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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

sources. He II is upon whom Congress or
any government department calls when 1t
wants TO know the facts with relation TO
things Alaskan. Mr. Brooks is a scien-
fist. a geologist wears spectacies, has long
hair does not believe in adventure.
He was once guiding boat UP one OF the
streams while hts partner pulled It from
the bank. Under this arrangement. when
the boat strikes the bottom the man IN II
ALWAYS Jumps out 70 tighten 1t that 70 may
float free. on one such occasion, when the
boat struck the bottom, Brooks jumped
ont. but instead OF leaping into shallow
water, az he had expected, he jumped into
a deep channel alongside the boat. He was
carried a long distance down me stream
nv the current. but finally scrambled ashore
and overlook his partner, VINO was tug
cling away at the boat unmindful Of the
things that had happened 10 Brooks
Geologist Elliott Blackwelder was another
man I'm the Geological Survey who has pen
etrated 20 interior Alaska. Trip up the
AIseck River Is one Of the accomplish
nnents 10 the credit Of his party. Tho
stream IL swift and shallow. sometimes
thev poIed and at others dragged the boat
from the bank High up the stream
series Of rapids was encountered. with the
snout Of glacier on one side ara n pre-
cipitous mountain on the other. me stream
was too swift for polling and too deep Tor
usding II became necessary 10 carry the
supnlies along the foot Of the mountain and
.aa,osit them at the head OF the rapids. on
one trip. as the party crept alons the foot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
% SANS Laboratory Prove 10 Be Daredevil Explorer
These "Highbrows' Have a
Novel Theory That They
Avoid Risk by Discount
ing Peril in Advance.

he had discovered such caves had been
known 10 Weld the mummifed remains ~
prehistoric dwelers IN this region, md
Stiles was in search of mummies. Before
reaching the bottom he. by chance. dis
lodged A rock. which fell into the cave.
The result Of its falling was the Kissing
If veritable multitude Of rattesnakes
which inhabited the chamber below stiles
signalled 90 his assistants above 20 haui
him up. and escaped the fate that would
have been his but for the incidental fall
ing Of the stone.
30 are the men Of the test tube and the
spectacles robbing the Adventures II the
glory 4 their many accomplishments In
the face Of danger and death. So II g
being demonstrated that adventure Is
thing that comes only 10 the amateur. and
is due 10 a lack OF knowledge and precau-
ton So are the great feats in exploration
and discovery now being made by the men
Of science rather than the lover Of advent
ure The season is now on when the
autumn Of this year. as in other years,
promises additions 20 the store Of knoDl-
edge. because these men OF science have
, :, ne atield in the summer months.
WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
THE HORSE FELL UPON HIS RIDER
ON THE EDGE OF A DREADFUL
CHASM.

he in any way TO disable the rider the
fortunately. as the horse attempted TO
rise the man struggled free from him.
Then the horse slid over the cliff and
fell a PERCEPTIONS 500 feet before striking
the earth. The surveyor states that as
the animal fell he uttered a shrek that
was almost human In his tragic fright.
Nowhere in the United States does the
primal condition OF lawlessness exist as
il does in the Big Bend Of the Rio Grande
river, In Texas Here is stretch of land
Of such an extent and OF such scattered
population that an Eastern state might be
dropped into il without the knowledge
Of any OF it's inhabitants. There is a cat
tie ranch once in hundred miles. a quick
silver mine at Terlingua. an occasional
visit Of rangers in pursuit OF a cattle thief
and "A we'll covered trail or two over which
smugglers occasionally introduce tobacco
and Cinnamon from Mexico. Otherwise the
country is left alone with its great soil
tude and the mournful howl of the be-
nighted coyote.
IL was into this region that Arthur stiles
representing the Geological Survey. went
for the purpose Of making maps His ex-
periences were novel from the standpoint
Of the roll-tCp desk or the morris chair
For instance in the spirit of the explorer
seeking knowledge. he once allowed him
self to be let down on rope into cave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
KNOTS FOR BUTTONS.

A Chinese diplomat, dressed in bro
caded silk. was sitting out a dance be-
side a fountain with a Bar Harbor girl.
Yes" he admitted. my dress Is
pretty. and one queer thing about II Is
that it has no buttons-only knots and
knotholes."
He showed her the fastenings Of his
fame colored jacket.
You see" he said. Short cords. each
with a knot a the end. and on the other
side a knothole, or, as you would say,
buttonhole. That is simpler than but
tons. simpler and easier DO you wear
paiamas? Yes? Then you must know
that what say is So
Ion my pajamas," said the girl. laugh
ing a little. II have buttons and button
holes instead of knots and knotholes"
How foolish Of you said the diplo-
mat. But what I was going 70 say was
that the knots we employ in place OF
buttons are Of many kinds, and they
have many names. There are plum bios
som and cherry blossom knots for Young
girls garments. Such YOU would wear.
There are winter and snow knots for the
aged. Soldiers have death knots
What kind Of knots are yours" the
young girl asked
Mine? he replied. oh. mine are just
the usual married mans knots
And what are they called" she pur-
sued.
Knots Of resignation he answered.
with a sigh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
a COOLlNG-ST STOVE.
With the cover off, in order TO show the
snow covered coil.

the snow upon the engine cylinder and
the radiators Is the moisture that has been
squeezed out Of the surrounding air. And
this brings rs down 70 brief mention Of
how this system is banshing from these
rooms not only Mr.. Szzard. but his boon
companion and our other arch foe. old
General Humidity, 0f whom YOU are read
ing so much in the papers these days.
but Of whose pedigree YOU, perhaps. know
little
Mr. Sizzard Is not such bad fellow II
he does not bring his friend General
Humidity along with him And outside
such arid regions as our southwest the two
are as inseparable as Damon and Pythias
But the system being perfected by Pro-
fcssor Rosa vanquishes the two to-
gether. While Mr. Sizzard Is being skinned
alive the generals white hide Is being hung
upon the Notwithstanding radiators
In hot weather we generally want our
rooms about degrees cooler and 10 per
cent drier than the air outside Professor
Rosa explained. II one would, even on a
worry hot day, come indoors 10 remain I'm a
room as much as Is degrees cooler and 20
per cent drier than the outdoor climate he
absolute standard NJ artificial indoor eli
mate 10 he maintained day after day. II
the temperature outside IS s. degrees il
should he reduced indoors 10 So degrees. or
IL il is % degrees outside It should be made
s. degrees within But the chief object 70
get comfort. is 10 reduce the humidity.
which. II low enough 10 evaporate per
spiration. means comfort The ideal nu-
midity I'm which 10 live these days is some
where between ~ and 70 per cent Above
- means discomfort. and above % suffer
ing chilled brine plant, such as this IS
self-reguating and cannot 20 70 extremes
Of low temperature and humidity
Within fifteen minutes after the chilled
brine was turned into one radiator the hui
mditv IN the room had fallen ; per cent
and accumulated in a crust Of dry snow an
eighth If an inch deep When II had
reached a thickness Of a half inch II COM
menced 70 look glazed and wet The fall
I'm humidity had now reached 10 per cent.
Then the melting snow began 70 drip into
4 large stationary pan underneath. from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
There Are Scientists in Gov
eminent Employ Who Per
form Nerviest of Feats
Out in the Open.

.~,rv-,rst. 1871. by ". A. Du Puy)
TT is Just az this late summer season
thar those swashbucklers Of science
the men who in her name penetrate
70 the remotest corners of the earth
and vrest secrets from the unknown, are
a. their busiest II is now that the eA-
plorers Of the government departments are
IN the field. penetrating 10 the far interior
Of frozen Alaska. scaling the highest noun
tans ~ the continent. delving into the
unknown corners Of the deserts OF the
Southwest In accomplishing these tasks
they are meeting such emergencies as nave
turned back the amateur who mas gone
before them and failed. They have out
stripped the adventurous spirits OF the
West who have left their bones 20 oleach
or the trails that lead toward these accom-
plshments The unathletic scientist has
shown himself the prince Of explorers.
And he holds that there is reason. Inc
scientific theory Of adventure is this For
the wise II does not exist The only man
who has an adventure Is the man VINO
Toes not know. A scientific man starting
oN 70 accomplish a given end sees every
encounter. prepares for it and meets IT,
IS impossible 20 surprise him therefore
an adventure never comes his way. There
Is no risk. no chance OF dissster-theoreu-
cslly
There IS Alaska. the inhospitable' FOR IN
stance. The men OF the governments Geo
iosical Survey went into Alaska aheao VI
the prospector When the goldseekers came
'@'ef there was the mark OF the govern
Meht surveyor as a location basis. "heh
great deposits Of gold or coal were iouhu
uere was a report from a Geological sur
'ey man which told all about II. Wheh
ue Cunningham claims came into pTonll-
hence the Geological Survey had all t"e
information with reference 10 outcroppiheS
around Carbon Mountain II knows INC
streams that lead 70 the great interior ana
"a" Is al their headwsters. II knows IN
taSses That must be "mushed IN se'''"e
ION stream 20 stream that VIII 1oat sur
y"es' Its men Of science have disco'eieu
eSe secrets IN their summer ulps 10 t"i'
=" land. Had men other than scienus'S
paSsed through the experiences OF theSe
ueh there would have been romance anu
- spare In the work But in this case
-'o"ledge ~ the difficulties has discount
ne adventure But here are some Oh
's experiences OF the individual men.
.. n. Brooks, geologist I'm charge OF the
assan work knows more about that
=, 'ory than any man living. He II was
TOOK the first expeditions into Alasha
,Vd us geology, mapped it's mountain
and reported upon It's minerva
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

Of the precipice, the rumble Of an avalanche
was heard from above. The melting SHOWS
bad softened the mountainsde and the
voices Of the packers had Jared loose an
overhanging rock. which started the land
slide.
IL bore directly down upon them. Thcy
covered beneath an overhanging rock, and
thousands Of tons Of earth passed. over
them. The boat was demolished. but no
member OF the party was injured
Topographer r. II. Sargent and We IS
sistants found themselves near tn head
waters OF the Talkeetna River on sum-
mer as the season came 10 close. There
was danger Of being caught IN an Alaskan
winter The Talkeetna River was swirl
and strong, but its course was unknown
and there was the possibility III encodn-
tering rapids or a waterfall al any point
Vet the party built themselves raft Of
such strength that no contact would hrei k
n mn tied their provisions securely 20 the
raft and got aboard. Az had been sx,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
Bv John Eifreth Watkins.

.~rZZARDS." ike his satanic mates
~ ~. can best be fought with fire.
~ This the physicists OF Uncle Sam
o,,,,r by a series Of experiments.
,oU most seasonable timely and
.n-onos They are banishing heat with
ss-,e--are burning coal to produce cold
ia accidentally. they are discovering that
.,,,,ras more coal to cool rooms than
20 heat theH' .d q. g..
- less true have just spent halt
nth the men who are doing this IN
..irg work-developing the fHe art or
keeping cool
~. attention had been called 70 this en-
tee nv the announcement that WIN"
- - be expended in cooling the senate
t5o,,se wings Of the Capitol at Wash
- ~. a system under investigation AT
sectional Bureau Of Standards. and to
'''7 at institution I HE'D myself. TO be
-.,,,sd bv Dr. Samuel W. Stra-ton' 'he
,,...or Immediately he had me ushered
professor Edward B Rosa, the chiet
.,,s,,ie- Of the bureau
P-ss NJ Derspiration stood on upon my
,ber I entered Professor RCsas do
-, and my collar was wilted' while my
- we're fast melting. But the physicist
,-,,,o5 me into a room where the climate
ss s4Iuarious as balmy day I'D mi IL
C.,obsr Here 1 proceeded to wax cool
and i~qu.sinre
s., armine mantle Of snow covered ra-
s.,.o~ agsinst the wall, and against TINS
-, ~ rires-like the steam radiator when
80 ms I'M vinter-an electric tan was
,,.-..-q us breath. which came on chill
"a br.c.ng The windows were down 10
- or, the dr1ft-the hot draft De IL
- ,-e enervaung. dehilitating fum'
NJ midsummer
big cooling stove set up N another
ION, was. with contented purrings' goo-
Ming ur heat and breathing out cold al a
80 which would make a polar 02ar dance
-,,5 -,oe I'm s'iu another room ! saw
vo.0- physicist watching hydrometer
aud -re~rometer that were receiving the
fs- which an electric fan was pumping
-5ra~ TWO huge cakes Of fee that $1,000 IN
f.- metallic rub.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

as your skin feels when alcohol evaporates
against H. for IL is a law Of nature that
evaporation produces cold as YOU per
ceive whenever the electric fan evapo-
rates the sweat Of your brow these tor
rid August DAYS.
Now the brine g pumped by the steam
engine into a coil Of pipe which winds
around inside the ammonia cylinder
where the evaporation draws the heat
out NJ the brine. through the metal ~
the pipe And that is lust how the brine
Is cooled. Another steam pump sends TINS
chilled brine I'D through the building and
~, vav Of tunnel. into the neighbor-
ing building as well II rushes through
big pipes which have thick Jackets Of
cork the material which serves best IN
kaeping the cold from leaking out
While I was watching the operation the
brine was going NJ into the two buildings
a. temperature. by YOUR household
thermometer. Of a degrees below freezing
and after giving off frs cold IN the
various rooms was coming back warmed
IN m u degrees below freezing. from which
~ was being cooled again and pumped BACK
through the radiators distributed about
the various rooms.
/ How did the snow get on the radiators?
u is the same process by which the Ice
,itchar "sveats' II the pitcher were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

For hospital wards the ideal device 70
what termed the cooling stove'-a sheet
iron cylinder about four and one-half feet
high. grated about the top and bottom
Inside Is about a o0-foot coil Of one-inch
iron pipe, up through which an electric
fan sucks the air which enters hot and
humid at the bottom, but comes out cool
and dry at the top. While standing near
this cool wave churn I positively shivered.
IL received Its brine from the central plant
The problem Of cooling hotel bedrooms Is
complex according 10 Professor Rosa, be-
cause OF the irregularity OF their occu-
pancy II would be extravasant 20 keep
the chilled brine circulating in all at once
II only half OF them. say. were occupied.
and the question Of keeping windows down
would further complicate matters. But the
cooling Of local hotel dining rooms and par
lors Is perfectly feasible Hotels which now
operate five to ten ton machines for chilli
ing foods and wines could probably cool
their entire interiors by installing 30 10 100
ton plants
4 millionaires mansion could readily
be refrigerated by the 5000 plant mem
toned, but the cost Of fuel and attendants
would be greater than TO heat the same
mouse IN Vlnter-fOr, as we sdlp' IL taxes
more coal 20 produce cold than 70 create
heat. Nor could the same radiators used
Tor heating be employed FOR cooling. en-
account OF the necessity OF drip pans An
installation for the indirect system" men
toned could actually be used for both heat
ing and cooling, but separate radiators
would, after all. be cheaper in the end.
Central plants may in the future Pipe
chilled brine as they now do steam 20
communities, but the cost Of such sys-
tenn would be prohibitory, save in excep-
tional cases. After all. tho cost ~ refris-
Grating human habitations, both great and
small, will depend upon the cost Of fuel
for. as said at the outset We can best
fight with Are both hot weather and the
devil. which, l wish 10 remark, are the
same
Copyright. 1911. by John Eltrsth watxinsJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
HOT ROOM FOR Billiards.

.-.... r.~. went into he sitting
anu ..-.r. -rl. actually manufacj-
a ...- .,or weather that is kept on tap
sro,a
.......7 .,f-i-,l that this work Of Churn-
you ..... l..,-,r,. WAS cool task and
'7- TIP ...-..,,. s,zzling weather. but
--.r-. dead wrong. old Horny
.--., oc.,.-~ sanctum much
......-.s--,,tla tDar this modern cave
..r.,-s ,s distributed the cool
q ..t.t NM. rtuo~ in the bone
.",'.a,.-s ..-.... ~. Professor strait ms stan
.-... nv ar least INTO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

Gerdlne, who sidestepped and attempted 10
use the hatchet This process was repeat
ed several times without much damage
being done on either side. Finally, In
passag e- alarms. Gerdine emitted great
shout. whether Of fright or exultation II Is
not stated The sound so frightened the
goat that IL jumped over tho elin and leit
the mounlansde Ia the explorer
quite different from this experience was
one which Robert II. Chapman passed
through in the exploration OF what Is
now the Glacier National Park In Mon
tana He was far up on the Swan range
following a goat trail which was rough
and dangerous He had dismounted and
was leading his horse when the animal
stumbled. knocked him down and Tell
upon him I'm the narrow tran Which
skirted the edge Of the cliff. The sur
veyor realized the great danger when
faced him as he lay under his fallen
horse. We're that horse 10 founder and
fan over the cliff there was danger or
the man being carried with him. Were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
Government Is Testing Remarkable Indoor Blizzard Pro-
ducing Appliances Which Will Keep President
and Congress Comfortable in Summers
Oppressveness.

ics-among other things the law that a
solution Of salt and water requires much
greater cold to freeze IT than Just plain
water out OF the old pump. And this little
simple law is very important in all this
modern art Of manufacturing cool weather
indoors. Substitute cold water for hot wa
ter In the radiators of your house and you
cool your house instead Of heating it.
But TO get your water cold enough %
make a perceptible chill during this sum
mer weather you must cool il down be-
low its natural freezing point-a delight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
Burning Coal Which ns Cooess the Latest Weapon Against Heat

filed with brine as cold as this II. TOO
would be snow covered instead OF merely
clad in foggy vapor But the pitcher uoeS
not sweat" as do you. to-day. tnrous"
it's pores Whenever air comes IN coi-
tact with something very cold the moisture
is ''precipitated" out OF It and deposited
upon that body. whether 1t be pitcher
Of ice water or a radiator hlled WIN
brine chilled below the freezing point so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

Some folks wonder how the apple gets
into the dumping; but it's more wonder
fIl still how the girl gets into the hobble
skirt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-12-14
tFlrst Published Nov. ~, 1910
NOTICE or sHERIFF's SALE or
: LAND ON MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance Of an order Of sale issued out
Of the Superior Court Of Grady coun-
ty, Oklahoma, on the nth day Of No
vember, 1911, in AN action wherein
The Monarch Loan Co, a corporation
was plaintiff and David r, Ireton and
Minnie A. lreton, bis wife. and Il G.
Finerty, were defendants directed to
me the undersigned Sheriff Of Grady
County, Oklahoma, commanding me
to levy upon and sell, without ap-
praisement, the following described
real estate situated in Grady County,
Oklahoma, to-wit
The Sc Ia Of the Ne IA and the
sik Of the sw IA Of the Ne IA and
the Sc IA Of the Sc IA Of the Nv IA
Of Section 81, Township 6 North,
Range ! west Of the Indian Base and
Meridian, containing 70 acres, more
or less. according to the government
survey thereof.
Said sale to be made subject to a
certain mortgage made by David r
Ireton and Minnie A. Ireton, his wife
to the said The Monarch Loan Co.
a corporation, and by it assigned tc
the Pamaica Saving Bank, said mort
gage bearing date Of October sth
1903, for the sum Of $4,000, and re
/ corded in the office Of the Register
Of Deed Of Grady County Oklahoma
said sale to satisfy a judgment O
foreclosure in favor OF said plaintiff
The Monarch Loan Co., a cor}aration
and against said defendants Davit
r. Ireton and Minnie A. Ireton, hil
/ wife, obtained and made In said cour
on the 9th day Of May, 1911, for th'
sum OF sl9760, with interest thereon
from the 9th day or May, 1911 at tn
rate Of 10 per cent per annum unit
paid. together with the costs Of salt
action. therein taxed at sS45, and tn
accrulng costs, | viii therefore, on tn
goth day Of December. A. D., 1911 a
the hour Of ten o'clock a. m. OF sal
day, at the front door Of the Cour
House la the City Of chickasha, i
said county and state, offer for sal
and sell to the highest bidder 70
cash, the said property above descril
ed or SO much thereof as win satisf
said judgment with the interest an
the costs.
Witness my hand this the oath da
Of November, 1911.
JOHN C. LEWIS.
Sheriff Of Grady County Oklahoma
BY J. A. Thompson. Deputy.
Barefoot & Carmichael Attys ic
Plaintiff
4to4 On,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-12-14
WINS FIGHT FOR LIFE.

It was a long and bloody battle for
life that was waged by James B.
Mershon, Of Newark, N. j.. Of which
he writes: ~ hal lost much blood
from lung hemorrhage, and was very
weak and rundown For eight months
was unable to work Death seemed
close On my heels. when began.
three weeks ago, to use Dr. Kings
New Discovery. But 1t has helped
me greatly It Is l2ing all that you
clean" For weak, sore lungs, obsti-
nate coughs, stuDbord colds, hoarse'
ness, Ia grippe, asthma hay-fever Of
any throat or Ing trouble its supreme,
SOC & $l.0o- Trial bottle iree. Guar
anteed by Brown q CO.
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