men-some
men-will tighten their purse strings
at every proposition placed before
them by town builders that would
bring them dollars where they are ask
cd to put ont dimes?
Anyway, unsatisfactory as has been
some of the features of the Commercial
Clubs workings, much has been accom-
plished, and we predict that ere the
end Of the year two or three of the
zig projects now in hand will have
been cinched.
In the meantime all members in ar
rears should send check for same to
the secretary.
GET STRAIGHT ON THE BOOKS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08

To keep lettuce fresh, put it in a
paper bag, twist the end tight, place
this in another bag, and put in cool
place. If troubled with ants, place
cake in box, put this in strong
paper bag, and hang from hook. II
YOU have to work in the kitchen in a
long sleeved waist slip a paper bag
over each arm. making hole just
large enough to admit the hand This
will protect the sleeves and be easily
slipped on and off in case the door bell
rings. 1t is an excellent protection
in blacking stove. Put paper bags
over canned fruit and the color will be
preserved.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
MINUTE HAND 612 FEET LONG
Planned to Be Placed on Top OF
Singer Building in New York to
Signal Midnight Hour.

New York.-The longest minute
tower Of the Singer building, If plan
proposed by Commander E. e. Hay
den. U. S. N. in charge of the de-
partment of chronometers and time
service of the Naval Observatory at
Washington-goes through to compile
ton.
The towering illuminated shaft
caught the commanders eye on re-
cent visit, and he at once conceived
the idea of making the Illumination
mark the five minutes preceding mid
night-a minute hand stretching 612
feet into the air.
The plan was first broached to ship
ping men the latter part of August in
a circular letter by Commander Hay.
den. He suggested in this that by con
Meeting with the minute break" of
the transmitting clock at Wash.
ingtoE each night the 81 search
lights that now make the tower
pillar of fame could be made
to stop for the first second OF each
minute. giving an exact time signal
visible to all shipping in port.
Lieut.. Ridgley Hunt and Ensign B.
S. Dent Of the branch Office here have
been sounding ship masters for the
last fortnight, and without exception
they favor the plan. 1t has been in
dorsed unofffcially by the Maritime
exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
VILLAGE UNDER THE GROUND
Remarkable Community In austrian
Poland Has Its Home In
Ancient Mine.

Deep in the salt mines of the ham,
let of villiczka, in Austrian Poland,
some II miles from Cracow, lies q
veritable underground village which
dates away back to the days when
slaves first opened these mines in
1884. 1t is a busy subterranean hn-
man hive, all the busier in contrast
with the sleepy hamlet above In fact,
all the life Of the settlement is con-
centrated below ground. The air is
clean and the temperature that Of
warm spring day The center of the
mine is situated in a sort of court
which forms railway station. Here
all the railway lines which intersect
this huge mine meet. Men and women
go above ground to do their market
ing, and meet in this court on their
return to gossip and compare their
bargains. Children play about in the
shade Of the grottos and sail boats
In the cutters, running with salt wa
ter. These cutters we're made hun
dreds of years ago to get rid OF the
moisture which runs from the upper
floors of the mine, and lead down to
the very bottom. forming huge salt
lake, the water of which is gradually
pumped off and distilled to obtain
salt. So difficult and expensive is it
TO light up the whole mine that visi-
tors must make up party of at least
80 and pay various sums according to
their number No less than 260 steps
lead down to the salt lake, and it is
there that the Chapel Of ST. Anthony
stands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
Samples Of Air At cr.a. tI,Iob,,.

Samples OF air at a height of nearly
nine miles have been recently on
tanned and examined for the pres.
ence OF the rare gases. The collect
ing apparatus, carried BY a large bal.
loon. is a series Of vacuum tubes, each
drawn out to a fine point at one end.
Al the desired height an electroAnag.
netic device, connected with each tube
and operated by a barometer, breaks
OIL the point Of the tube, admitting the
air. A few minutes later, second
contact sends current through
platinum wire around the broken end.
melting the glass and sealing the
tube. All the samples obtained show
argon and neon. but no heIium was
found in air from above six miles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
A canvas DOUGH Board.

A capable housewife has discovered
that strip Of sail canvas of conven-
lent size is better than the usual
dough board Besides admitting OF
smoother rolling, she says. 1t is more
easily cleaned and easier to find a
place for in limited modern kitchens
She uses strip Of the canvas for
biscuits, pie crust, cookies and all or
binary purposes of the dough board,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
Pet MIspronuncIatIons.

Have you ever noticed" asked the
teacher in English, that a great many
well-educated people rersistently pro-
nounce at least one word incorrectly, !,
! know college man who for some
mysterious reason always says tim
odity' for timidity. and he drags this
oddty into almost every sentence he
speaks. Mrs. Smiths pet word 10
"predujice," while Mrs Jones can't
help saying "guliantic.D Just listen
to them. and youIl hear the same peo-
pie repeating over and over such mis-
takes as ''predeliction.H cIrcutuous. !"
~cupolo," etc. Some one must have
called their attention to Il, l suppose.
but they have grown attached % their
way Of pronouncing. and don't Ike to
change
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
Tomato Mustard.

One peck Of ripe tomatoes skinned.
six red peppers, boil one hour; then
strain through sieve, Add hair pound
Of salt. two tablespoonfuls Of black
pepper, two Of ginger. one OF all
spice; boil all together one hour and
4 half. When cold mix half pound Of
ground mustard in one pint OF vine.
gar; put all together. stir well and
bottle, and It ls ready for use.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
Farmer Dies of charbon.

Morse, La.-Martin Leblanc. a farm
er, died near here, the other day, OF
charbon. Leblanc recently buried two
cows whose deaths were attributed to
the same cause. While thousands Of
dollars worth of cattle have been de-
stroyed by charbon In southwest Lou-
isiana this is one Of the few human
beings who have fallen victims to the
Alaeasa. ..................-......-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08
Baked Mutton sseM.

Remove the fat from The meat you
usually get for your mutton stew and
brown in a hot creased frying pan.
Add two cups Of water or more and
pour all into beanpot. Add stalk
of celery and a carrot cut into small
cubes with whatever seasoning Is
desired. Cook two hours or longer in
a slow oven and you win have an in
expensive dish Of well-navored meat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08

Triend-What on earth are you do.
ing to that painting Of yourpg
Dauber-Can't you see7 I'm rub
bing piece of raw meat over the
rabbit In the foreground. Mrs. Al
shoddie will be here today, and when
she sees her pet dog smell OF that rab-
bit, she'll buy it--Judge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-08

The clever housekeeper rs she who
Ises all the modern conveniences she
can afford The best way to know
what has been done to tighten wo-
mans labor is to watch household ad
Refreshments and followthem up.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28
4Roomlaao Na .samI.

There arc some, says the Sc
dalia Daily Capital, who have said
that G Governor HadIey
played to the groud stand that
he was q radical partisan etc,
but those who said this are the
radicals themselves. Those who
know Governor Hauley personal.
III know that he is honest sir
cere and purposeful; that he
really means 70 make OF Miss
curl a better place 80 live by
lettering conditions. All else
we have ia abundance.
Without going in detail into the
acts OF the Governor it is timely
to note that the two great con.
ventions held in Sedalia state
fair week were called by him on
his own initiative; that it was he
who created the board Of immi
grafton commissioners and start
ed the first real practical Boom
that Missouri has ever known
a boom that promises to pnt
working landowners in possess
ion Of homes Ina the Several conn
ties of the state.
1t was Governor Hadley who
planned the work Of MIR. Curran
the immigration commissioner.
And il is the Governor who is
now giving that work his person
al sanction and approval by head
ing a fiat boating party through
the wilds of Missouri on its most
picturesque stream
1t $ Governor Hadley who
now desiring that President
Taft fixed iuiterary might be
advantageouSly altecad suggest
ed to high authorities that the
president be invited TO see the re-
.clamation work in progress in
Southern Missouri where thous
snds Of acres suSpactible 70 the
same treatment.
Governor Hadley Is not a radi
cal governor. He is not a parti-
san in the generally accepted
term. He is going to Go his
best to leave something behind
him when he quits executive
office to show that he has been
governor something for an the
people to remember him by.
And that something VIII DO
something good. Depend upon
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28
LABOR Secretary.

A department OF labor headed
by a member Of tho cabinet
might possibly be "a proper re-
cognition Of tho status and inter
ests of the men who earn their
living by daily toll. But such a
department would uullify all the
possible good that might be ac.
complished if it was a mere pro
pagunda of organized labor and
the secretary thereof a mere
walking delagate--and no other
arrangement would be satisfact-
DRY to those who are clamoriur
for such a departments If some
method could be devised to pre-
vent the exclusion of the work.
ingmeR who are not affiliated
with organized labor SO THAI the
department would advance the
interests Of labor rs = whole and
not lsbor as q part sou, aluablc
service IN igh b G rendered;
though the workingmans iutor
ests are SO closely interviewer
with other departments that az
q matter of fact no distinct de
partment could coyerth field.
While admitting that in soma
directions good has besn done
bv organized labor, il would be
manilestly unfair 70 make ID the
subject OF the activity Ola rcder
al department, 10 tie exclusion
OF unorganized labor; and that Is
exactly what a labor department
would be, in an human probably
influence would naturally CRAWL
tate toward organizations which
address the practical argument
OF votes TO the politicians and il
goes without saying that organ.
lied labor would quickly secure
q monopoly of the benefits Of a
department OF labor. il the polit.
ician had much to say IN the mat.
ter. An open shop" depart
ment, representing all laboring
men, regardless cIsss affiliations,
might be useful But in any
casu the door should not be shut.
upon any man who works for.
his daily bread Kansas City
journal
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28
Republican Editors Meet.
'wBs Stark

IHa Republican Editorial As.
I't"n met 40 Joplin October
~ erd 3D. II SIS reported 10
have been enc 90 the most sue
meetings over held.
Gpt heHgy King was elected
ie den. and a. b. Mitchell Of
spr'aeded Secretary.
There was speaking by the
prominent men Of the state and
q banquet WAS Eiyou by the citi-
an of Joplin az tho Couuer Hotel
"a'eI was attended by over two
huudfod.
Hold ~ souri, wa the
@' word % the nesting aud il
viii ue bant.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28
SaIo0ns CIossa LssL NIahl.

Harrisonville 81 again enter.
ing a period Of drought as far as
the two local, dramshops are con-
cerned. The saloons with the
expiration Of their licensees closed
their doors last night, and thirsty
patrons looking for their "morp-
ing's morning" this morning
encountered locked doora aud
were confronted with the signid.
cant sign CLOSED
The closing OF the saloons at
this place was in no way Effected
by a local option vote The ne
cent enumeration Of the town
showed a population Of a little
less than the necessary two
thousand inhabitants to give the
drsmshops Z h privilege o i
securing their licenses under
block petitions, and the saloons
evidently did not care To make
the effort of obtaining their
petitions for licenses the major
ity fthe TAXPAYERS oftbe town,
Class Co. Harrisonville
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28
Right Cultivation Needed.

Alarmis,s tell ms that jH t,
the population OF This world w'
1e So great that there wit na
be gsoj enough to sgsisiHr Taa.
d5y even igit should come $50
FAR in the distances ttat lao pt
dictlon does not worry peoa
Ca the other hand there are op-
l.mists who assure us taal Tie
food supply will always D &
abu6daut.
Probably I truth iies br-
tween the tro statements u.
.imperfyct methods OF ca..isa
lion are followed So Ulat tho soil
is worm opt it will NOT take l.1
70 get face e. face with
ton Sono ancient cotnsri
have been ruined by such me.ll
ODDS and today iu our upa arl.
there are large tracts ol
laud made SO hy bad Farming
But where eaaa IarmluR SIS
followed tho soft retains arl
even increases its fertility H..
England centuries of.bgd nrn
ing So Impoverished the
that 200 years oRo tbe iield a
wheat WIS but eight bushels ta.
THE mere Improved myiuu1
has brought the yield up %
bushels. Here in our own lsnl
better cultivation, Irritating iu.
tho west and draining the.
swamp in thenorth sud south 1854
result in an increased pro3uctig
ness OF the land that The fear a.
food shortase Will cease and tao
faamers, orchardists and Stock
ralsers receive greater Returns
Tor their returns. Ex.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28

The Cass County Democrat III
discussing the Democrats who
voted With the Republicans on
the tariff bin. say fire them, "
II is an easy matter to kick a Eel
low out Of a party but when you
kick the brains Of tie party out
with the ones who would not fol
low a blind leader you are going
against a hard proposition. You
had better hold tothem, brother,
as YOU need all you can get
warrensburg Stadard Herald.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28

At the meeting Of the Good
Roads and River improvement
convention held in Sedalia last
week, . permanent State organ,
izaticn was formed. J. Il. Kern
was elected vice president for
the 9th Congressional District
About 500 delegates were pre-
sent and the discussion took a
wide range. This, it is Thought
will prove a very Important or-
ganisation for road aud waterway
Improvements, and especially Ga
redeeming overflow lands along
water courses. Butler Times.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28

Astronomers of ST. Louis now
predict that awful things will
happen 20 the Garth next May
when we pass through the tail
OF Halley's comet IL doesn't
seem to hurt much TO pass
through The loil az Tho comet
only gives a WEAKNESS The
wise men say THAI the gases
from the tail OF the comet win he
very fatal and destructive to
life. Disquietius aud really as
as bad as The & ses FROM tie tail
OF tie comet. They say the ter-
rible catastrophe wil occur be-
tween May Is mdl9' We'll. ve
agufe the old earth cun stand
most anything that long Nsva,
da Hcraid
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28

How many homes are there in
this country that are rot equip
ped with one OF the big mail or
der houses catal5s4eg Hardly
any. How many thousand dul-
lars go out ofthe community every
year because home merchants
fail to advertises The mail or
der houses appreciate the value
OF advertising and there is hard
~ a contry newspaper which
could OF havca large a.
mount OF this advertising il they
would accept il. The no ~ q
Newspaper will not accept this
advertising. They stand d O.
nome Dealers friend auh realize
that their interest, the interest
OF the home town aud the home
dealer lie in keeping bone trade
at home. You.Nr. Dealer, eau
keep your name and bu mess
constantly before the people IL
you p%atrouize The home papers
ia your interest aud al
vancement as well as ours Join
with MS in IA campaign 10 place
the mail order house catalogue
on the back SHELF and induce the
people to patronize home NJ
dustry.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28

Happiness and completeness
in life cannot be bought. 1t is a
supreme gift the free reward Of
character and loving unsel6sh
service. The constant a n d
~ceaseiess response to the ueeds
and claims OF those about Us is
simply living IN the completeness
OF life. 1t is expression, it is
joy, it is priceless. IL is pas
cipitation in the higher purposes
Of the universe. Il is spiritual
development. Loving, outgoing
sympathy is simply that diyineI.
atmosphere into which il is our
higher privilege TO enter. Ex
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28

Deputy State Veterinary Sur
F.on Ozark was ealied % Butler
ennesdsF tp eXUairo 5 o Ia e
ho' owned hy Nc. BlutrJ.
~ ,'ff6 ioanI tao horses SAT-
'alin aa an attack 81 giand-
efs PA ord el aao ~ the
ed Ral six olisrs
qparaaiiaed Nevada Mail.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28

Geo. b. Dowell formerly Of
tribune. has purchased an in
terest in the Warsaw Times and
serves as editor and manager.
George is 3 tine fellow and an
able editer and we wish him sue.
cess.