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Barbour County index., 1910-10-26

The money to purchase the talking
machines and pianos is raised by sub
scription or assessment of the ships
company and Jack, with proverbial
prodigality always insists upon the
best instrument obtainable regardless
of price. In similar manner funds are
raised for the purchase at regular in
tervals of new Supplies Of phonograph
records and player piano rolls but oft
times the bluejackets will make indi-
vidual purchases on their own hook
and donate the new acquisitions to the
ship. Especially is this the case with
phonograph records and the haste
manifested by the boys embraces ev-
erything from grand opera by world
famous singers to the latest topical
sorgs by vaudeville favorites. The
ships of the navy also have an 'ex-
change" system whereby records and
rolls, alike to moving picture films,
are exchanged in order to give the
men on each vessel the widest possi-
BILE variety.
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BRONZE TURKEY LARGEST
OF STANDARD VARIETIES
Thought to Have Originated From OF
the North and Domesticated Fowl
Very Hardy

should be large. the eyes bold: heavJ
bone, legs and shanks straight and
well set. The outlines in all sections
should be in perfect harmony.
In nature they are prone to wan
der, but can be taught to return home
every night IL proper care and atten-
ton is given. them while young. They
can also be made quite tame If one
can be in company with them much
Of the time. 1t is true some are more
docile than others. We have now in
our flock some that while eating we
can stoop down beside, place our arm
around them, smooth the feathers on
their backs. and they will make no
effort to be released, while others in
this same flock would be very much
frightened should we attempt to touch
them. We believe some are nearer
the wild cross than others, which ac-
counts for this lack of confidence
They are very hardy after few
weeks old and easy to raise If the
season is anyways near favorable and
proper care is used.
The habit of neglecting to select
the best young turkeys for breeding
stock during the fall and selling OF
the finest birds for market, and using
immature late hatched or closely re
lated male birds. or Of borrowing q
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put might be saved-for much was
being lost by scattering, and by evap-
Grafton and percolation-and to he
move the danger to adjacent property.
The tubing or casing that is put down
from top to bottom of an oil well can
ordinarily be capped by the use Of
valves at the top of the well, but with
the Lakeview that was impossible.
There was no practical method of ap-
plying weights or force sufficient to
restrain the great pressure coming up
from the depths of the earth; and had
1T been possible to do So the destruc-
ton of the casing and the ruin of the
well would probably nave resulted.
Such problem had never been pre-
sented to oil men before. But. after
many efforts, it was solved. and the
solution seemed as simple as it was
efficient
Working in a shower of oil, a large
number of men built rapidly around
the top of the well huge bank, which
was buttressed with stones and with
sacks Of sand and earth. This tank
filled quickly with oil, into which the
stream of petroleum from the well was
shot. With all it's speed and force,
the outflow could make it's way but
few feet above the springy mass Of
impounded soil
Thus the monster was fettered. r,he
conquered pressure now expands it's
final energy in Kissing and writhing,
making the oil tank boil like some
huge caldron. A small river of oil
flows as gently as a brook from the
we'll to the reservoirs
At first it was impossible to ap-
proach the well nearer than a mile
without being spattered with oil. Peo-
pie who travelled from all parts of thu
state to see the gusher watched II
from adjacent hills. Now visitors can
go within few feet of the well. They
are watched constantly by more than
score of guards, whose principal
business it Is to see that there are no
lighted cigars or matches that might
start conhagration
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The bronze turkey Is the largest Of
all the six standard varieties, and,
therefore, holds the place of honor.
1t Is said to have originated from a
cross between the wild turkey Of the
north and our domesticated turkey.
Its beautiful rich plumage and size
have come from its wild progenitors,
says the Poultry Tribune.
Audubon has recorded the coming
Of the wild turkeys into the barn
yard, where they paired with his do
mesticated turkeys. His description
Of the wild turkey is almost exactly
like our bronze turkey of today He
remarks about the brilliant copper
bronze of the plumage and compares
them in color with those of the pea
cock
New crosses, which increase and
strengthen vitality and intensity the
beauty Of the bird, are still being
made. The color of the bronze tur-
key is a ground of black blazoned
Or shaded with bronze. This shading
Is rich and glowing. and when the
suns rays are reflected from these
colors they shine like polished steel
The color of the female is not so
rich as the male, but both have the
same color and shading. Through in.
breeding much of this richness OF
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SOW WHEAT
LITTLE LATE
Hessaan Fly More Numerous Than
Usual This Year Makes Il
Advisable to Delay
This Work.

by H. A. GOsSARD. Ohio Agricultural
Experiment Station.)
A little more Hessian fly than usual
has been scattered over the state this
season, and since we have no gen.
eral outbreak of this pest for some
years and its parasites may therefore
be presumed to be somewhat scarce,
it will be best for Ohio farmers to
SOW trifle late rather than early this
fall. The normal date for sowing in
northern Ohio is from the 18th to
the 22d Of September, for central Ohio
a week or ten days later, and for
southern Ohio the last few days in
September, or little better, during
the first two weeks Of October. By
the normal date we mean the date
which will produce the largest yield.
providing that no insect pests over
turn the natural expectation. The
normal date for sowing Is determined.
not by the entomologist, but by the
agronomist, and rests upon the aver
age results of sowing grain upon any
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seventeen, and, though her eldest SON,
Carol, is fifteen, she is quite a young
woman.
Princess Marie is very beautiful
and her five children resemble her.
She has fair hair, blue eyes and a
brilliant complexion. She is very
fond of appearing In the native Rou-
manian costume and does her best to-
popularize 1t. Her children, too, oft
en- are dressed in the olo costumes
of Wallachia and Moldavia, the prin-
cipalities from which the country was
formed. In this way the princess
tries to promote native industries.
the garments being made of hand-wo-
ven linen, embroidered with most deli
icate work
Prince Ferdinand objects to being
photographed. Not so his pretty
wife. On the contrary, she rather
likes to pose before the camera and
has no objection to having her chill
dren photographed. Quite often the
pictures show them in the national
costume. The little lad whose like
ness Is shown is garbed most pic
turesquely.
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the well was spouting oil at the rate
OF 10000 barrels a day. This was on
March 10. In "a hours the flow in
creased to 10000 barrels daily, and In
week the average output was 4O,-
QUO. In another week the average
yield rose to $4,000 barrels, varying
usually from $4,000 to $4,000. Occa-
s1onally, for a few hours. the well
produced at the rate of 10000 barrels
day. This enormous production fol-
lowed the election of rock and shell
from the tube, these having formed
obstructions that temporarily checked
the flow.
The oil came from the earth with
roar like that of a great confiagra-
ton. Forced by tremendous pressure,
it shot as high as $50 feet into the
air. the black, smoky-looking col
umn being visible miles away. It was
scattered in spray for long distance
around the well, making it impossible
to continue operations on adjacent
properties, owing to the danger of
fire.
A hundred-barrel well is a good one,
and a we'll that yielded 1000 barrels
daily had been regarded as a phenom-
enon. Such gusher as the Lakeview
was beyond all previous calculations,
and the problem of saving and stor-
ing its enormous output was no easy
one. The tanks that had been pro-
vided were like infantile clothing for
a giant As many men and teams as
could be secured at double rates of
pay were put to work, night and day.
building earthen reservoirs.
Finally, a dam was thrown across
canyon a mile from the well, and a
million-barrel reservoir formed. For
tunately a pipe line just completed
between the interior oil fields and
tidewater passes near the we'll, and
soon oil was running through 1t to
tank steamers.
Controlling the Output.
In the meantime there was another
problem, that Of controlling the flow
OF the well, so that more Of the out
Barbour County index., 1910-10-26
PERT YOUNG PRINCE
Small Son of Nicholas a Pictur.
esaus Youngster.
One of the Best Natured as Well as
Best Looking Of the Royal Lit
tie Fellows Of Europe-Seven
Years Of Age.

Vienna.-Among the numerous lit
tie princes in Europe, one Of the best
natured as well as the best looking
little fellows is the small Prince
Nicholas of Roumania. who is now
seven years of age. The youngster Is
the fourth in the charming group OF
children whose father is Crown
Prince Ferdinand of the picturesque
kingdom of Roumania and whose
mother was formerly Princess Marie.
daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha. The youthful prince Is
not grandson of the present ruler.
King Carol, and his wife, known
world wide as Carmen sylvia" They
have no children.
King Carol was born Hohenzol-
lern and his consort a grand duchess
of Vienna. After the deposition OF
Prince Couza-Alexander John l..
which was a result of the military
revolt Of 1866, the Count Of Flanders,
younger brother Of Leopold II. of Bel
gium, was unanimously chosen hos
podar, but the perilous honor was de-
clined with thanks. Then the Rou-
manians selected Prince Carol Of
lern-Sirgarangen, and he has
made an excellent ruler. In 1878 the
Berlin congress acknowledged him
king Of the country, which at that
time had just freed itself from the
Turkish yoke and had to begin, as it
were, from the Beginning. He is ex-
ceedingly popular with his subjects. as
is his consort, known among her own
people as Elisaveta.
The constitution of Roumania set
| tied the succession on the kings old
est brother, Leopold, but he renounced
his rights in favor of his son, VIII
helm, and the latter, in turn, renounced
his rights in favor of his brother
Ferdinand. The crown prince of
Roumania, therefore, is King Carols
nephew. The princess Is a grand
daughter of Queen Victoria and is
English by birth and training, though
her mother was Russian grand
| duchess. She was married to the
crown prince when she was barely
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The Worlds Greatest Oil Well

ENSHNTESS 1TUATED two miles north
&tpFMKN or Maricopa, in Kern
EA A~ county. California, in
E&S&A ESa what is known as the
HS4NpS%S Kern River oil field,
there is the greatest oil
well known to the world 1t is known
as Lakeview No. l. For some months
1T has been spouting forth a daily av-
ierage of $4,000 barrels of oil, worth
90 cents a barrel where 1t gushes
from the earth
This extraordinary well has an in
fteresting history. Its sinking was be-
gun In the summer of 1909, and by
October a depth Of nearly 2,2O0 feet
had been reached. At that point the
drill encountered an enormous pres
sure, which forced earth, gravel, and
rock upward in the hole for dis
tance of several feet. New wells are
often filled in that way. the matter
forced upward In the tube being so
loose that it can be removed with a
bailer. In the present case. however,
the well was packed so tightly that
redrilling was necessary.
sometimes the drillers would gain
on the pressure in the earth: at other
times they would lose. The result
was that in five months, or to March
10, 1910, the net increase in depth
OF the bore was only so feet. The
well had been sunk into an oil sand,
but 1t was believed that by going
to a greater depth the chance Of
securing a large flow of oil would be
increased. Finally. however, when
five months work had accomplished
no greater result than is often gained
in a single day under. ordinary cir
cumstances, the directors of the COM
pany owning the Lakeview well de-
cided that it would be unwise to try
to drill farther. The local superin-
tendent, accordingly, was instructed
to stop drilling and to permit the well
TO begin producing at the depth
9eached.
Oil Came With q Roar.
When the message was delivered,
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A NoIseIess Hospital.

Chicago.-The only noiseless hos.
pital in the United States is at the
naval training station at North Chi
cago. A sysem of nurse and emer-
gency calls from the nurses to the Of
flce will eliminate all noises. A patient
by pushing button turns on.a small
electric light over his bed and one at
the nurses station and also one In the
head nurses office will show an il-
Illuminated number Of the room or bed,
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We Lose s1.25o.ooo a pax.

New York.-It is surprising to learn,
that every day the amount Of damage
done throughout the country by fires
amounts to sI,250, ,000 This is a daily
loss in money without counting the
loss of life and untold suffering. The.
committee of the National Board Of
Fire Underwriters in recent reportI
laid stress upon the fact that this
tremendous loss is entirely unneces-
gary.
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Increased use Of nprx Milk.

The American process Of reducing
milk to powder has now been intro
duced into Norway. One Of the new
companies formed has contracted to
deliver 300 tons Of dry milk each year
for three years to an English firm.
The dry milk Is used largely for inval-
ids and convalescents on ships on long
voyages. because Of its keeping quail
ties under all climatic conditions aA
its convenience Of transportation.
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color is lost, as it is improved by
each cross with the wild specimen.
To gain best results inbreeding should
be guarded against at all times, as
none Of our domestic fowls suffer
more from this practice than do tur-
keys. The standard weight Of the
bronze is SO pounds for adult cock,
yearling cock 33 pounds, cockerel 25
pounds. hen 20 pounds and pullet 16
pounds. They should be large in
frame and deep in body. The head
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mat Jacks pastimes are of the
Wholesouled, healthful sort that
refresh him in mind and body
as well as amuse him. Music
piays most important part in the
hghter side of life in the American
navy, both as the accompaniment of
tne frolics Of all kinds and as an en-
tertainer in itself
The foremost factor in the musical
resources of U. S. warship is, of
course, the ships band which may
number anywhere from a dozen to six
teen pieces and is made up of men
regularly enlisted as musicians. The
pandsmen, perhaps because they de-
vote their entire time to the musical
vocation and have ample opportunity
Tor practise are almost invariably
skilled musicians and their ensemble
work Is excellent. Not only do they
play on all festal occasions on ship
board and in the parades on shore but
their music is also brought into re-
quis1tion at times to hearten Jack for
his work, notably on the occasion of
the always arduous chore of "coaling
ship" While the bluejackets, hot and
grimy, are hoisting the fuel aboard,
the band is stationed on deck dis
coursing the liveliest airs to keep
their spirits from tagging.
The band also gives daily concerts
on board, sometimes several times a
day, but probably the one that is en-
5oyed most by the Jackies is the re-
cital at the noon hour for half an hour
following the midday meal The Sc
lecttons are almost always of the most
enltvening character,-waltZes and
TWO steps,-and numbers of the boys
dance on deck during this interim. In
deed, there is no more picturesque
spectacle in the routine of naval life
than that afforded by the tars in their
white duck uniforms circling round
and round the cleared space on the
forward deck, the smooth boards of
which make an ideal dancing floor.
The bluejackets have their own mu-
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Hens Eco,

A hens egg contains 600 grains Of
water, 120 grains of fat, 106 grains
of lime, 80 grains of albumen, 20 grains
OF sugar and 10 grains OF ash.
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.r1uSil in the United States Navy

when lue time comes IUI IeIEAaVIOH
and diversion. That they have the
ability to play hard as we'll as to work
hard is most apparant to any person
who watches the bluejackets during
their leisure moments either afioat or
ashore. and the best part of it is
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ments on one vessel. The seamen,
and the officers as well seem to never
tire of the concerts made possible by
these inventions and they have gone
far, in conjunction with moving pic
lures, to relieve the monotony that
was once disadvantage of life in the
navy.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-20
ARMY AND NAVY.
Army Orders.

Ma. WILLIAM II. TSCHAPPAT, Ordnance De
Iarment. viii make during Octob1 November.
and Decemter visits % work q fgu P0rt Pow
css Company Haskell. y. J.. aud the Work Of
international smOkeIess Powder and Chemical
tolpauy. Pariiu. y. j.. On Official business.
Lirlt. Col CHARLES II. CLARK. Ordnance De
plrtment vii proceed 70 Roswell y. Mex
Denver. Colo. Fort Sill Okla Dallas Tex
and New Orleans La on Official business.
Col =. MEBNIN MAUS Nal EBERT +.
PERSONS. and MAJ. JOHN II. ALLEN. Med
cal Cons. are detailed 70 represent tie Medical
Department y Vle army AZ meeting q AssociA-
ton q Military Surgeons % De held IN Rich
monl N0yember I d 4, 1910 inclusive
First Lieut.. STEPHEN ABBOT. Coast ARTILLERY
Corps viii Troceed 70 his hone preparatory 20
his retirement from sctiTe se1icsf
Leave % ahSenns % and including FEBRUARY 3.
1911 is granted First Lieut. STEPHEN ABB
BOT Coast ARTILLERY Cous
The following named OrS@sT u The Medical Corps
will report December % Lieut.. Col. HENRY
T.. BIRMINGHAM. Medical Corps. az Amy
Mediaal Museum Building Washington, for ex-
animation 70 determine theiy fitness Tor promo
zion. Capts WILLIAM j. WoODALL GLEN
ENT q. WHITCOMB GEORGE II CRAB
TREE. WILSON. 7. DAVIDSON HERBERT
NJ SMITH and COSAM J. BARTLETT.
Tie following named officers 4 tie Medical Cons
viii report December 3 % Lierl,. Col. JAMES
u. GLENNAN Medical C0rz General Hos
Uital San Francisco. fJr examination o. deter
mine their fitness for promotion Sspts. LLOYD
LIE r. KREBS and PARK HOWELL.
Leave for four months. % take effect upon his Ne
LEI from duty AZ san Antonio. granted Fi-st
Lieut. SAMUEL T. MACKALL Eightesuth
Infantry aiddeCamp.
Capt BERTRAI T. CLAYTON. Qudrtemsster.
win proceed 70 Fort II q. Wright and Fort
Terry New York for the purpose q making
an examination n local conditions affecting the
water supply az those posts.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-20
MGR. SHAHAN LECTURES.
Gaelic Society Holds Interesting
Meeting at New willard.

With an excellent lecture by Mgr.
Shahan. rector Of Catholic University.
on Celtic love Of education" the Gaelic
Society Of this city held an interesting
meeting in the cabinet room Of the New
Willard last night.
experimenting this literary feature.
musical programme Of high artistic merit
was given by Norman Esputa-DEly. His
plano interpretations included Ancient
Melodies Of Ireland SCOTS Lamenta-
ton for the Baron OF LoUghmoe, Con
nor MaCaTeaYy.' and The Blackbird.
The meeting was well attended.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-20
BIG BASS CATCH REWARDED.
Maj. IL. A. Hall Returns with Silver
Loving Cup.

Maj. II. A. Hall, Of this city, has re-
turned from the Adirondacks and has
brought a silver loving cup which he
won for catching the largest bass at
the Brand Lake Fishing Club.
The cup was given by Dr. Otto Lulgui,
of New York City, and is now on exhibit
ton in the show window OF T. G. Hines.
92l street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-20
NaVa! Orders.

Commander NJ I. MILLER detached duty Con
necric ut - executive officer. % duty Command
Glacier
Commander H. O. STICRSEY. 70 duty as inspector
In charge Fourth lighthouse district, Philadel-
Vhia Pa.
Commander r. 2. LOPEZ. detached duty command
Glacier. % nome and wait orders
Lieut Command l. NcNAMEE detached duty a.
navigator Connecticut 10 duty as executive o.S-
Ger Cor l-cfcut.
Lieut.. Commander A. 81. c. SMITH. detached duty
as oHiuancs officer Connecticut; 20 duy as nagi-
gator Connecticut.
LicDt. G.. J. ROWCLIFF, detached duty May
flower: ~ duty Virginia.
Lieut. J. u. GAY detached duty Connecticut: 20
duty West Virginia as ordnance officer.
Lieut.. l. A. GOTTEN, 70 duty as 0riuance officer
Connecticut.
Lieut. \ ANDREWS. orders n October il N duty
Georgia. revoked. detached duty navy recruiting
station, Dallas, Tex; 70 duty Mavfower as ex
eJUtiye C-icrr.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-20
Lieut.. Col. Wolf Retired.

Lieut. Col Silas A Wolf. Twenty.
eighth Infantry, was placed on the retired
list yesterday. He was graduated from
West Point in 1873 and was assigned to
the infantry, in which branch ne had
served for the past thirty-six years His
regiment is stationed at Fort Smelling.
MINI.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-20
Commercial Club Meet Tonight.

The Commercial Club win hold its in
augural meeting Of the season this even
ing. when matters Of importance viii be
taken UP for consideration. At a meeting
Of the board of governors yesterday, II.
c. c. Stiles was unanimously elected sec
rotary to succeed ID. J. Callahan, who
resigned. owing TO pressure Of business.
Mr.. Stiles viii begin his duties tonight.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-20
Woodward & LOthrop.

regular meeting Of the Washington Chap
ter Of the American Institute Of Ranking
tonight. President ClaxtOn has also ar
ranged a musical programme. and at the
conclusion OF the meeting refreshments
Will be served
The Washington herald., 1910-10-20
Bankers to Hold Meetings.

Thomas r Rogers. superintendent of
the national bank redemption agency and
Edward +. Schreiner, chief Of the Bureau
Of Redemption Treasury Department, are
the two speakers who viii address the