Noble County Sentinel. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1895 Page: 4 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
A FIERY FIGHTER.
HOW LIEUT -COL. BUTLER WON
HIS MEDAL.
He Com ma ruled Many ( a rupuigiiA Against
tlio lloatilr Tribpn of Indian* and
Hu< Hern iu the .laws of Death >1 *r«
Than Once.
PRINCE ERNEST.
VUH In fh«
T WAS AT THE
beginning of the
civil war that con-
gress authorised
the striking of tw
thousand medals of
honor to be pre-
sented "to such offi-
cers. non-com mis-
sioned officers and
privates as shall
,most distinguish
themselves by theti
gallantry in action and other soldier-
like qualifies. Ciuring the present Insur-
rection Laterr. congress directed that
additional medals be struck from these
name dies to be presented to soldiers
who had "or who may hereafter most
distinguish themselves in action. Un-
der this enactment, n number of officers
and privates in the forces that have
been sent against the savages of the
wesi have been adorned with the
medals, and among these Lleut-Col-
lSdmond Butler, 1T. S. A. (retired), oc-
cupies a conspicuous place, it was for
gallantry In the hard-fought battle of
Wolf mountain, on Jan 8, 1^77. that
Col. (then captain) Butler was awarded
his stars and garters. The battle was
one of a series in the campaign eon-
ducted by Gen. Miles against th* con-
federated Sioux and Cheyennes under
the daring leader, Crazy Horse, says
the Illustrated American. The ther-
mometer, on the day of the light, regis-
tered twenty-eight degrees below zero,
and the snow lay two feet deep upon
the ground. The tide of battle w as
turned In favor of Gen. Miles* forces
when Capt. Butler led a victorious
charge against a f« rce «>f Indians who
were flanking the United States troops
on the left and rear. Capt. Butler ha
a horse shot from under him. but con-
tinued to lead the charge on foot. Gen.
Miles, in his official report, recommend-
ed the brevettlng of the captain for
.••this ro ctaeful charge mptrl*
or numbers of hostile Indians strongly
A C«yal .sapfVng Wow on a
I'ulterf State*.
Pr*oce Ernest Gunther, T>uke of
Sclil«*wIg-Holstein, Count of Stormarn,
Dlthriarses and Oldenburg, heal of the
Augu.rtenbur g branch of the Schleswig-
Holstitn family, who arrived in this
country not Jong ago on a visit, was
born at Dolzi/? on Aug. 11, 1863, vhlch
makes blm rather more than 31 years
of age. In 1880 he succeeded to the
rank aid titles of his father. Duke
Frederick of Schleswlg-Holsteln. He
derives «ime portion of his importance,
apart fr m his own rank and the qual-
ities whlih render him popular and ami-
WOMAN AND KENNEL
CL U BS FOR LADIES THE RAGE
IN ENGLAND.
Probability That Tt Will Fx tend to Thin
Country irv the Near Future — Im-
mense Succri* of Fnglith Indies'
Kennel C'lutw
(New York Correspondence.)
HE LADIKS' KEN
nel association, or-
ganized last year
in England, is the
direct outcome of a
movement among
exhibitors of the
fair sex to obtain
rights and priv-
ileges that In the
hurry and bustle
of the ordinary
Recten and Mil. Dlelfcxm. Pinter* and
settees: Mrs. Bryan Haymts, chou
chous and bloodhounds: Annie
Head. Russian v*ilfhounds and Scotch
terrier.* Miss M. Bunting, dashshynrds
and old' English sheep dogs; Mrs. Shef-
field, puijs: Mrs. Charles Cockhurn and
Miss RoMon, Pomeranians; Mrs. Prin-
gle and Miss Corelli, Yorkshires; Mrs.
Tldman, cny spaniels; Miss Langwor-
thy, Newfoundlands: Miss S. Smith,
St. Bernards; and Mrs. James Clarke,
Dandle Dimnonts.
The formation of tile club *nd its
growing Importance have led Ameri-
cans to agitate a similar movement in
New York, and, judging fry the inter-
views published recently, tnere Is evi-
dently a general opii^ n among women
who love dog's that a similar clab will
be formed. 1 am afraid, however, that
even if an American Ladies' Kennel
association is organized it will srarcely
partake. In the very nature of things
canine over here, of ti.-* practical im-
portance of the English club. Exhibit-
ors are so many and shows so frequent
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
SOME RECENT INVENTIONS AND
DISCOVERIES.
One of Nature's Stereotype Plates—A
Chicken House Made of Sod—Cut of
the Moving Tabernacle—A<iids and Al-
kalies—Notes of industry.-
*
dog show they were ! in England that Interest In kennel af-
denied. The movement was gradual in I fairs never lags. Here our shows are
o -
^ we veyo
fmim
mmm
p i
DUKE GUNTHER.
able in his own dominions, from the fact
that his eldest sister Is the wife of the
German emperor, another being married
to Prince Frederlce Leopold of Prussia.
College firadnates—Debtors.
Every college graduate Is a child of
the public, In debt to many people.
"Why!" It will be urged "does he not
pay his way?" No; no college student
pays his way as the following makes
plain; *
No American college Is or can be self-
supporting, and the higher Its rank.
tb< greater is the cost of the instruc-
tion which it gives, it Is on this ground
that these Instltulloas ask and expect
m the general public legacies and
gifts to Increase their endowments and
usefulness. The extra cost of college
students beyond what they pay In extra
s varies from $50 to $400 a year. In
a very few colleges this cost Is above
$300. and In the great majority It Is
between $lf>0 and $250. The usual basis
of the best American colleges Is to pay-
anywhere from $150 to $300 per annum
for each college student over and above
what It receives In the form of fees.
As college Income Is provlcTed In this
country, the annual expenditure above
fees for each student represents at
least from $-'50 to $350, counting 200
students as a maximum. This extra
cost Is met by the endowments of each
Institution, and Is the part which the
public provides In Its equipment. This
statement gives one a true idea of the
position In which the higher education
stands toward the whole country. It Is
more dependent upon the generosity of
\merlcan people than any other of
our Institutions.
its inception, but eventually, after sev-
eral Informal gatherings such as de-
light the soul of woman, definite action
was taken early in October. 1894,
through the efforts of the present sec-
retary, Mrs. A. Stenard Robinson. Miss
Darblshlre and other well-known ex-
hibitors. Primarily, the idea wis to
form an association that, as an associa-
tion, would be In a position to demand
certain privileges at dog shows denied
to the Individual exhibitor. They
wished for better classification and
LIEUT.-COL. BUTLER.
fnsted." Lieut. Butler was born In Ire-
land, March 19, 1827. He was appointed
second lieutenant Fifth Infantry at th
outbreak of the war. and detailed to
accompany Gen. Balrd (afterward In-
spector general) In Inspection of Kan-
sas and Missouri troops. In 1862, h
was concerned In remusterlng and con-
solidating Kansas volunteers, and was
officially complimented by Gen. Hunter
for settling without resort to fore
"difficult and delicate" matters affect-
ing Kansas troops. He was in New
Mexico In 1862, nnd in Texas In 1*64
He was promoted to a captaincy in 1864
and in 1SB5 he commanded an expedi
tlon against the Navajos, In which lie
Inflicted severe loss upon them. In
September. 1865. he received the formal
surrender of Manoellto Grande, an«
sent two thousand prisoners to th
reservation. In letters from his head
quarters on Nov. 16 and 17, 1865, Gen
Carleton wrote: "To Capt. Edmond
Butler I owe many thanks. To the effl
ciency and straightforward course and
the energy and good sense of Capt. B,
I owe a great deal of the luck 1 ge
credit for as a commander."
In June, 186S, Capt. Butler was or-
der*',! In attendance on Gen. Sherman
In December, with a small Infantry
force, he exhumed the bodies of
killed In the Forsythe affair, on tlv
Arlckaree Fork, under the fire of th'
main body of Sioux and extricated his
small force from a perilous position
He volunteered for the expedition
i n : the Pawne< s under Gen. Woods,
and commanded the expedition aft
Gen. Woods was disabled by Illness.
In 1*74 he served through the expedi
tlon against the Klowas and Coman
ch- under Gen. Miles. In the cam
palgn against Sitting Bull, he com
manded the center at Cedar Creek, an
In subsequent pursuit. He was shot a
by Gall while relieving an outpost,
ihe close of the campaign of 1877. In
which occurred the battle of Wolf
mountain. Gen. Miles wrote Capt. But-
ler as follows: "In leaving the regi-
ment, be assured you have the thanks
and good will of Its commanding officer
for your hard service In the field and
fortitude In action." Nothing In his
service, however, touched the captain
so deeply as a letter signed by every
enlisted man In his company who was
In the notable charge, thanking him
for "the gallant manner In which he
led the charge on the 8th of January,
In which they had the honor of partici-
pating. and for the kindness he had
shown them In so many different ways
heretofore." Capt. Butler was pro-
moted major In 1S85, and was assigned
to various posts until Ills retirement
from active service In 1891, when he
was ndmltted to the bar of Montana.
He received the title of lieutenant-col-
onel in March, 1892. Col. Butler Is the
author of an "Essay on the Indian
Question." honorably mentioned by the
board of award of the military service
Institution for 1880. After the fall of
Sumter, he wrote a series of articles
In French for the Parisian and Brus-
sels papers, presenting the Union side
of the question to Continental Europe.
The Father of Engraving.
One of the remarkable old men of
Philadelphia is John Sartaln, who has
bftn called the "fiither Of tH|r%TiHf
In America." He'is S6 years old. but a
very brisk and lively octogenarian. As
a boy of 13 he was employed behind the
nes at Kemble's theater, and from
that day to this he has gone on accumu-
lating reminiscences of celebrities. He
recollects Longfellow as a dandy, whose
stock was so high that it bade fair to
choke him. And he was on terms of In-
timacy with Poe and Thomas Buchan-
JOHN SARTAIN.
an Rend. Poe, Mr. Sartaln says, was a
man of great modesty, but once, when
excited by drink, he shouted out to
Read: "Say what they will, 1 have writ-
ten one poem, The Raven,' that shall
live forever."
MRS. ROBINSON.
prizes for pet dogs, such as pugs, toy
spaniels. Pomeranians and so forth;
they also asked for separate entrances
and exits to dog shows for ladles, and
those who have had to wait around the
entrance of an Important dog show
will understand the annoyances and in-
convenience a woman suffers who has
to wait her turn in a bustling crowd of
show attendants, dog handlers and self-
ish male exhibitors. Picture to ones
self a woman leading a horse Into Madi-
son Square Garden among a crowd of
grooms and the Idea Is Illustrated.
There were also certain abuses in the
kennel world which these fair exhibit-
ors thought by concerted action they
could remedy.
: The average woman bred and born to
country life In England Is more or less
Imbued with a love for sport In some
form or other, and many hours which
would otherwise be devoted to ennui
are given to the care of pets, of which
dogs form the greater portion. Their
fathers or brothers are ex)ill?lU>rs of
stock—horses, cattle, dogs, poultry, of
what not, even guinea pigs, known as
calves in the language of the initiated
—and they are quickly Imbued with the
competitive spirit. And, therefore, if
they own a good dog they wish others
to know it, and so enter it at a show
Still, there are objectionable features
In the average dog show from which
a refined woman naturally shrinks
and many dog owners In England, and
America, too, have been content to let
their dogs stay at home.
The Ladles' Kennel association
however, has served the purpose
ready of drawing those one-dog women
to the light.
The association during the first six
months of its existence has made won
derful progress; its membership list If
larger than that of any similar club
and It now issues a 'monthly journal de
voted to dogs and to the interest of
women exhibitors. But the movement
through which the club has made It
self particularly prominent Is that In
regard to cropping dogs' ears, the re
cent action in which a man was sent
enced to prison for Indulging In thi
cruel practice having been brought
about by the club's efforts.
.• The agitation resulting from this
action has caused the English Kennc
club, the governing body In English
kenneldom, to make a rule whereby
dogs born after a certain date next
must be shown with their ears au nut
urel. One would Imagine that this was
glory enough for one year, but the club
does not Intend to rest on Its oars,
will hold a grand show at the swell
Ranelngh dub In London, early in June
Mention of the principal business
discussed at the last general meeting of
the club will serve to show the scope
of the club's intended influence. Two
memorials were drawn up—one against
annual affairs creating only a passing
interest while they are being held, and
then are only fitfully alluded to dur-
ing the rest of the year. A ladies' ken-
nel club would, however, serve to
bring out a number of dogs whose own:
ers would not exhibit under other and
ordinary circumstances, and, when it is
seen by the general public that women
In society are willing and anxious to
lend themselves to such an enterprise
as a dog show for charity, dogs will
become even more popular than they
are now.
Mrs. Robinson's, the secretary of the
English club, suggestion that an inter-
national kennel association be formed
Is scarcely practical, the conditions in
the two countries being so different.
Still, a great deal of good can be- done
by a ladies' kennel club In this country
if the organization and conduct <A such
a club are deputed to some one who is
acquainted with the practical side of
dogdom in America.
I would suggest that a meeting be
called, and those ladles who have al-
ready expressed their views on the sub-
ject be specially invited to attend and
take such steps as will result in a proper
organization. There are nuny worthy
objects which such a club can further.
Lost dogs may be recovered and dog
thelves properly punished; drinking
troughs could be placed In different
parts of the city; informal dog shows
lglit be held where members could as-
semble with their dogs, and, inviting
some expert dog judge to point out the
good and bad features of tho dogs,
There were fought 2,261 engagements
during the war of the rebellion.
His Smile Went with the Pose.
New York World. An amusing Inci-
dent occurred not long ago In a well
known New York art school. The girl
students were drawing from life a
study of the "Dancing Faun." A good
looking Italian boy was the model, and
as he assumed the requisite pose his
face became wreathed in smiles, lie
was gazing directly at the class, and
each girl imagined the smile was direct-
ed at her.
"How very embarrassing," said a
Long Island girl. "I wish to goodness
he wouldn't grin at me."
In spite of the Indignant glances cast
at him the son of Italy continued to
smile at the blushing girls.
Presently a stolid German girl looked
Up and noticed the smile, which she
imagined was aimed directly at her.
"You schtop dot schmlllng. We don't
wnnt you to schmlle at us." The boy's
figure Instantly straightened up and he
stood before the class the very Imper-
sonation of offended dignity as he said:
"Ladles, I no smile at any one. 1 pose
to you as ze 'Dancing Faun.' Ze smile
goes wis ze pose."
of the great
difficulties that sur-
eyors encounter In
attempting to fol-
B*T low the lines of old
of surveys Is the dis-
appearance of old
landmarks. This
' may occur from
heedlessness of man
or the forces of na-
ture. An example of
the latter Is shown
In the accompany ng cut. It shows with
some degree of accuracy ^he perfect
stereotyping that nature is capable of
executing, though she tak?s years to
accomplish the task
In 1834 the United States government
surveyor made surveys of certain lands
in Florida, and, ?i.s is the crstom, noted
corners and angles by blazing the trees
and marking on them with gauger s
tools the range township and section
numbers, says the New York Sun. The
surveyor employed by the Florida Land
and Lumber company of Volusia coun-
ty.FIorida,recently during the course of
an examination of the lands of the com-
pany split up tt cypress tree in search of
such corner marks. The ax separated
the chip, of which the above is a picture,
and disclosed on the trunk of the tree
the marks for which he searched. The
marks: "R. 30, T. 14, S. 33," appear
In bas-relief on the concave side of the
slab or chip* and are as distinct as the
original marks were when the surveyor
made thera on the trunk of the tree
over sixty years ago. Every feature of
the matrix is distinctly reproduced. The
land company's surveyor sent the fol-
lowing explanatory letter with the chip:
"This curiosity is a chip cut off a cy-
press tree standing near the southwest
corner of section 33, township 14. range
These marks of the section, range
and township numbers were cut Into
the tree by the United States govern-
ment surveyor in 1834, and the new
growth of the tree covered up and grew
over the marks, taking the reverse im-
pression of the marks yet remaining
on the tree. The chip was split off by
me while examining the lands of the
Florida Land and Lumber company.
By reference to the map you will see
that this corner is in the edge of a
cypress swamp. Many such marks were
found by me, and this is one of many
proofs of the accuracy of my survey."
The specimen will bo sent by the own-
ers to the New York Museum of Natu-
ral History.
peaeances, a good as new- Paper pulj>
and fine sawdust boiled together for
hours and miixed with glue dissolved
in linseed oil, make* a perfect filling
for cracks in floors. It may be put on
and left until partly dry. then covered
with parafflne and smoothed with a hot
iron. The surface, if properly man-
aged, is equal to a polished wax: floor.
Almost every day new uses for. paper
pulp are suggested.
A Palpable Fruud.
It would be well worth while for sci-
entists to examine very closely inti re-
ports of ss-called wonderful discover-
ies. The claim has recently been put
forth that in a South American province
a burned city has been discovered that
is full of the most amaalng things.
Among other startling finds there are
exquisitely decorated pottery articles,
images, stone implements and vessels
of glass, both crystalline and colored in
highly artistic fashion. In view of the
fact that at the date when the volcanic
submerging must have occurred glass
was wholly unknown in that portion of
the world, the statements strike one as
somewhat absurd Glazed pottery was
also unknown there at that time, and
various other articles seem entirely out
of date. It is scarcely worth while to
give attention to discoveries of this
sort, unless they are well authenticated,
and there is excellent reason to suppose
that the lava beds have not been "salt-
ed" after the fashion at one time preva-
lent among gold mines of the west.
Moveable Tabernacle.
PfiH
Winter In China.
It Is not commonly known thnt the
capital of China Is Ice-bound five
months out of tho twelve, or that the
stolld-looklnir Chinese could ever be
graceful skaters. The Chinese use a
verj Inferior style of skate, of their
own manufucturt—a mere chunk of
wood arranged to tie on the shoe nnd
slioa with a rather broad strip of Iron.
MISS DARBY Slum:.
taxation of dogs and the other against
the railway tariff of charges for trans-
portation of dogs to and from exhibi-
tions. Since then the club has passed
a rule that no member shall be allowed
to win prizes with dogs that are not
registered with the English Kennel club
as owned by the exhibitors twenty-one
days before the show.
As showing that the Interest In dogs
displayed by these English women Is
not confined merely to the pet dog style
of canine I give the following names of
recent recruits to the club and the
breeds they exhibit or are particularly
Interested in:
Mrs. Butcher. Irish terriers; Mrs.
Max Isaac, Great Danes; Mrs. Arm-
strong, Dalmatians, collies nnd old En-
glish sheep dogs; Miss 1*:. M. Meyrlck,
cocker spaniels; the Misses Annie and
Alison Johnston. St. llcrmu'Js; Miss
MRS. BUTCHER.
muoh valuable and Interesting Informa-
tion could be learned about man's best
friend. H. W. LACY.
COLONIES FOR THE WEST.
Surplus Population of the East to Sot-
tie on Arid Western I,ands.
It has been years since the cry cf
"Westward, ho!" has been heard in the
eastern states, and meantime the cities
and thriving manufacturing centers
east of the Mississippi have been rapid-
ly tilling to the point of overcrowding,
until labor is a drug on the market.
Mining, which attracted so many hun-
dreds of people from the east many
years ago. has lost Its glamor, hunting
and trapping has too many devotees
already to encourage more to enter thlB
life to-day. granger life on the western
scale requires too much capital and the
too plentiful foreclosure of western
farm mortgages has been discouraging
to those who may have been consider-
ing emigration. All these things have
tended to stagnate the population of
th. east, and the result is alarming to
all concerned, capital and labor alike.
All opportunity has presented Itself at
last through what is known as the
Carey law. passed by the Fifty-third
congress, by which each of the eight
w. St. I ll states was granted 1.000,000
acres of arid lands located within their
borders on condition that they utilize
them for agriculture, through irriga-
tion. and prove to the secretary of the
interior that their Irrigation plans are
feasible. Five of the eight states have
accepted the proposition, and one more
is expected to reply favorably before
long. The national irrigation congress,
a body composed of delegates from
twenty-three western states, has ap-
pointed a national irrigation commis-
sion. which body Is engaged In forming
colonies to take up these arid lands and
carry them on by irrigation under
proper and scientific direction. Some of
the details of the scheme nre given In
the Boston Transcript. It is the purpose
of the commission to form colonial clubs
throughout the east, wherever there Is
a congestion of population, and these
clubs will disseminate Information con-
cerning the present and future possi-
bilities of the western country. It Is
not intended to send out separate fami-
lies. which would certainly become en-
tangled in dlfilcultles, If not properly
directed. Whole colonies are to be or-
ganized and dispatched to favorable
localities, with men competent to teach
them the solution of the problem of Ir-
rigation and agriculture. These colo-
nists It Is proposed to organize on the
principles upon which the successful
Mormon colonies were carried on. An
organization, to be known as the Plym-
outh Colony, is now being formed to
take up lands in Idaho. Each member
.if this colony Is to furnish $1,000 capital.
The land Is to be taken In small hold-
ings. and the whole managed on the
basis of a co-operative village.
Ailvlce for lletty riruen.
Hetty Green is eplgramatlc. She
knows how to reach a point in a direct
way. In a big law suit In which she Is
engaged, one of the lawyers remarked
that "there was no use in saying any-
thing more," whereupon Hetty said
"Let us have more money nnd les's
wind." Carry that sentiment to Con
gress. Hetty, Just ns soon us It sits
again.—Kx.
A Chicken llouse Made of Sod.
The sod house shown in the illustra-
tion I have found healthful, convenient
and large enough to accommodate 75 to
100 hens. In a bank sloping southwest
I made an excavation 12 feet east and
west by 22 feet north and south. At the
southwest corner the excavation was on
a level with the surface of the ground;
at the north side It was 2Vz feet deep.
Around the edges I built a sod wall
making its upper edge five feet above
the floor. I roofed the north half with
boards and covered with tar paper. A
border of sod was placed all around
the edge, then the whole overlaid with
six inches of gypsum taken from a pit
near by. In the south half of the roof I
put two hotbed sashes 3x9 feet and cov-
ered the remainder of the space the
same as the north side. In the walls
were placed two glass windows and a
door with glass in the upper part. In
the north wall there is a window level
with the roosts 18 inches high and five
feet long. It is used for ventilation In
cut Illustrates a moveable taber-
nacle in use by a western evangelist.
It is made of cardboard and weighs
less than two tons. It has a seating
capacity of 800.
Scientific Facts.
The largest volcano in the world Is
Etna. Its base Is 90 miles in circumfer-
ence; its cone 11,000 feet high. Its first
eruption occurred 474 B. C.
The largest tree in the world, as yet
discovered, is in Tulare county, Cali-
fornia. It is 275 feet high and 100 feet
in circumference at its base.
Th< largest d< s- rt is Sahara, in North-
ern Africa. Its length is 3,000 miles and
breadth 900 miles; having an area of
2,000,000 square miles.
The largest suspension bridge is the
Brooklyn. The length of the main span
is 1,595 feet 6 inches. The entire length
of the bridge is 5.9S9 feet.
The first deaf and dumb asylum was
founded in England by Thomas Braid-
wood, 1760; and the first In the United
States was at Hartford, 1817.
The largest diamond in the world is
the Braganza, being a part of the
Portuguese jewels. It weighs 1,880 car-
ats. It was found in Brazil In 1741.
The grade of titles in Great Britain
stands in the following order from the
highest: A prince, duke, marquis, earl,
viscount, baron, baronet, knight.
The "Valley of Death," in the island
of Java, is simply the crater of an ex-
tinct volcano, filled with carbonic acid
gas. It Is half a mile In circumference.
The city of Amsterdam, Holland, Is
built upon piles driven into the ground.
It is intersected by numerous canals,
crossed by nearly three hundred
bridges.
Coal was used as fuel In England as
early as 852 and in 1234 the first charter
to dig for it was granted by Henry III.
to the inhabitants of Newcastle-on-
Tyne.
Tobacco was discovered in San Do-
mingo in 1469; afterwards by the Span-
iards in Yucatan in 1520. It was intro-
duced in France in 1560, and into Eng-
land In 1583.
The present national colors of the
United States were not adopted by
congress until 1777. The flag was first
used by Washington at Cambridge,
Jan. 1, 1776.
the summer. In winter it is covered
with boards and flanked with earth. The
windows are hinged and covered with
heavy wire netting. I have an extra
lattice door for summer. The walls were
given two coats of gypsum or poor
man's plaster (very abundant in the
southwest), and when dry a heavy
whitewash was applied to fill all cracks
Roosts occupy the north half. The south
half under glass is reserved for nests
and a feeding ground during stormy
weather. The floor under the roosts is
made of gypsum, cement and sand
From this the droppings can be readily
taken. I feed boiled wheat in the morn
ing, dry wheat at noon and a feed
of meat at least once a day In winter
I have kept 75 to 100 single comb Brown
Leghorns In this house for three win-
ters without having a frozen comb. The
hens lay well also. The bank feature Is
not essential; walls made entirely of
sod will answer.
.«51
l'§es of Paper.
Paper pulp Is one of the most useful
articles within the reach of mankind.
Mixed with glue and plaster of Paris or
Portland cement, it is the best thing
to stop cracks and breaks In wood. Pa-
per pulp and plaster alone should be
within the reach of every housekeeper.
The pulp must be kept In a close-stop-
pered bottle In order that the moisture
may not evaporate. When required for
use. make It of the consistency of thin
gruel with hot water; add plaster of
Paris to make It slightly pasty, and use
It at once. For leakages around pipes, to
sto/the overflow of water In stationary
washstands where the bowl and the up-
per slab Join It Is Invaluable. Used with
cure. It will stop small leaks In Iron
pipes, provided the water can be shut
off long enough to allow It to set.
Around the empty pipe wrnp n Flnglc
thickness or two of cheesecloth Just
wide euough to cover the break, then
apply the compound, pressing It In place
and making an oval of It somewhat aft-
er the fashion of lend pipe Joining, only
Inrger. The strength of this paste, when
once it is thoroughly hardened, Is al-
most beyond belief. The bit ot cheese-
Dloth prevents any clogging the pipe by
the pnste working through the cracks.
An iron pipe that supplied a household
with water had a piece broken out by
freezing. The piece was put In place,
bound with a strip of muslin, then
thoroughly packed with paper pulp and
Portland cement, and was, to all ap-
Popular Science.
It Is computed that sixty-seven peo-
ple die and seventy are born every
minute.
Experience in electrical welding
shows that the metal Is strengthened
at the point of welding.
The Jungle fowl of Australia builds
a nest that is about twenty feet In di-
ameter and fifteen feet high.
It has been shown that the color yel-
low, both vegetable and animal. Is more
permanent than any other hue.
Over forty million trees have been
planted in Switzerland in seven years,
in the effort to "reforest" the country.
Ceres was the first of the asteroids to
be discovered, and It was found on the
first day of the nineteenth century. Sit-
uated in the midst of the broad gap of
space that lies between the orbits of
Mars and Jupiter, Its mean distance
from the sun Is about 257,000,000 miles.
Prof. Vlrchow, the eminent German
pathologist, has affirmed his belief that
no trace of "the missing link" between
man and the lower animals has been
discovered, either in the physical struc-
ture of modern savages or in the human
skulls which are believed to be the most
ancient.
Jupiter takes eleven years and ten
months In making his journey round
the sun. Vhus, our earth travels near-
ly twelve times around the sun while
Jupiter goes round only once. This is
easily explained, since Jupiter Is five
times farther from the sun than our
earth, and therefore has a greater dis-
tance to travel. For the same reason,
Jupiter receives much less light and
heat from the sun than we do. In each
second of time Jupiter's great bulk
moves eight miles, a rate which Is
nbout five hundred times faster than
the swiftest express train.
Although flowing In so deep a trough,
the present Ohio river Is considerably
elevated above the ancient bottom. This
Is owing to the fact that during the
glacial period such an excessive amount
of gravel was brought down from the
Alleghany river and other modern
tributaries that the old channel was
silted up to a considerable depth. At
Cincinnati there Is more than one hun-
dred feet of gravel between the pres-
ent river bottom and the rock bottom.
Below the mouths of the most lmpor-"
tant northern tributaries the accumu-
lations were much greater than this
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Whorton, Lon. Noble County Sentinel. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1895, newspaper, May 9, 1895; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc161989/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.