The Geary Bulletin. (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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The Geary Bulletin
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OKLAHOMA
No oo* hu rat *i»I*Im4 why »*►
ken t*ttr ft**d ear muffs
In wenrher |ik* th!» i HttW cold la
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PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT FOR
TIMBER USED ON MODERN FARM
A million-dollar wedding doe* not ftl
vay* mean a happy married Ufa
18,000 Miles of Postage Stamps a Year
Or Uu Sevarml MKhoda of
Di^riaf la CraoaoU la Considered Superior-
Naturally Durable Woods Compel Has
of Interior Product.
This la ike weather tbat makes the
roe*» blossom an the aweet girts
•earn
A ita'evmac Is simply a politician
Vbo polltlcatea to suit one's own fads
and fancies
Fresh air Is not necessarily cold air
This little fact In natural science
should be kept In mind
You will not hare to wait long for an
aathorltatlre announcement concern
h| the peach crop for 11*12
We bare entire confidence In the
opinion that It la not yet time to put
•way your winter underclothing
When the millionaire for a day got
back borne he had $112 In his pockets.
The waiters did not know be had It
Russia has Imprisoned a man for
writing a volume of poems. Over
bare we merely let our poets starve to
daath.
The peach crop baring been killed
twice already, we may be Justified In
counting on a heavy preserving season
best fall
fir A8HINGTOV—If all the postage *
If stamps leaned by tha United
Btatea got erumen' during the last fis-
cal year were collected and laid end
to end they would form a chain over
18.000 miles long, stretching three-
fourths around the world, or from
New York to the Philippines and back.
The number was 10,081.428,788. with
n representing face value of 8164,957,-
285.
Of the whole number 5.120.249.012
were two-cent stamps and 2,798,981,039
were one-cent. Only one thlrty-cent
stamp waa Issued.
The American postage stamp is now
serving Its aiity-elxtb year, the first
issue having been placed on sale July
1, 1647; the total Issued during that
year waa 880.380. Prepayment of
postage did not become compulsory
until 1858.
The postage stamps of the current
Issue hare given considerable trouble
to the public and to the postal eerrlca
oo accooat of the similarity of the
designs of the different denominations.
All of the eleven denominations In use
are of Identical design, except that
the one-cent bears the head of Frank-
lin and the others the head of Wash-
ington. There are not n sufficient cum-
ber of distinctive colors for all the
stamps, making tt necessary tn the
case of those above the slx-cent to
use different shades cf the colors used
In the lower denominations. Thus the
cne-cent and the eight-cent are differ-
ent shades of green; the three-cent
and flfty-cent different shades of pur-
ple; the five-cent and the fifteen-eent
different shades of blue. In the rapid
handling of mall matter one denomi-
nation la very apt to be mistaken for
another, especially under artificial
light. The first six stamps are of
sufficiently contrasting colors.
The department is now arranging to
print the remaining five with different
border designs. Further, the first als
will bear the bead of Washington,
while the remaining five will bear the
bead, of Franklin. The one-cent and
two-cent stamps will also be altered to
express the denomination in numerals
Instead of In words, thus making them
conform to the other stamps of tha
series.
c&r C. P. willis *
The amount of wood used on the
fanes of the country and exposed to
rapid decay la enormous. It is esti-
mated that oo* million fence poets and
rails, the equivalent of six billion
board feet, a-e required each year.
For this class of material durability
is the first requisite. The naturally
durable woods were formerly plenti-
ful over Urge areas, but in many sec-
tions they have now become too
scarce and dear to use. Tber* re-
mains. however, an abundance of In-
ferior woods which, when preserved
from decay, are entirety satisfactory
substitutes.
Decay consists tn the destruction of
the wood tissues by low forms of pUnt
life. These organisms we term fungi.
Lower California, having permanent-
ly loot Ita revolution, has turned agalo
to bull fighting aa the only satisfac-
tory substitute.
How Adee Turned the Joke on Himself
shielded from the direct heat of the
fire la some respects the barrel
'sabs are not satisfactory on account
of them leaking, which it almost sura
to occur after a few days' use. Never-
theless. the barrel outfit will suffice
when only a few poets are to be treat-
ed and when. In consequence, the
treatments are few and short.
Thorough seasoning should always
precede impregnation. Even air-dry
wood la unfit tor treatment after a
heavy rain and when thus saturated
should be permitted to dry for at least
three days.
Bark retards or prevents the pene-
tration of the preservative Into tha
wood. It also uselessly increases the
coat of treatment by Itaelf absorbing
oil Peeling the posts before treat-
ment la. therefore, necessary. Even
the paper Inner bark should be care-
fully removed.
The tops of posts should be cut
obliquely to shed rain water. A be.el
made with an ax Is preferable to one
made with a saw. because It Is
smoother. Beveling is particularly
Important If the tops of the posts are
not to be treated.
Keep
Your I;}(
on that
Can
i — *
l When •
g&gg!
I Pairing §
J
The tipping evil has reached a point
where It should stop. A waiter tn
Chicago got an heiress; also, another
In Philadelphia.
With prices continually soaring be-
fore long our scientists will have to
give tbelr attention to finding a sub-
stitute for food.
Italy's war expense la a million dol-
lars a day. To get an Idea of tbe
enormous coot rsduce a million dol-
lars to spaghetti.
The thermometers are bravely striv-
ing to become normal again and If the
weather forecasters will quit forecast-
Mg. all will be well.
One doctor who writes for the mag-
•sines says an automobile la a One
thing for catarrh. He doesn’t say bow
often It should be taken.
Mr. Edison says be likes to read
•ovela because they don’t require him
to think. Perhaps that’s also the rea-
son why so many people like to write
them
As for the fellow who has been go-
ing with a girl three years without
renting a flat and asking the question,
be bad better look out. Something la
likely to happen.
A B8I8TANT Secretary of State Al-
vey A. Adee la one of the men In
the government service who are said
to be Indispensable. He la a walking
encyclopedia on matters diplomatic
and can handle the most Intricate af-
fair of state with the confidence born
of long and faithful service. Hla
predecessor In hla line of work held
office for more than a generation and
waa such a public official as Mr. Adee.
One of Mr. Adee’a chief character-
istics la hla tremendous fund of good
nature and atorles concerning hla offi-
cial actions never grow old. One of
the best stories told of him was a Joke
on tbe secretary himself which he
never relished, although hla intlmato
friends say he has privately admitted
the humor of the situation.
When Mr. Adee gets down to seri-
ous work be does not like to be Inter-
rupted and at one stage In hla official
service he found Interruptions so nu-
merous be hit upon tbe scheme of
putting a special lock upon the door
of bla office, the working of which ho
himself could control. Ona day he
dismissed his secretary and messen-
ger, carefully locked the door and got
down to business.
In the couree of the morning he
wanted his messenger and rang tbe
usual bell to call him. The meeeenger
knocked at tbe door and received no
response. When the bell rang a sec-
ond time he called upon Mr. Aden’s
secretary to witness the fact tbat he
Lad knocked again for entrance, but
had not been received.
After one or two rings on the mes-
senger call, which sounded like •
email-sized fire alarm, Mr. Adee
placed hla finger on the button and
kept It there. The result was conster-
nation all over the state department.
Poundings and kicks on the secre-
tary’s door brought no response and
fears began to grow that be was seri-
ously 111. In tbe end the combined
office force had to break the door off
Its hinges and Mr. Adee was found
sitting at hla desk, angry and Indig-
nant that hla calls had not been an-
swered. The secret of tbe situation
was that Mr. Adee bad forgotten about
tbe new lock and an impairment of
his hearing had prevented him from
answering the repeated knocking at
hla door.
Was Not the First to Wear a Uniform
Any man wbo ran’t recall an old- i
fashioned winter tn a sleigh, with bar
sweetness snuggling close and ths
stars twinkling poetry, has a poverty
stricken memory.
The Incineration of 300 old square
pianos scheduled for next spring In
New Jersey would be righteous If
among the number were your neigh-
bor's untuned Instrument.
mm
f J
! what is the use
or BElNCA
f DIPLOMAT IP
YOU CAfiT UFA*
A UNIFORM —
IN*
owe looks mite
PicniFieo —
is--
There seems to be a probability
that tbe government will not have a
majority In the German relchstag.
Nobody seems to be able to explain
what difference It would make.
A boy In London got damages from
a too because he was bitten by polar
bears. The dangers of up-to-date civi-
lisation are now Independent of time,
place, season or appropriateness
Another severe blow has been given
simplified spelling. Because the Indict-
ment against a North Carolina mur-
derer recited that he shot his victim
In tbe "brest,” be was discharged.
An Illinois alienist says a wave of
remorse Is sweeping over the country.
Come to think of It. this Is the season
of the year when the greatest number
fall off the New Year water wagon.
The hens are usually blamed for It
when the price of eggs becomes pro-
hibitive. but for some reason nobody
has attempted to bold the cows re-
sponsible for the present price of but-
ter
*|«HE accounts of Ambassador Letsh-
1 man’s resplendent court costume
of navy blue with gold braid created
very little stir In Washington. Public
men have ceased to have the old-fash-
ioned Interest In the government's
representatives abroad. Few even
keep In mind the names of tbe con-
stantly ablftlng procession of diplo-
mats, and It Is only when an Interna-
tional affair of iome proportlona arlsea
that tbe average senator or congress-
man takes the trouble to recall what
particular Individual represent! the
United States at any particular court.
There was here and there a man
who had something to say of the Inci-
dent. The many, however, neither
knew Mr. Leishman nor cared how he
might choose to dress at a court func-
tion. But at the state department.
where Mr. Leishman la known, and It
la the daily business of everybody to
know diplomats and be interested In
everything they may chance to be
doing, there waa no surprise at the
navy blue shade of the Leishman uni-
form. and the gold braid caused no
shudders to run down any official
spine for fear that the ambassador
would be recalled by his government
or censured by a resolution by con-
gress.
On all aides officials were fortified
with precedents for wearing various
aorta of clothes at state functions
abroad. Mr. Breckinridge, who, in
Arkansas, wore homespun trousers,
put on white silk stockings and knee
breeches at ths coronation of the czar
and got along very well at that ex-
cept for the anlckerlng of the ladles
at the attenuated condition of the
ministerial calves. Theodore Runyan,
who at one time held some sort of a
commission In the New Jersey mi-
litia that gave warrant for a uniform,
nerved hla country as minister to Ger-
many during the last Cleveland ad-
ministration. and put that old militia
uniform on and wore It to a court
reception with great success.
Heavy Iron Tank Heated by Firs
Underneath.
It la possible that bacteria may be as-
sociated in some cases, but as yet we
have no positive proof of IL It fol-
lows that tbe object of all preserva-
tive treatment Is to prevent the
development of these organisms, and
that the most effective treatment la
the one that accomplishes this for the
longest period.
Fungi require for their best develop-
ment a certain balance between the
air *.nd the molBture content of the
wood, and a favorable temperature.
Thorough seasoning, on the one hand,
or thorough saturation with moisture
on the other, alters this balance to
such an extent that the growth of
tbe organism is either retarded or
prohibited. Air seasoning only re-
tards the growth.
There are several methods by which
timbers may be given more thorough
preservative treatment The surface
af the wood may be soaked with paint
or some similar substance. Such a
coating keeps the wood dry, and more
or less eflectually excludes the en-
trance of the decay-producing organ-
isms. Such coatings, however, would
be applied only to well-seasoned ma-
terial, since they will also tend to re-
tard the escape of such moisture as
may be already within the timber.
Better preservatives are the products
of the distillation of coal tar and
petroleum tar, which. In addition to
possessing the advantages of paint,
are antiseptics and poisonous to fungi.
The deeper such antiseptics penetrate
tbe wood the more lasting la their
effect.
It la well known that wool decays
most rapidly when placed In contact
with the surface of the ground,
because the wood-destroying organ-
isms find there more uniform condi-
tions of heat and moisture to encour-
age their development. For this rea-
son the ground line of a post must be
thoroughly treated, whereas portions
of tbe post above and below this point
Young Congressman’s Dates Were Mixed
When the weather man predicts that I
the weather will be colder It always
becomes colder; but we consider It 1
only right to give the weather man !
credit for refraining from boasting
about It.
A girl of seven In California saved
a passenger train from wreck on bro-
ken rails by presence of inlnd and
timely warning This Is one at the
few exceptions proving the rule
against the use In life of the infant
phenomenon.
A bride In Pennsylvania Is accused
of trying to poison her husband by
putting ground glass in his pie If be
compared tt with the kind his mother
used to mnke any Jury of housewives
would acquit her on the score of pro-
vocation.
A STRANGER entered the office of
A Representative William 8. Rey-
burn of Philadelphia, who broke a lot
of youngest congressman records by
landing in the lower house last spring
at the age of twenty-eight.
He Introduced himself and then be-
gan to ply the congressman with‘ques-
tions.
“You knew your multiplication table
by the time you were a year and a
half old, I presume?" he suggested.
“Oh, certainly!” said Reyburn,
deeming It wise to humor the fellow
and avoid a scene.
“And at what ago had you mastered
Latin grammarT” pursued the inves-
tigator. "Five years perhaps?”
"Somewhere around there," nodded
Reyburn.
“And aa you grew older,” went on
the visitor, “that Is. when you got to
be nine or ten years of age, which of
your college studies appealed to you
^nost?"
At firat the man’s talk had been
merely funny, hut now it looked seri-
ous and Reyburn became nervous.
There was no telling at what moment
the visitor might b«com* violent
"8ay, what are you getting at?”
asked Reyburn, fidgeting in his chair.
“Why, naturally your case interest-
ed me, and many other earnest stu-
dents of psychology," replied the vis-
itor, quietly. “Any young man who
could finish college at the age of
twelve seemed to us—”
“Hold on there!” exclaimed Rey-
burn. “Way-tay-minute! Who was it
told you such bughouse stuff that I
finished college at the age of twelve?”
“Why, I saw It In yopr biography
In the 'Congressional Directory.’ ’’
Reyburn seized the directory on his
desk and turned to the page where It
says he was born in 1882 and was
graduated from Yale In 1894. It was
the first time his attention had been
called to the misprint Th* Utter
d*te should h*ve read 1908b
Barrel Outfit for Dipping In Creosote.
require less treatment The climate
of the locality should also be consid-
ered. In the warm Gulf states or In
a moisture-laden atmosphere posts re-
quire more thorough treatment than
in a cooler northern climate or on the
arid plains.
The impregnation of fence posts
with creosote is best accomplished by
tho so-called “open-tank” process.
This consists of heating the wood for
a certain period and then cooling It In
the preservative. The principle is
simple: During the heating the high
temperature causes the air and water
contained in the wood cells to expand,
so that a portion of this air and water
is forced out. The rest contracts as
the subsequent co- 3 progresses, and
a partial vacuum is formed Into which
atmospheric pressure forces the cool
preservative.
The open-tank principle may be
variously applied in the treatment of
posts. The best way to heat the posts
Is to immerse their butts in creosote
maintained at a temperature of
220 degrees F.
The Amplest form of treating plant
consists of two creosote barrels, placed
about seven feet apart and connected
by a three or four-inch pipe. The
heating Is accomplished by building
a fire under the pipe. Each barrel
should be set with a shallow box or
provided with some gutter arrange-
ment to catch the oil In case of on un
expected leak. The barrels should be
DRAINAGE OF
MARSH LANDS
Rapid Progress off Ajrrtcnlt
Will Soon Moke it Desir-
able <0 Develop
Waste Soils.
(By A. R. WHITSON and F. J. SIEV-
ERS. Wisconsin.)
While some use has been made of
marsh lands for growing wild hay and
for pasture In connection with the
farming of upland soils, relatively lit-
tle effort toward the improvement of
such lands has been made. The high
price of farm lands and tbe rapid
progress of agriculture will soon make
It desirable to develop these waste
lands to the greatest extent. Tbe use
of marsh lands for pasturage and for
wild hay is not a very profitable prac-
tice and should give way as rapidly aa
possible to a better method of han-
dling them.
Marsh soils nave certain drawbacks,
but also some very Important advan-
tages aa compared with upland soils.
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For this it §
tbe baking |
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g baking better.” £
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m evenly throughout; a
• puffs it up to airy ■
W rightness, makes ft R
g delightfullyappetu- g
g ing and wholesome. ^
g Remember, Calumet a
5 Is moderate in price !
■ -—highest in quality. •
grocer for f
Don't take 1
A Drainage Ditch Used to Lower the
Water Table In a Dry 8eason.
When Dammed It Wifi Raise the
Water Table in the Adjoining
Marsh, Producing Subirrigation.
When they occur in considerable areas
they are more easily cleared than cut-
over timber land, and being free from
stone, can be brought under cultiva-
tion at much less expense than the
upland soils, even though drainage is
necessary.
The first ste^, in the development of
any marsh land Is to drain it In the
case of large areas this will require
the construction of large main ditches,
requiring the use of a dredge, and co-
operation among the adjoining owners
either by organizing a drainage dis-
trict or by having the town or county
officers take charge of the work. In
the case of smaller areas this can
frequently be done by mutual agree-
ment between two or three adjoining
owners.
Two kinds of drainage must be pro-
vided for; first, surface drainage, and
second, subsurface drainage. It is oc-
casionally true that tbe construction
of ditches around the edge of a marsh
tract in such a way as to carry off
most of the water from the surround-
ing higher land without letting it onto
the marsh will reduce the wetness of
the marsh land to such an extent that
crops can be grown without further
ditching. Ordinarily, however, ditches
on the marsh itself are necessary.
English Workmen.
If what Rider Haggard writes is true
the condition of farm workmen in Eng-
land Is a sad one. He describes some
of the places where men are compelled
to live as "vile and not fit for a hu-
man being.” At one place he found
20 men working on a farm but could
see no cottages. There was one long
low building on the place. It looked
like a wagon-house. It had no win-
dows. Sack3 were laid on the floor
and there the 20 men slept. A hun
dred yards away was an elin tree on
a hill, and there he found the ashes
of a fire and a rod to hold a pot. This
was the dwelling place—the kitchen
and the parlor of the 20 men. Winter
and summer they did their cooking
and spent their Sundays under the
tree.
44 Bu. to the Acre
mm other district* in that nror-
district* in that pror-
in cm showed other excel*
from I'd) a cm, or N1-1
bu.peracra. 2ft.Maud to
ji. ids were num-
Aa high aa
sssm srams
acre wm thrt-shed fro*
Albert* Heads in DUQl
Tbi Silver Ci
aft tbe recent Spoka
ra1rwa»..ard*Jioi
.. A Iberta Government 1
Its exhibit o feral ns.frmaae* a
Vegetable*. Reports of excelli
yields for 1810 com* also trx
Saskatchewan and Manlftob-
wettera Canada.
r^ngi.decern' —
Write aa to beit place for
tlemeot, settlors' low rail
rate*. Seacrlptlv# lUoitn
”L»it Best Wett" (tent free
application land other Inter
tion, to 8np^ of Immlxrat
Ottawa, Csn..orto theCanad
OoTanunent Agent.
W. M. ROGERS
128 W. Ninth 81., Kansas CHy,
^*a*^write to the agent neareel
T*st for Grains.
To test grains for hardness. Dr. E.
Stranak, of Prague, pushes a specimen
under & very thin saw attached to the
scale pan of a balance. The weight
necessary to cause cutting Is a meas-
ure or the hardness. It is found that
grains resist not only Insect attacks
but plant diseases in a degree propor-
tionate to their hardness.
Whit* Bombs*
?,V»dP*“4 U11 fiworn-to
« particularaa tosaUaEdctoJT’
For 10c Stamp* Wm Mail
* lb cSUm.
lA-tsimIIM W-Hftuaa.------1_—i.
Brown's Bronchial Troche
^ PI S OS REMEDY
Coo* * Syrup.
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