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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14
BY Professor c. X. Francis
Department Of Chemistry, a. a. M.
leqe, saltwater, Okla.


Department Of Chemistry, A. & M. Col
leae, saltwater, Okla.
Pure alcohol can be made and sold
only under certain conditions, which
are imposed by law, because Of its in
toxicating powers. The increase in cost
due to tax interferes with the use OF
alcohol for industrial purposes, so in
recent years several countries have au-
thorized 1t manufactured free of tax,
provided some foreign substance were
added which would render it unfit for
drinking and when so modified it has
been called denatured alcohol. In the
United States 10 parts of wood afcohol
and oae-half of one part Of zenzin are
added to each 100 quarts Of alcohol for
denaturing.
A plant for the manufacture OF al
oohol calls for quite a large invest
ment, at least 100000, and consider
able technical skill on the part of the
management. For the production Of
1000 gallons per day at least four men
would be necessary. The water supply
needed for q distillery must be consid-
cred because about 1000 gallons are
needed per so gallons Of alcohol. I'm
der the most favorable conditions
eleven pounds OF coal are consumed
markt price OF denatured alcohol is 40
cents per gallon. while pure alcohol Is
selling at $3.50.
Vegetable substances in order to be
waaf ar eo,trca ~ nloohoI vnuat cou-
tain sugar or starch in sufficient guam
titles to pay profit above the cost Of
manufacture. Moreover. there must be
an abundant, constant and reliable sup
ply Of the raw material. Thus, 100 gal
Ions Of ienaturei alcohol viii consume
the following amounts Of raw mat
srials:
Rich Molasses ...........200 gallons
Shelled Corn ............. ton
Potatoes ......... . l tons
Your proposition to use watermelons
ls not a good one and would cause YOU
to lose your money because this fruit
contains only 2.5 per cent sugar. which
is not enough to yield a profit. About
81 tons Of watermelons would have to
be handled 70 produce two barrels Of
alcohol 50 far capacity Of 80 barrels
a day SIS tons Of melons would have to
be supplied. such crops as kafr corn,
milo maize and cane. which are 20 sue
eessfully grown in Oklahoma are more
liable 70 be good materials for making
lleQRol
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14

MOtheT S friend
is for sale at
drug stores.
Write for our
free book for
exnactant moth
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14
rHREAp DOES sLEuTH WORN
MIlwaukee Merchant DevIses a Clever
Scheme to Get Rid Of a Trouble
some Shopllfter.

The manager OF a local department
store took an eficacious method OF
Kidding himself Of a troublesome pet.
~ shoplifter recently. The woman has
been coming into the store and pick.
ing up a small remnant. spool OF
thread. thimble or other article that
happened TO be lying about. having
little intrinsic value. but being never.
fheless a source Of annoyance 10 both
the clerk and the management. Be
cause OF the position Of the woman.
It was undesirable to Institute an &C.
ton.
A few days ago the manager took a
spool Of silk from the case, fastened
the loose end Of the thread with a
tack. and allowing a bit Of slack. left
II upon the counter II was not long
before his psrty arrived. and deftly
dropping the spool into her shopping
bag. started out The manager de-
tachsd the loose end and followed her
up the street. a few yards in the rear
He trailed her into another downtown
store. and, as she was standing beside
counter in the midst Of crowded
array Of bargain seekers. approached
her. calmly winding his thread and po
litely said:
Madame. I'll trouble you for that
spool OF thread"
What followed can be more easily
imagined than described He got the
thread and has not been troubled with
losses since. nor have the other stores.
SO far as may be Observation-Disclosures
Free Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14

Beersheba is still an outpost OF civi-
lization against Redouin tribes. Its
commercial importan7g is increasing
rapidly. owing TO waterworks which
draw their supply from seven Sells
mentioned In Genesis. That the his
toric East is gradually sucGumbing.
however, to the progressive spirit OF
the West is indicated by the fact that
pumping plant has been erected
over Abrahams we'll. When the rail-
way system nov under way has been
completed. IT will be possible to run
trains from Paris to Damascus. Jeru.
salem. and Mecca itself.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14

In regard to sub-irrigation, viii say
that this station has not any publica-
tions on this subject. If you will write
the Experiment Station. College sta
tion. Texas, they will probably be able
to furnish you with some OF their ex-
perience which has been carried on in
southwestern Texas.
With reference to milo and road
building, / regret to say that we
are out Of this class of literature and
am referring you to the United
States Department Of Agriculture. sug-
gesting that you ask for their Farm
ers' Bulletins on these subjects. They
will Be pleased to send them to you
free Of charge.
As to this sub-irigation system, will
say that what little observation we
have made it seems to be practicable
on small areas with perennial plants
such as bush fruits and orchard trees.
The punctured tile system is an
ideal way Of bringing water to the
thirsty plants. Experiments which
have been carried on by private in
diyiduals and corporations all point
to the conclusion that it is waste Of
time and money to employ this system
unless the subsoil is a comparative
dense and compact clay. Wherever
there is very open unretentive sub
soil it is waste OF time, money and
water
You perhaps are familiar with the
fact that the last legislature provided
$4,000 with which to drill few test
wells in the Panhandle counties look
ing toward the irrigation of some of
our dry land. The conclusions reached
so far are that it is impracticable so
far as the average farmer is concerned
to go down a thousand feet OF more
for irrigation water, that is, II the
farmer is compelled to pump it, On
the other hand, the boards testimony
is that the best and cheapest irriga-
ton water obtainable is found at
depth Of two hundred and fifty feet,
more or less, where the supply is
abundant and at which depth wind
mills and motors can be used profit
ably BY the farmer to irrigate small
tracts. This has been done in the Vi
cinity OF Plainview, Texas, where their
land has become ten times more val
uable than it was before the irrigation
system was established
The circular treating on milo that
about equals Indian corn in value was
published at the Goodwell Station in
Texas county. Oklahoma. If you will
write to Superintendent s. w. Black,
Goodwell. Okla, he will be pleased to
send you one of these circulars.
You will find that all publications
on good roads begin with the ques-
tion of procuring drainage and ends
up with the proposition that good
road must be oval.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14

Can you give me any information re-
gaFding The manufacture OF denatured al
cohol. There is a section Of country
where they raise watermeions for seed,
and I would like to put up a denatured
alcohol plant there.-C. D. ackson, Car
field County. Oklahoma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14
Sub-Irrigation.

Would like any Information you may
have on sub-irrigaton by a system Of
pneumatic tubes under ground Please
send bulletins also on milo that about
equals Indian corn and on good road
building John B. Jones Greer County,
Oklah ma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14

1T Is said that a woman's hat
which turns up in front forces her to
admit every year of her age" Then
woman is liable to be turned down
on account Of turnnp hat"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14
Mrs. Housewife

NAIL HdHI you 10 u5t more lCc OFcdM
w in your home. There is no reason
why yoB sh0uid nor serve il az least once
or fwice a week. II requires no PrepSra-
fion and is easily served. An The family
like h---h is wholesome and gives the
dinner finishing touch Of elegance.
Now during the wiHfer season wben we
use very Hffie ice 10 keep ice cream VIC
are g0iDQ 10 make you specioi prices.
A pint in box, NOT necessary 10 pack
in ice these cool days, will cOsf I5c. 4
quart Csc and oHe-haif gallon f5c.
You often spend that much on pHd-
ding or cake or some deSserf nor half 50
we'll enjoyed BY the family and make y0ur-
self cross, ZOO. if nor successful
A quart makes eight nice servings and
pie is twice as good wifh Hffle ice cream
on top. Coffee, 700, Is delicious Win
spoonful of ice cream in each cup. YoHW
FIND many ways 10 use H. Tel fhe ''neE
folks 10 come BY Roddy's for fhe cream
or send the Hffle ones.
We will deliver for SC extra.
RODDY,S
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15
Who Patronize Savings Banks

It is an interesting fact that conserva
tive, shrewd, evel-headed business men
are coming more and more, year by year,
to avail themselves OF Savings Banks as
depe sitories Of their surplus funds.
-Four per cent interest, compounded
semi annually and free from all taxation,
is fast making Savings Banks the custo-
dian Of the moneys of nearly all save the
reckles', get. rich quick class who, three
times out Of four, find thems elves with the
prin cipal gone after few reckless VEN
lures.
The Lamoille County Savings Bank &
Trust Company offers to depositors tt g
highest measure of Savings Bank safety
indicated by the fact, for fact it is, that 1t
les been so conservative and painstaking
in the matter of invest ments that in the
entire twenty-five years since its organi-
zstion, it has never lost dollar by poor
note.
| 1t invites inspection and investigation
| Il ON all prospective depositors and it as
sures the depositirg public that according
to the best obtainable knowledge, it does
not today, among its entire two million
and more dollars of assets, have a single
dollar Invested in securities that are not
good.
Safety, rather thanshigh rates Of interest,
| has been the first consideration in the
manage ment Of this bank in the past and
will continue to be in the future.
Under the new law, the bank can receive
any SUM which the depositor wishes 10
place in It's keeping and pay all taxes
thereon, and it would be pleased to receive
your deposit.
For any desired particulars, address the
Treasurer, F. M. Culver, or the President,
Carroll E. Page, Hyde Park, Vermont.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15
GIANT TREES OF JAMAICA.
They Shed Masses of Beautiful Silk
Cotton Every Year.


The silk cotton trees of Jamaica are
one of the most striking natural fea-
lures of this beautiful island, and Wis
itors express much curiosity concern
ing them The fiber of the cotton is
too short for textile uses, but it's quail
ity is delicate and fine.
The trees are most interesting in
structure. They reach a height of 200
OF 800 feet. 1t is the largest tree on
the island, and the branches often over
hang more than an acre of ground.
Some of them are centuries old, dat
ing back to the landing of the Span
iards. They have withstood the trop-
ical winds of the region through the
adaptation of their structure. Tie
leaves are very few, and there are
heavy masses Of roots.
This giant tree flowers once year
It bears a number Of pods much the
! size and shape of cucumber. These
pods dry and burst, and out floats the
beautiful cream colored silk cotton
eavering the ground and sailing In toe
air for some distance. The seeds, Of
course, are borne on the silky fila
ments. This cotton is used at presen
only for pillows. Its use as guncotto1
has been spoken Of.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15
GUARDING THE KING.
Old English Methods When tho Mon
arch Was Taken Sick.

arch Was Taken Sick.
The law raises peculiar safeguards
round the person of the English SOW
areipn in case of sickness. They are
mere survivals in the present settled
order of government, but at one time
the opportunity which the kings in
capacity afforded aspirants to the
throne or treason makers to shorten
his days at minimum of risk of de-
lection made the precautions reason
able.
eff the king be taken SICK" says
Coke in his institutes" there ought
to be warrant issue from the privy
council. addressed to certain physi-
clans and surgeons, authorizing them
to administer to the royal patient po-
tones, syrupos. laXitavas, medicinas.
etc. Still, none of these should be Civ
en- except by consent and advice of
the council, and they ought to set
down in writing everything done and
administered. and they should com
pound all drugs themselves and not in
trust their preparation to any apothe,
cary"
Coke wrote thus of precedent in the
year 1910, and today the law is practi
cally as he found it, although at the
present time in practice the privy coun
Gil simply hears reports Of the progress
of the kings malady and leaves actua
treatment entirely to the physicians il
direct charge Of the case.-Exchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15
Fixing the Lesson.

Parson Saunders was a little per
turbed one Sunday morning over some
worldly matter and made a mistake
in the reading Of the Scriptural les
sons. He read the second lesson
where he should have read the first.
AS he neared the end of his reading
the parson saw that he was in error.
He saw that his Congregation knew
he was in error. How. then, to con
clude? To conclude in the orthodox
way-"here endeth the second lesson
would hardly do, as it was not the sec
ond lesson, but the first. Nor, could
it, on the other hand, be called the
first lesson since properly it was the
second? Parson Saunders, after mo-
ment's thought, wisely and frankly
concluded:
Here endeth the wrong lesson
New York Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15
Z arm ana
Garden
MEADOW FESCUE.
Increase In Use Of Plant Good Fol
Pastures In Many Regions.

increase In Use OF Plant Good For
Pastures In Many Regions.
For several years past meadow fes-
cue has been an important crop in
northeastern Kansas, according to the
United States department of agricul-
ture. The acreage devoted to this
grass has, however. been extremely
variable. The fiuctuating tendency is
due chiefly to changes in the price OF
seed. The meadow fescue seed crop
has in some years reached total val
uation of over $4,000 in a very limit
ed section of the state. The demand
for meadow fescue seed is quite limit
ed; hence an undue expansion in pro-
duction has caused in several years a
decided fall in price. The merits of the
grass are such, however. that 1t is be-
lieved that better knowledge of its
usefulness will result in it's being en-
plOyed much more extensively, espe-
cially for permanent pastures through
out the timothy region.
Meadow fescue is also locally known
as English blue grass nOtwithstand-
ing the fact that in England it is called
meadow fescue. The name English
blue grass should be discarded for the
established name meadow fescue. as
the use of both leads to confusion.
Meadow fescue sown alone furnishes
scant pasturage during the hot sum
mer months. and its lack of root stocks
prevents it's taking first rank as pas
ture grass In any region where Ken
tucky blue grass does we'll. Its value
at present is fully appreciated only in
the eastern parts Of Nebraska and
Kansas. 1t is quite probable that in
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15

from bulletin of United States depart
ment of agriculture.
many regions an increase in the use of
meadow feScue would have very
beneficial effect on the pastures.
The ability of meadow fescue to sur
vive in wet places when trampled by
stock keeps such places productive in
pastures where timothy, red clover
and Kentucky blue grass fail, and. be-
sides being strongly perennial. meadow
fescue has the additional advantage of
coming quickly and surely from seed.
producing in short time a firm sod
and considerable pasturage.
In the east meadow feScue has
shown itself to be almost as we'll
adapted as orchard grass to the clay
soils. and. though not quite as pro-
ductive. it is rather more palatable
than the latter. AS the value of tame
pastures over native pastures is better
realized and as the English idea of
mixtures is more firmly established
with the American farmer meadow
feScue will take more important
place at least as pasture grass.
The soil best adapted to the produc-
ton of meadow fescue is heavy
black loan. This grass has been noted
growing in the most decided ''gumbo"
spots. and in these places when mois-
ture was sufficient no amount of tram
ping seemed to destroy it. 1t is not
adapted to light sandy soil, and the
hest Weld of hay and seed is always
secured from heavy soils rich in or
ganic matter.
Farmers interested in this pasture
plant can obtain further information
from their state experiment stations
or departments Of agriculture or from
the agricultural department at Wash
ington.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15

There is nothing that will destroy
the productiveness and value Of
farm so fast and so certainly as run
mig it to grain and shipping the
grain to market instead Of feeding
i, on the ground.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15

The trees ;iia ;;s:an felled by the IA
tive Jamaicans and heWn into canoes.
which last for Observation-Disclosures
Science Monitor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15
FISH

A complete stock Of best cod in l, and
; Id. boxes. 20 lb.pails ard by the pound.
Blood Red Salmon ond Picked Herring
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21

Thousands Of acres have been
painted in the last two or three years
in small and large tracts by men ia
n-iliar with the growing of apples
commercially, and the results thus
far have shown that they planted
wisely.
1T would seem from the immense
.arJnUnt OF advertising done by our
ether place under the canopy OF heaV-
en- where apples would grow 10 per
fection. as is claimed for those Pacific
lands, but the fact is, they either got
'roped' before they found out the
truth or they did not investigate thor
oughly before locating or they never
would have settled SO far ava from
the greatest markets of the ountr
Wnen the opportunity to buy land Tor
almost q fraction of the
tiey paid, located only q few hour
from the greatest business centCrs.
land that in most respects better
then lane in any other section of tho
United SIatcs, for coI12rcial app'e
growing, was and is yet to be had.
One finn alone is preparing to
plant five hundred acres in CONNER
clal apples in the Brushy Mountains
and there are many orchards contain
jcg from 800 to 5000 trees all in u
ilcurishjng condition.
We will admit that our Western
kin raise apples good to
lCuk upon, but-sO do we, and when
It comes TO flavor, We have them beat
beyond all poss- biiity Of their ever
catching up"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21
SPRING WORK WITH POULTRY

o anDOt raise good chickens
from poor eggs. If you are satisfied
With the mixed breeds. good, bad and
Indifferent, we can give you very little
ady.ce as to their management. II
you propose TO raise good chickens.
fowls that Will make n maximum OF
the greatest number of eggs. or pro.
dncr the greatest pounds of meat. So
iect your breed and then buy pure
pred eggs fou can only get these
by buying from breeders whose in
tegfity Is unQueStioned and who are
READY to guarantee that their eggs
VIII produce birds true to type.
Insist upon having eggs from hens
ana not from Young pullels. Eggs
from q hen that is fully grown and
lnatured will naturally produce NOR,
olros and stronger birds than eggs
from puilets n are still n q s,etc 81
HrOWth.
sometimes. it is true, hat mule,
ssss natcn out we'll. but they do not
piouuce Dlrds with the vigor and
stamina that come from mature epea
ana you WAL find that he chicks crou,
poilet eggs will be more suhi.c. 10
disease and more viii die.
you nave q good breed and raise
souI own eggs, separate the best hens
% your hook and select the best eggs
iAoii 'hese. Never set an apg from
q men that Is puny, or thar hae hac
q ofi VI olsease at any tine or that
IS IN any way ~deforred no matter
how slightly. ~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21
THE CARE OF LANES.

At eight TO ten days of age lam bs
will begin to eat. Al hat time a creep
should be built which will give them
access to a feed box containing grain
and a trough with hay. Box, trough
and feed should always be kept sweet
and clean.
A good grain ration for lambs is
made as follows: Mix one-third part
IF oilmeal with one part each OF bran,
oats and fine corn meal. Red alfalfa
hay or the second cutting OF alfalfa
hay are the most desirable form Of
oUghage. OF the two alfalfa is to be
much preferred.
1t is a good idea to keep up the
grain feed r ght along until the lambs
are sent to market. BY so doing the
lambs are kept tat all the time and
are ready to De turned into cash on
short notice should the Inarse, take
2 sudden rise.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21
USING COLD FRAMES AND HOT
BEDS,

Cabbage, lettuce. caulif1ower. to-
matoes, egg plant, radishes
and such vegetables are usually
started in hot-beds. Many garden
ers place a few inches OF good soil
directly on the manure (horse ma
nure preferred), depositing the seed
in the soil. Shallow boxes in which
canned tomatoes and soap have been
shipped are convenient to use, ripping
off the bottoms.
If the hot bed is made in March
two feet in depth Of manure Will be
sufficient. The hot-hed should be-
two feet deep, six feet wide, n long
enough to accommodate the length OF
sash you are using. Run the pit east
and west. The s-de SHOULD be care,
fully boarded and the frame about
six inches above the ground. Let bed
slope toward the south.
The frame covered with glass is SO
placed that the warmth Of the ma
mare will warm the four inches of soil
inside the frame, causing the seeds
to sprout and grow. In about four
weeks the seedIing viii he ready to-
transplant.
Where tho sash is 3xe feet IN SIZE
cross supports ahnut three feet apart
should be placed. Fresh horse ma
nnrc crnfainiI. iittcr is the best FOR