The Exponent. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 16, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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THE EXPONENT.
W. A. SMITH. Fubll«l r.
■ralston,
OKLA.
NEW STATE NEWS
The commercial club of Comanch
has signed a contract tor another gin.
This makes four Bins for this hustling
Indian Territory town.
Dora Fitzgerald, colored, was found
doad In a well In ihe east part of Ard-
more last week. It is not known
whether she accidentally fell Into the
well or whether she committed sui-
cide.
F. H. White, doing a general mer-
chandise business at Duke, in Greer
county, made a voluntary assignment
In favor of his creditors. Mr. White
states his assets are sufficient to cover
all liabilities.
Burglars entered the store of Jones
& New at Dougherty last week and se-
cured between six and seven hundred
dollars In money. Two suspicious
characters had been hanging around
the place for a few days and they are
believed to be the thieves.
The Choctaw council has adjourned
until January 29th. Just before ad-
journment a bill was passed provid-
ing for a commission of three to wind
up the affairs of the nation.
A babe, of less than two years, of
Mr and Mrs. Jack Taylor of Mangum
was burned to death while the parents
were away from home. Their four-
year-old son got hold of a box of
matches from which the clothes of the
little one were ignited.
The Muskogee Vitrified Brick com-
pany has decided to close down for
three months because as the manage-
ment says, "the home people will not
support a home institution.' Ihe
company has been employing fifty men
and has, while in operation, a pay-
roll of $900 a week.
The laundrymen of Kansas, Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territory will hold
their annual meeting in Oklahoma City
January 8th and 9th.
An estimate of the population of
Muskogee, as given by a man who
has charge of the work of compiling
a directory. Is 22,000.
The Rock Island has placed the town
of Cherokee, Woods county, on its
map, and has also given it a space in
its time card. Heretofore this road
has not recognized the town, but here-
after wil give it as good service as
most of its stations.
CRACKS IN CONCRETE WALLS.
Settling of Foundations and Frocts the
Common Causes.
1. In tfcls locality many concrete
walls crack, even when built under
military instruction. What is the
cause of this and bow could It be rem
edied? 2. What is the best way to
secure the woodwork of a pitch rooi
to concrete walls? 3. How are the
openings of doors and windows of
concrete buildings fitted when the door
and window jambs are narrower than
the thickness of the wall? 4. Give
description of how a pitch roof on a
two-story concrete cottage can be
made artistic?
Concrete walls should not crack.
There are many reasons for walls
cracking. One is the settling of foun
datlors, which is the most common
cause; also walls being heaved by
frost. Concrete walls, built on a good
foundation and thoroughly built, will
not crack. 2. To secure roofs to con-
crete walls, anchor the plate to the
concrete walls by building in the con-
crete wall bolts with large washers on
lower end, say. every eight feet apart,
having top end of bolt stick up about
three Inches above wall to bolt plate
to 3. To build in window and door
frames, when jambs are narrow, tack
on to frame a false jamb to fill out
from frame to plank. These can be
tuken off after concrete has set. These
false jambs can be made beveling or
square to suit taste.
4. I take it that this question means
how to beautify the gable end of a
concrete house. Block off the gable
end so as to represent cut stone work.
This can be done by plastering wall
with a thin coat of mortar, mixed two
of sand to one part Portland cement,
and stripe or bead same.
Cruel Treatment of Babies.
In general the lot of tender Infancy
Im anything but enviable among sav-
ages. Often a child is a prisoner
from the time of his birth until he Is
turned loose at creeping or walking
age to look after himself. For In his
early babyhood he Is fastened into a
cradle, usually made of wood, which
is as hard and narrow as a eoffln.
Source of Supreme Court Law.
The Hon. Henry W. Paine, lecturer
at the Boston University law school,
was once in the law library, and as he
glanced down the shelves he noticed
several blocks of wood shaped like
law books, which had been put in to
fill out the shelves. "Ah," said Mr.
Paine, "now I see where the supreme
court gets its law."
Grizzly Lcsing Aggressiveness.
It is said in California that even
the grizzly is changing his character;
that he has lost his aggressiveness,
and will seek cover on the approach of
man, whereas formerly he would vol-
untarily give battle, and at times had
been known to charge a company of
men when her had not been even pro
voked to battle.
Actors Copy irving.
Sir Henry Irving furnished the
model for the typical actor of the
comic papers. No actor was ever so
much imitated by other actors and in
their attempt to look like Irving there
was developed such exaggeration of
his manner and appearance that ir-
■•nsistibly called for caricature as a
type.
VENTILATES BARN OR STABLE.
Easy tg
Construct and Always in
Working Order.
This illustration shows how to ar-
range a ventilator on a sheep barn
Oklahoma City has an ordinance re-
quiring each automobile to nave a num-
ber displayed in a conspicuous place
and a driver Is not allowed to exceed
a certain speed limit. The number of
acldents that have occurred recently
caused the council to take steps to
prevent them In the future.
An Inter urban line connecting Okla-
homa City and Tecumseh is being
talked of. Dennis Flynn, ex-delegate
to congress from Oklahoma, Is one of
the most interested parties in consid-
ering the road.
The postofflce at Lone Wolf, in
Kiowa county, together with a Jewelry
store, occupying the same building,
was robbed by unknown parties. From
the post office $20 cash, $50 in stumps
and a big bunch of registered letters,
the value of which Is not known, wero
taken, and from the jewelry store a
number of watches and razors were
stolen.
or, in fact, on any sort of a stable.
This ventilator is always in working
order; there never is any chance for
wind to blow Into it, but always the
air currents are out, as they sliou d
he and when it is desired it is readily
closed up tight. It consists of the
ordinary cupola, which may be of any
form, on the sides of which are hinged
light tight doors, the hinges at the
top These doors are connected by a
hoard that holds one or both a little
way ajar. Suppose the wind blows;
one of them will shut and on the lee-
ward side the other will be open.
Foundation for Cement Floor.
In building a cement floor for stable
should sub-soil be removed and small
stone be put in, there being six Inches
of concrete?
Any soil that is loose or liable to
settle should be removed or thorough
ly dampened and rammed down, to
prevent the floor from settling and
cracking. Small or broken stone, or
brick bats, or coarse gravel put on
earth about three inches deep, before
concrete floor is laid will act as au
under druiu and is a groat benefit to
floor when water Is liable to soak in
underneath floor. But if the building
stands on high or well-drained ground
these broken stone are not necessary
for a stable floor.
Strength of Cheerfulness.
Carlyle says: "Wondrous to the
strength of cheerfulness, altogether
past calculation Its power of endu-
rance. Efforts to be permanently use-
ful must be uniformly joyous—a spirit
all sunshine, graceful from very glad-
ness, beautiful because bright." Who
could resist such a nature?
Education and Humility.
In the outdoor, as in the indoor
world, one of the first things that can
be said for education is that it teaches
humility. There's nothing like an in-
creasing acquaintance with the things
that you can't do right off for reduc-
ing a swelled head.—C. B. Fry.
Reading Through Salt.
in San Domingo there is a remark-
able salt mountain, a mass of crystal-
line salt almost four miles long, said
to contain nearly 90,000.000 tons, and
to be so clear that medium-sized print
can be read with ease through a block
a foot thick.
Concerning Rewards
"Every once in a while " said a trav-
cling man at the Albany ho'el tM.
morning. "I hear or road or somebody
who refold a reward for rein n Ing
some article which had been lost, be-
cause the amount offered was small.
The Under waB usually Intuited, lhat
doesn't seem right to me. Why should
anybody sneer at a reward. What
right have we to expect any reward at
all for our honesty? A tew days ago,
while walking down an Omaha street,
I saw a man ahead of me drop a pock-
etbook. A messenger boy picked It up
Just then the man missed It and the
boy returned It to him without looking
inside. The man gave the boy a quar-
ter. The boy accepted It but was
disgusted. , . ....
" «Is dat all I git for beln honest.
he asked. 'Yer a pretty cheap guy.'
•"There's just $3 in the pocket-
book,' said the man.
" 'Well, you oughter gimme a dol-
lar, anyway.' the boy replied.
"Had I been that man I'd have been
sorely tempted to add a kick to the
quarter," "concluded the traveling r-.in,
"and there are lots and lots of people
just like that boy in the world."-
Denver Post.
Tennessee Praise
Dayton, Tenn., Dec. 11th (Special)
—Among many prominent residents
to praise Dodd's Kidney Pills is Mr.
N R Roberts of this place. He tells
of what they have done for him, and
his words will go deep into the hearts
of all who are suffering in the same
way. He says:
"I was a martyr to Kidney Trouble,
but Dodd's Kidney Pills completely-
cured me. I shall always keep them
on haud in ease there should be any
return of the old trouble, but I am
thankful to say they did their work
so well there has not been the slight-
est sign of my old complaint coming
back. The pain in ray back used to
be terrible. If I got down I had a
hard job to get straight again. But
my back is like a new one now and I
can stoop cs much as I please. I don't
believe there ever was any medicine
half so good as Dodd's Kidney Pills."
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Always Toot Your Own Trombone
Don't underrate yourself In talking
to others. People are so generally
In the habit of overrating themselves
that those who listen to you will take
you at your word and think you aro
boasting.—Somervlllo, Journal.
Extensive Industry in Grapes.
Shipping and keeping grapes In
cork dust Is quite an Industry in some
of the European grape districts. A
considerable quantity of such grapes,
shipped from Spain, Is annually con-
sumed In the United States.
Would Need No Lawyers
One of the lawyers who spoke at a
recent meeting In London of the Koyal
Courts of Justice Temperance Soicety
said that if England were to turn sober
the legal profession would be ruined.
Instantaneous Action.
"I was almost distracted by a ter-
rible itching which defied all tre*J*
ment until I obtained a box of Hunt s
Cure. The first application afforded
instant and absolute relief. The one
box effected a complete cure.
"It Is simply wonderful In Its in
stantaneous action."
Geo. Gilllland.
Manitou, O. T.
Almost any woman will agree with
you that She Made Her Husband What
He Is, but often she cannot tell you
what line of work her husband is en-
gaged upon at present.
The Best Results In Starching
ean be obtained only by using De-
fiance Starch, besides getting 4 •
more for same money—no cooking re
aulred.
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Theological Note.
"I've lost all faith In my watch,
won't keep time any more."
"Then*.It's not faith you wajjt, but
works."
Remedy for Sprain or Bruise.
Wormwood boiled in vinegar and ap-
plied as hot as can be borne on a
sprain or bruise Is an Invaluable rem-
edy The afTected member should
afterward be rolled in flannel to retain |
the heat.
Colors to Kill Germs.
The use of colors as germicides Is
advocated by a French scientist, Dr.
A Cartez. who says that we may rid
ourselves of microbes by painting our
vails with particular colors.
Linguistic Missionaries.
Missionaries of the American Meth-
odlst church speak no fewer than
thirty-seven languages. There are
5,000 of these workers and 150,000
Christians under them.
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Spending your money as fast as
vou make It is .foolish. Spending It
faster than you make it is financial
genius.
When You Buy Starch
buy Defiunce and get the best, 16 ox.
tor 10 cents. Once used, always used.
Wre may make the beBt of life, or
we may make the worst of it. and it
depends very much upon ourselves
TO ri me A COM) IN ONF. HAY
Take LAX AT1VK IIUOMO Oulnliio TaMctt. Onijt-
Kl u refund money If It fall* to euro. ••• W-
OUyVK'S signature l on eu. li wn.
A married woman says it's still a
debatable question whether it is bet-
ter to be a man's first love or his last.
Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces
in a package. 10 cents. One-third
£0r Rtnrch for the same money.
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