The State Journal (Mulhall, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1912 Page: 2 of 9
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i'.vPrt-* it-: Aivepts Invitation to Come to Oklahoma
at Bijr Exposition on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Letter from Chairman Dixon Bears the
Announcement
nwmta* * t 5Ok. v Colonel Roosevelt will reach Okla-
, x , '■ •> r'"" '••• K/k S'f!
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' .4 be royally entertained from the time
from he reaches the Oklahoma line until
CELLAR
CONCRETE
CONVENIENCE
E
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Floor P'w
Kvi-ry farmhouse * cel
Ur Till* arti<l«- « a> *
guide to the coma 'bo*e fcffaf- ' • *
been without a < <ar ax.0
w|j he to remedy die * a&4
tbe mao who la abvut to l>- - —■*
liftf of t/me or brick a* a !/- - --
mau-riai U w i^rjera t- v-
that ft (krMTip.'-'.'. of « ••«
would har41> b* Dec**«arj
however, ii a wtt^arv'uHj s.**
foriw of eonfUvdkn t r.i pon'M'1
f-ertaib adrantagf ft ore* L -
a/i'J *t/>fi«- writ** fJoeaJd Po .'•
•be Comntry Gentleman 1* doe*
r**jui-e KkiJl^ workmen eerr. re-
proof and if well miiMj * J t* a
nott * a terproo f
If tbe '.«-!lar la to !>*• j#La"-d V94e?
• • j.'jjr of * boisie ilr«rfc/J> '. *
I/* Der^iBtiT to bra/;*- tip the w-4 >
antll th* l«-> work If plw-
the concrete bai A« a itsl*
frame boose* without " an ar«- -j/
ported '/fi liolitH brick or ftote
pUsrn or vrxrf pott* In this caae
there i« a wood #ill or l^am extend-
«tli earEfc taet scat* j e
ti ' t**r a: Ike—
Sen rtcmtn tbt n._c2 t
ereit* Ti t ort .* Aron
lorn aknjt uw It teas
i*fMr4* Cn*L !:rajy
*.© crack* a** efi for «JS e
to ,eafc tiTvotk Tin- CfiOrf
' vr ti. * ork v e'At as of ti** ;*a*^
PcTtlaal two jrarii r eax
a." i ftjvr var*-* iantoe®
v.'tHr or gja*ei, of a r.:* W j a««
tiimtgh a two-jnefe n*£ S; r«atf *Ae
aai,^ cirt oz as* ,*■ c*f iJfee ; -a"5i**ii
a ; *- at* .r if."*-£r !i-ti j*s rr
tlie f en*eiit ai li i- v>* o*<f
ti;*- tarj*. aijd ILOT*-. ti*-— t© *5 e
other -e o' ti - cnt * " r
**. «• jr . m^ k4 ywj Uiro* r. ax? 4 «•
tlnjf It tli'Se off ti.* ♦•t.d a^4 i.4ei off
the ibovH in order U> r x it at It
fa * Tt.jii opera* >70 tbovld I* re-
p at«d * '«-?! ffpread tbe atone o*er
the top of #he ta:.^ ai"f ~ <Wet
the whole- wjth water and rep ar tbe
k iborettof operation three or four
• : r fr *%•>' w<' '
; : t,£ " ' • .. " ^ -
M Pum. rMinnac of tfa* he has left the mate. The plan lai to
to ! 5. have a special escort of Spanish \\ ar
VktkE. of the State Fair Veterans meet him at Enid and ac
Ml bmioML. be«r> that uaoucce company him to Oklahoma City, where
•\*xt • r.e entertainment he will be the gueat of the entire state
ar.i standard bear- of Oklahoma. Practically every city
T -JiTTJJ. 'S &<X/3.K J
Inr from one aunxirt to anu'.h'-T on ontll tbe hol< ii 'hoixr;rhly
which the attiddiriK or upriirbt tlir.l^-r ard cjtti. u much wat^r at It i!i
of the framework rent I'nder hold mith'/'it ryrsninr It )■ then
Siilk heavy piece* of timber shot!Id -eady for ' - Pill 'he footir.f trench
l,e piar<'d hoh*onUlly and vertical level t/j the top with concrete and
|<iece* should be pla"-d under the tamp It down e!)
• rids of the timbers In this way the Th<- forfri• for the walls shoald be
horizontal timber forms a brids-e uje mad'; of cne-inrh boards laid h'ri
jmrtMl at each end wl h the sill rest- ron tally and held together by 2i4 ver-
Inn upon It The outside vertical tlcal p"es • illed to 'he side away
piece should be set at a sufficient dls from the concrete They should ex-
tatice from the building to be safe tend from the footings to a point Just
from any possible cavlnis in of the above the lower aide of tbe Bill *nd
bank, arid the Inside one should be bould be placed twelve Inch'-n ins!d*
placed far enough back to allow a of the bank for the cellar wall, and
" K.;Lt+r:.r, Capt f< t! «•
; r-s.ii j tie b ?r«: bole :s
"Le a'jrj-4—'.ie old
x.r. —with a f;a/« 2.ea4.re-
ont at tte rarface of 14
a' :« acd a iepti. of 4->"> feet
Tbere are. ic additioa to several biu .
er -.nee four other etornloas excava-
• ' tis til wltneeiing to the tlre'ess ec-
erjj- of met lx a hurry to be rich
Ibe diamonds are found In a gTey
:<x. k called bl .e ground, wi. cb fi a
a pipe or cat jral shaft of unknown
depth "widening '.©wards the surface
:nto funnel shape Below the few
feet of red sand on the surface comes
the "yellov. ground,"—-lime—for fifty
or sixty feet
Underneath that is the
ground," which, although the yellow
> TJ«:
to g- ve -p what they find t
'a - * a j<erc er"jLge on tb-
tte C-anaoeds
Deiccnd fcy Laode-s.
<ie- end tie rexa:n:ng -fee:
in - 1 feet by meant of per-
pend. -iar ladders The utter black-
ne-- :nto wbieb one steps is friendly
to the nervous man who shudders
whenever he looks at masons jnd car-
penters a', work on scaffoldings
Neverthe.ess tbe ladders have to be
negotiated wi-h cars for the rungs are
ard the candle has to be car-
ried. while the approach of your
friend above you is heralded by lumps
of mud dropping from hiB feet on to
blue ' 'our sou'-wester H'ater also occa-
sionally falls from the roof But we
en.erge safely at the 1.200 feet level
ground" Is not without diamonds, is
£r.jen I into comparative light, greater damp-
the true diamond-bearing rock
are
; lies?, a cooler atmosphere, and deaf-
Phe noise is caused by tbe conB'ant
trench of sufficient width to work In nine Inch"* for the wall of the step" Relieve that these "pipes
U> be due- Tbe shoring or bracing They should be well brac«-d to piWTMt ■ the crater, of extinct volcanoes, and I eninl! din
should be wedged up tightly under bulging from the weight of the oon- Uiat al home „me when th<; gurround. * h" r',jl
fh<* mi 11H and made lectin? againut any 'rete Thf concrete may Ik* poured jnJ5 COUDtry was under water, this dia- I r;-"n!n« of tw« sets of steel tnickf-
posslhln settling of th<- building when in from the outside and should b- in B.0ridlferous rock was forced up in tbe 1 * ' f ~ ' " m- '"™
the old supports are knocked out for well tamped layers of not more than
would throw the building out of twelve Inches When the ground level
plumb and crack the piaster on. the |x reached outside forms will be
walls arid ceilings In cas" the old necessary, but they will be run up
foundation Is a continuous wall of < ne board at a tim'- to facilitate the
brick or stone It will be necessary ' placing of the concrete. The top
to cut holes through It large enough board "must extend above the bottom
to receive the horizontal piece of the sill and will be three inches
When the shoring Is ill place tk" outside of it. This gives a chance to
work of excavating the cellar may be pour the last of the concrete, which
begun The most convenient way of • hould be verv wet and tamped as
getting at the work under the house -nuch as possible Moles should be
will be to begin with the outside cel-
lar steps The Ural work of excava-
tion should he in the form of a trench,
that extends entirely round the build
left round the shoring timbers so thnt
they may be taken out when the wall
has K"-t The holes may then be filled
with concrete The window and door
form of volcanic mud.
and where the diamonds were formed
remains a myBtery, but they are un-
doubtedly of earlier date than the
rock which encloses them.
Early Diamond Digging.
The first mining operations were re-
stricted to digging and scooping out
the earth But, by degree, as the
hole got wider and deeper, troubles
carne in the shape of accumulation of
water and falls of "reef " In gold-
mining the "reef" Is the gold-bearing
rocks, but the "reef" of the diamond
the one carrying the "ground" from
How and when ' lhe bottom ,of the "sho°l" 10 thA foot
of the shaft, the other returning
empty—and the mechanical emptying
of the full trucks into the "skip" for
conveyance to the surface
We essay a conversation w:th the
checker stationed near the "tip,"
w hich is only manages by dint of each
in turn shouting Mr.—, who in his
washen hours is well-known on the
Diamond Fields as an eloquent advo-
cate of temperature principles. He
tells us, among other things, that ac-
• ident.-> are of almost daily occurance.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Former President of the United States and leader of the National Pro
gressive party, who has accepted an invitation to visit Oklahoma City
and speak at the opening of the Oklahoma State Fair and Exposi-
tion. on Tuesday. September 24.
er of the third party are now well | and town in Oklahoma will be rep-
under way and it is proposed to make lesented in Oklahoma City on that
lug to a depth of five Inches below openings are formed by setting the
lhe desired level of the <ellnr floor
arid wide enough to work in con-
veniently flare should be taken to
keep the outside bank smooth and
straight for It will serve as one side
of the form wh n the concrete Is
poured In the bottom of this ex-
cavation dig another trench to re-
ceive the "footings.1 It should be six
inches deep and eighteen Inches
wide, mo thai it will project three
Inches beyond each side of the twelve-
inch wall that will be placed upon It
lit- sure that the bottom of the foot
log trench Is of good solid earth
Hhould yon by mistake dig too deep-
ly in places, do not attempt to (ill In
frames in place before the concrete
Is poured They should be well brae
ed to prevent sagging or bulging
Half Inch Iron bars, or an old wagon
tire, should he laid In the concrete
and extend eight Inches Into the wall
on each sid" This forms a re-en
forced beam over the opening The
walls of the cellarway should extend
at least three feet six inches below
tbe ground at all points Above
ground they should slope upward to
the top of the cellar wall Tho walls
should be allowed to set for at least
two weeks before the shoring Is taken
out Then the concrete floor and
steps can be laid
ill
mines is the surface Bhale an
surrounding the "pipes."
This was the cauBe of great tribu-
lation to the early miners, as It caved
In again and again, and overwhelmed
those working below After various ex-
pedients had been tried wliblut per-
manent success, It became Impossible
to work the mine any longer in the
old way, and many thought the In-
dustry was absolutely ruined
Here was the opening for the cap-
italist, who soon superseded the "dig-
ger."
The larger claim-holders banded to-
gether, and sank shafts outside tbe
area already operated upon, with gal-
leries running towards the center, un-
I til the "blue" was tapped In 18S8
j Messrs. Rhodes, Harnato, and Belt,
having bought out the smaller hold-
I hi, fortnad the i*e Bear* Consolidated
Mines, Limited, that great corporation
which has ever since controlled tbe
' diamond mining industry
The main shaft at the Central"*
; connects with the "pipe" of blue
ground by means of several galler-
j,di_a.it i chiefly through falls of ground," and the celebration in honor of Colonel <iay and it is understood that many
les, the distance from shaft to ' pipe"
Section of Wall In the Concrete Cellar.
being 1,134 feet. At the time of the
i writer's descent the lowest gallery
was 1,200 feet from the surface.
Armed with the necessary permit.
' we stripped and re-clothed ourselves
in a sort of dressing-room.
The outfit Includes flannel shirt, and
coat and trousers of "duck," or some
such material, the articles being decid-
edly the worse for wear Instead of
braoes or belt, n looped leather thong
that the sight of a native maimed and
bleeding, being carried to the shaft, is
on to which he is well accustomed.
The native, h<*vever, takes it all as
part of his day's work, and bears his
pains with Spartan hardihood. He
seems to have greater power of en-
durance than the white man, or else,
having a less delicate and sensitive
organization, the pain is not so acute.
Willingly enough, after an hour and
a half underground, we re-enter the
( age" and speedily measure the 1,200
feel to the surface. Resigning, with-
out a sigh, our be-sludged disguise,
we enjoy the thoughtfully-provided
bath, and return to life in the sun-
shine
A syndicate now buys the whole
weekly find, and the Tuesday morn-
ing Cape train conveys the precious
burden to Cape Town, for shipment.
The writer has seen, on a Monday aft-
ernoon, $100 000 worth of diamonds,
assorted in heaps, on a counter In l)e
Beers' offices.
The annual output Is from J20.000,-
000 worth, and up to the present
something like $700,000,000 worth,
weighing about 20 tons, has bpen tak-
en from the Klmberley mines.
Roosevelt a statewide event
The following iB the letter of ac
ceptance from Chairman Dixon:
"National Progressive Headquarters,
Manhattan Hotel,
New York.
"I. S. Mahan. Esq.,
Secretary Oklahoma State Fair,
Oklahoma City, Okla
special trains will be chartered from
different points in the state.
As a result of the coming of the
great Bull Moose leader to the Okla-
homa State Fair and Expostion for
the purpose of making a speech, and
in view of the fact that the national
campaign will be nearing its climax
"My Dear Sir Plans have Just at that dale, by far the largest crowd
been completed for the first country ever before assembled at one place in
tour which Colonel Roosevelt will Oklahoma, is expected to gather iu
make. He will enter Oklahoma on ,he immense grandstand of the Okla-
September 24 and in behalf of the jloma sta(e j.-air. It is proposed by
committee I desire to thank >ou for tjlp third party leaders and olficers
you. kind invitation and to say that Qf ^ ()k|ahoma S(a,e Kajr anJ ,,x.
Colonel Roosevelt wtH be present at Roosevelt's
the Fair and address your people on 1
that date, September 24. visit t0 Oklahoma memorable in the
"Respectfully yours, history of his trip through the west-
"JOSEPH M DIXON " I eru states this fall.
MUSIC BY COMPRESSED AIR
Auxetophone Invented to Play Vio-
loncello Producing Rich Tone of
Greater Volume
The auxetophone is the thing that
plays a violoncello by compressed air
strument the valve is connected by a
rod of aluminum with the bridge of
the instrument. Thus the valve is
caused to vibrate in accord with the
characteristic tone of the instrument.
Tile sound issuing from the trumpet.
the invention of C A. Parsons of though in many respects identical
MUCH SAVING IN
FARM BUILDINGS
V4„( Every Fnrmer Recognizee
Fact That • Sutiiire Struc-
ture CoutH I.enri Tlion
an Oblonii.
Protect Little Feet.
Now that summer is here, we again
see Ibe children going about in anR-
ieties, sandals and bare feet Cer-
tainly the little hoys and girls look
very t harming as to feet under these
circumstances. But tH>se of us who
lllv I, will'!. N"W York I
lines every farmer realize that a
square building c an be built cheaper
than one in the shape of an oblong,
although the lloor space Is the same?
To understand this, observe a partlcu
lar example
In i squall building that measure
40x40 feet, thorp will be I,ti00 square
feet ol floor spare; the i|is> nice around
Ibe building will be 160 feel or there
will in- sides to the equivalent of liiu
letil wide
I tut II, ns is often the case, the
buildings wore made 100x18 feet, this
distance around the building or thi
I zv: fii t, while the floor space would
lie 1,600 square feot.
Although these two buildings will
] have the same floor space, yet the man I
will have to |Miy for building 72 feet j
feel more of sides In the oblong build-
ing There will he a similar waste in
the construction of the roof of the oh
long burn
Supposing that 1.0U0 square feet of I
lumber would nepil bo bought, the I
lumber alone would cost about $10 nt
least When the extra labor used In
the building, the coat of repairs and
the interei t oil this sum Is con idered,
anyone can understand that It Is an
expense to be avoided.
Probably this matter Is of the most
Importance In tho construction of
poultry houses anil dairy buildings;
nlthoiigli even 111 such buildings the
form cannot always lie made square,
yet the arrangement can be made in
such a way that there wilt '>e no need
less waste.
does duty An ancient sou' wester i are thinking about what Is really
with ear-flaps, and tied under the most healthful for them cannot take
chin, a pair of socks that have seen | pleasure in the pretty sight of a small j ponding slot in a little box, to which
It is
turbine fame, and is an attachment
for musical instruments whereby the
tone of the latter is appreciably in-
creased by means of a current of com-
pressed air.
It Is a comb or multiple reed valve
of aluminum, which is so hinged that
each tooth of the comb can vibrate at
a variable distance from a corres-
11 vice, and rubber Wellington boots ' girl III socks and ankle-ties, a little
complete the costume. boy In socks and sandals, and the
Ai eompnnled by the- manager we youngest toddlers with thiir pink feet
get into the cage at the top of the i bare.
shaft, and aft< r a few eeconds of swift It is so important that the arch of
motion, step out at thi 1,000 foot lev- a child's foot should be supported
el Each supplied with a composite i properly. Realizing this, let us get
candle -but no candiertlekl—we pro- for the children neither sandals nor
ceed to i xplori the workings on that I aukle-tles, but low shoes. Equally lm-
stalwart natives at portant Is it that the small and ten-
ant! there a white tier feet be protected from the rusty
drill hole in the | nails, bits of glass and other small,
A good time to market slock not
tola! width of the four sides would be 1 needed is right now
level. We pass
work, with here
overseer. Soim
rock ready for blasting; other gath-
ei up the fragments into small steel
trucks, w hich are pushed along on
rails to the "shoot" which conveys the
"blue" down to the 1,200 foot level.
These "boys" handle many u lump
with a fortune hidden In It. Some
times their quick eyes detect the
"stone," and not being without lhe de-
sire for pelf, they eovet, like Aclian,
sharp tilings to be found on the
i.'i'ouvd even In the best neighbor-
hoods. Remembering tills, let us
never allow the children to go bare-
footed Home Progress.
Drawbacks.
"Did your brother enjoy Ills hunting
111 the Maine woods?"
"Not so much, as he found It very
and, like Aclian, take—If they can do ' expensive."
with that of the instrument itself, is
at the same time richer in character
and greater in volume.
At a recent conecrt in I.ondon one
of the program features was a vio-
loncello solo rendered in conjunction
with the auxetophone. At the concert
the possibilities of the invention were
strikingly evidenced. The tone of the
instrument was appreciably fuller,
richer and stronger. When the auxeto-
phone was attached the harmonies
were more clearly defined than is pos-
sible without the attachment. The
fortissimo passages or the tones had
a solid, well rounded ring of great,
volume. In the pianissimo passages
the expression was enhanced by a
softness and distinct clearness of
tone.
"Sheep-Nose" Cars
•o unnotlbed. They will make an In
lislon 111 their flesh as secure hiding-
"In what way?"
"Paying damages to the families of
nlace for their "find," and even awul- t the guides ho shot."
compresed air is supplied at about
five pounds pressure. The farther
away the teeth are from the slots the
greater the flow of air, and vice versa.
The flow of air is controlled by a
valve, and when caused to vibrate, the
air transmits corresponding sound
waves into the trumpet.
When the auxetophone is applied
to the cello or any other stringed in-
Infantile Paralysis
In an address at the Harvard Med- j An interesting type of care is in use
ical school on "Infantile Paralysis," |on the electric railroad running from
l)r R. W. Lovett said that, while it Indianapolis to Toledo. This car is
was not yet certain how the germs of ptovided with n parabolic front end,
tho disease were communicated to commonly called a "sheep nose." The
heultliy children, It was a fact that object of this arrangement is to re-
birds and domestic animals had been iluce wind resistance when the cars
found In a large proportion of the are running at high speed, also to
families where Infantile paralysis had make it easier for the car to Toree Its
occurred, and there was good reason wit) through snow drifts. The frame
for believing that such pets In the;of the car is very strongly built, and
houae were responsible sometimes for j i--t arranged to carry a steel sheathed
the appearance of the disease. | pilot which serves ai a snow plow.
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