Wagoner County Record (Wagoner, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1912 Page: 6 of 8
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FOR HIS OWN PLEASURE
Terry Casey — What’s the matter
Jerry? What are you running for?
Jerry Iacey (messenger boy) — It’s
all right Terry! I’m off duty now!
No True Friend
There’s a Hugh Ford and a Harry
Ford at the new theater The simi-
larity of initials sometimes makes
trouble The other day a perfumed
note came for "H Ford” and Hugh
Ford opening it found it was from
a woman The next day Harry Ford
opened a letter addressed to “H
Ford” Then he passed over to Hugh
the bill marked "due and payable”
which it contained
"You’re no true friend” said Hugh
Ford “You might have paid my bill
for me I kept your date” — New York
Letter to the Cincinnati Times-Star
All the Same
A young wife recently went into a
grocer's shop and addressed the grocer
thus "I bought three or four hams
here a month or so ago and they were
fine have you any more of them?”
"Yes ma’am” replied the grocer
"there are ten of those hams hanging
up there now”
“Well if you’re sure they’re off the
same pig I’ll take three of them” re-
plied the young wife meekly — Ideas
Most men are fortune hunters but
few are good shots
He is a brave man who will face
the parson with a short haired woman
UEADACHE
is just a symptom
It is Nature’s way of
showing a derange-
ment of the stomach
liver or bowels Help
Nature with the best
system-cleaning tonic
OXIDINE
— a bottle proves
The Specific (or Malaria Chills and
Fever and a reliable remedy (or
all diseases due to dis-
ordered liver stomach
' bowels and kidneys
50c At Your Druggist
fHl B1HS1VI &1US GO
Waco Tazas
Chest Pains
and Sprains
Sloan’s Liniment is an ex-
cellent remedy for chest and
throat affections It quickly
relieves congestion and in-
flammation A few drops
in water used as a gargle is
antiseptic and healing
Here’s Proof
I have used Sloan’s Liniment for
years and can testify to its wonderful
efficiency 1 have used it for sore throat
croup lame back and rheumatism ana
In every case it gave instant relief”
REBECCA JANE ISAACS
Lucy Kentucky
SLOANS
LINIMENT
is excellent for sprains and
bruises 't stops the pain
at once :nd reduces swell-
ing very quickly
Sold by all dealers
Prlca 25o BOo $100
PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT FOR
TIMBER USED ON MODERN FARM
Of the Several Methods of Preserving Posts and Ralls
Dipping In Creosote Is Considered Superior —
Naturally Durable Woods Compel Use
of Inferior Product
(By C P WILLIS)
The amount of wood used on the
farms of the country and exposed to
rapid decay Is enormous It 13 esti-
mated that one million fence posts and
rails the equivalent of six billion
board feet are required each year
For this class of material durability
is the first requisite The naturally
durable woods were formerly plenti-
ful over large areas but In many sec-
tions they have now become too
scarce and dear to use There re-
mains however an abundance of In-
ferior woods which when preserved
from decay are entirely satisfactory
substitutes
Decay consists in the destruction of
the wood tissues by low forms of plant
life These organisms we term fungi
Heavy Iron Tank Heated by Fire
Underneath
It is posslblu that bacteria may be as-
sociated in some cases but as yet we
have no positive proof of it It fol-
lows that the object of all preserva-
tive treatment is to prevent the
development of these organisms and
that the most effective treatment Is
the one that accomplishes this for the
longest period
Fungi require for their best develop-
ment a certain balance between the
air and the moisture 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
the organism is either retarded or
prohibited Air seasoning only re-
tards the growth
There are several methods by which
timbers may he given more thorough
preservative treatment The surface
of 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
the wood the more lasting is their
effect
It Is 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 hoat and moisture to encour-
age their development For this rea-
son the ground line of a post must be
thoroughly treated whereas portions
of the post above and below this point
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
the 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 expund
so that a portion of this air and water
Is forced out The rest contracts as
the subsequent coi g 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
Iosts The best way to heat the posts
Is to Immerse their butts In creosote
maintained at a temperature of
2-0 degrees F
The simplest 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 tinder the pipe Each barrel
should bn net with a shallow box or
provided with Borne gutter arrange-
ment to catch the oil In case of an un-
expected leak The barrels should be
shielded from the direct heat of the
fire In some respects the barrel
tanks are not satisfactory on account
of them leaking which is almost sure
to occur after a few days' use Never-
theless the barrel outfit will suffice
when only a few posts 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 is unfit for 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 the
wood It also uselessly Increases the
cost of treatment by itself absorbing
oil Peeling the posts before treat-
ment is 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 bevel
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
DRAINAGE OF
MARSH LANDS
Rapid Progress of Agriculture
Will Soon Make It Desir-
able to Develop
Waste Soils
(By A R WHITSON and F J SIEV-
ERS Wisconsin) —
While some UBe has been made of
marsh laffds 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 the rapid
progress of agriculture will soon make
It desirable to develop these waste
lands to the greatest extent The use
of marsh lands for pasturage and for
wild hay Is not a very profitable prac-
tice and should give way as rapidly as
possible to a better method of han-
dling them
Marsh soils nave certain drawbacks
but also some very important advan-
tages as compared with upland soils
A Drainage Ditch Used to Lower the
Water Table in a Dry Season
When Dammed It Will 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 step in the development of
any marsh land Is to drain It In tho
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 the 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 “vllo 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 Sacks were laid on the floor
and there the 2ff men slept A hun
dred yards away was an elm tnee 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 Bummer they did their cooking
and spent their Sundays under tho
tree
Test for Grains
To test grains for hardness Dr E
Strnnak of Prague pushes a specimen
under a very thin saw attached to the
scalo pan of a balance The weight
necessary to cause cutting is a meas-
ure of the hardness It Is found that
grains resist not only Insect attacks
but plant diseases in a degree propor-
tionate to their hardness
4E-I- m- I B3
History of A Handbag
By ELLA RANDALL PEARCE
'Til take this one" said Bruce
Bowie lifting a hand-bag from the
counter where a dozen or more were
laid out for Inspection “Can you put
It In a box for ipe?"
"Sure” smiled the obliging sales-
woman for young Bowie was good to
look upon and his voice rang pleasant-
ly He was looking abstractedly over
the top of her elaborate blonde coif-
fure however so she switched down
a white pasteboard box dropped the
hand-bag within and snapping on the
cover passed It up to the wrapper at
the end of the counter
As soon as he had received his
package Bruce hastened away uncon-
scious of the following glances of the
pretty and somewhat nettled young
saleswoman
“He’s got a sweetheart and that’s a
present for her” mentally commented
the girl behind the counter and as
the broad shoulders and erect dark
head of her late customer disappeared
In the crowd she became conscious of
a high agitated voice being directed
at her across her wares
"Miss have ybu seen anything or
my hand-bag? I left It here a few
moments ago
The saleswoman swept a hurried
glance over the assortment of bags
before her then her face crimsoned
She made a pretense of looking over
the goods and her heart beat wildly
as she considered the possible conse-
quences of her own Inattention
"Your bag — Isn’t here” she faltered
“I — I don’t know anything about It
Better make a complaint at the desk
and leave your name"
Meanwhile as the agitated sales-
woman suspected young Bowie was
carrying off the property The first
Intimation he had of the truth was In
a telephone call from his married sis-
ter ten minutes after she had received
a package delivered by a messenger
on the morning of her birthday
"Bruce Is this you? What does It
mean — that bag you sent me?”
“What’s the matter— don’t you like
It? You wanted one of those Japan-
ese things on a cord so I bought — ”
“Bought? Why Bruce It Isn't a
new bag at all It’s somebody’s —
don't you understand?"
"What!” shouted Bruce Then "Na-
thalie you must be mistaken I Just
mCsi you iijn a boxormof
bought It down town Took it off the
counter myself — girl put It In a box
How could It be anybody’s?”
‘T don’t know how It happened"
called back Nathalie "But it’s got pa-
pers In — and smelling salts — and a
lovely picture a girl’s picture — and
some money Shall I send It back to
your office? O you dear of course 1
know you’11 make It all right with me
Get one as near like It as you can —
and an empty one this time"
Nathalie's laugh rang merrily over
the wire and Bruce was smiling as he
hung up the receiver but his brows
drew together In a perplexed frown
as be opened the band-bag half an
hour later and looked over the con-
tents The papers were Important legal
documents of some kind — and there
was a letter addressed to "Miss Rita
Carlton" On the back of the picture
which Nathalie had designated as
"lovely" was written In a girlish hand
“With fondest love of Rita"
Bruce looked at the pictured face
long and earnestly Something In the
wide dark eyes serious under their
level brows and In the contradictory
curve of the mutinous lips fascinated
him The hair was parted and rip-
pled low over the serene brow and a
pair of graceful shoulders rose out of
folds of material fastened by a Bingle
rose
The young man laid down the pho-
tograph then picked It up again seek-
ing to analyze the particular charm It
seemed to possess for him Was It
in the eyes deep appealing and hon-
est? Was It In the smiling saucy
lips — or In the fine poIgo of the slen-
der throat above the delicate slop-
ing shoulders?
"By Jove! It Is a lovely face
Rita — the name suite her If I were to
meet a girl like this and she looked
at me with such eyes and smiled at
me with those Ups — well Mis Rita
Carlton I’m glad 1 stole your hand-
bag — for something tells me It Is
yours — and now I shall see you”
Nathalie had expected that her
brother would go at once to the store
where he had made his unusual pur-
chase and having returned the bag
make another selection In honor of
the day Forgetful of natal days and
promised favors however Bruce
Bowie waited until he had finished
his work at the office and then made
his way to a certain address corre-
sponding with the one written on the
letter in the hang-bag
Miss Rita Carlton was at home he
learned and the elevator speedily
brought him to the door of her apart-
ment With no little trepidation he
found himself -ushered Into a tiny re-
ception room all green and gold with
a great cluster of crimson roses glow-
ing on the center table and dim lights
twinkling from the shaded sconces A
swishing of soft silken skirts an-
nounced Miss Carlton's coming and
Bruce turned with a scarcely con-
cealed eagerness Would she appear
as lovely as her photograph?
For an Instant his heart seemed to
cease beating and a strange chill
swept over him A dignified little
woman pale gray-halred with bright
black eyes sunken beneath straight
brows was standing before him
"You wished to see me?” asked
Miss Carlton in thin polite tones
“I — yes — that Is” Bruce pulled him-
self together "I called to see Miss
Rita Carlton"
“That Is my name”
‘Then I think I have your property
here In this box A hand-bag — ’’
“Oh how fortunate! Let me see
I am Indeed glad Mr — ”
“My name Is Bruce Bowie”
“Oh Mr Bowie how can I thank
ou? You see some of these things
re valuable How did it fall In your
hands I wonder?"
Bruce told bis story while she
looked over her papers
“Yes they are all right — but where
Is my picture? Why I was sure 1
had that picture In It — but perhaps —
now I might have left It somewhere
You didn’t see a picture — but of
course not Well I’m very much
obliged I’m sure Mr Bowie Good-
day" Bruce descended In the elevator
with his spirits fallen to zero The
picture — the lovely face that had en-
thralled him was that of an old-time
beauty now faded and lined by the
relentless band of time Only the
dark eyes shining out of the white
elderly face spoke of the loveliness
that had graced the youth of Miss
Rita Carlton - 4 t v
The young man was surprised at
the shock of his own disappointment
the bitterness of the mood which had
taken possession of him He stood
Irresolute In the doorway of the build
lng with a feeling that somehow life
had suddenly grown gray and empty
There was nothing that he could think
of that be wished to do no place
where he cared to go A strange
apathy seemed to have fallen upon
him and robbed him of all desire and
ambition
As he stood there the front door
opened and a blast of chill evening
air rushed In and made him shiver
Then he felt the blood coursing warm-
ly and wildly through his veins
There before him like an apparition
of the past stood "Rita” young beau-
tlful blooming with her dusky eyes
staring chldlshly at him and her soft
scarlet Ips parted They both stood
silently gazing into each other’s eyes
for a full moment then Bruce real-
ized that she was waiting for him to
step aside and allow her to pass
“I beg your pardon Miss Rita” be
said gently
She walked slowly toward the ele-
vator and looked back as she was car-
ried aloft The young man stood Just
within the door his hat In his band
and his upraised eyes solemn and
shining Her own wondering Intent
gaze held his until the car bore her
out of sight
Fcyur days later Bruce Bowie
through the courtesy of a mutual
friend who was discovered after an
arduous campaign among his acquaint-
ance In town was presented formally
to Miss Rita Carlton and her charm-
ing niece and namesake who was vlBlt-
lng her for the winter season Four
months later young Rita was be-
trothed to young Bowie anf on the
day of her marriage early iU the fol-
lowing May the elder Miss Carltoi
presented her with a hand-bag — the
one which had brought about the ro-
mantic turn of affairs
T know you will prize this lor Its
associations Rita" she said “And
lnBide I have put a part of the legacy
which was to have been yours Borne
day"
Bruce placed a fond arm around
the girl
"Dear lady” he answered tenderly
“we appreciate your goodness — both
of us— but nothing that bag can ever
bold will be as valuable to me as the
article I now confess to having stolen
from It — this”
Slipping bis hand In an Inside pock-
et he drew out the treasure which
had never left hls possession since he
first saw It — Rita’s photograph ‘
"Now that I have the original" be
said "you may have your picture back
again dear Aunt Rltat”
INCREASE IN NUMBER
OF AMERICANS
GOING TO CANADA
Although Western Canada suffered
as did many other portions of the
west from untoward conditions which
turned one of the most promising
crops ever seen in that country into
but little more than an average yield
of all grains there Is left in the
fanners’ hands a big margin of profit
Of course there were many farmer
who were fortunate enough to harvest
and market a big yield and with the
prices that were secured made hand-
some returns From wheat oats bar-
ley and flax marketed to the 1st of
January 1912 there was a gross rev-
enue of $75384000 The cattle hogs
poultry and dairy proceeds brought
this up to $101620000 or 21 million
dollars In excess of 1910 There was
still In the farmers’ hands at that
time about 95 million bushels of wheat
worth at least another sixty-five mil-
lion dollars (allowing for inferior
grades) besides about 160 million
bushels of oats to say nothing of bar-
ley and flax which would run Into sev-
eral million of dollars
There Is a great Inrush of settlers
to occupy the vacant lands through-
out Manitoba Saskatchewan and Al-
berta The reports from the Govern-
ment show that during the past year
upwards of 131000 Americans crossed
the border Into Canada A great many
of these took up farms over ten thou-
sand having homesteaded in fact the
records show that every state in the
Union contributed A larger number
not caring to go so far away as the
homesteading area have purchased
lands at from fifteen dollars an acre
to twenty-five dollars an acre The
prospects for a good crop for 1912
are as satisfactory as for many years
The land has had sufficient moisture
and with a reasonably early spring It
Is safe to predict a record’ crop
Those who have not had the latest
literature sent out by the Government
agents should send to the one nearest
and secure a copy —
Of the Same Mind
The bishop grasped the purser’s arm
with a gentle ecclesiastical pressure
"I would explain to you” he began
“that I am very much pleased with my
room mate That Is I find him a
gentleman In every respect and I
wouldn’t have you think — er — my com-
ing to you with these valuables is — er
— a — any reflection upon him you
know His appearance is — er — In ev-
ery way ”
i “Oh that’s all right" Interrupted
the purser "the gentleman has been
to me with his own valuables and he
says the very same things about you”
— Hampton Magazine
Strength In Calmness
The calm man having learned how
to adapt himself to others and they
In turn reverence his spiritual
strength and feel that they can learn
of him and rely upon him The more
tranquil a man becomes the greater
Is his success hls influence his
power for good Even the ordinary
trade will find his business prosper-
ity Increases as he develops a great-
er self-control and equanimity for
people will always prefer to deal with
a man whose demeanor Is strongly
equable — James Allen
TO DRIVE OFT MALARIA
AND IIII1LU FI TFIE SYSTEM
Take the Old Standard GIKJVBS TAHTKLHSS
CI1LLL TONIC You know what yoo are taking
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle
showing It la simply Vulnlne and Iron In a tasteless
form and the most effectual form For grown
people and children 60 cents
Time Is Incalculably long and every
day Is a vessel Into which very much
may be poured if one will really fill
It up — Goethe
Dr Pierce’ Pleasant Pellet regulate
and invigorate stomach liver and bowels
Sugar-coated tiny granules easy to taka
Do not gripe
Many things may come to the man
who waits but better things come to
the chap who waits on himself
TILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DATS
Tonr druggist will retund money If HAZO OINT-
MHNT fails to cure an case of Itching Blind
Bleeding or Protruding Piles In 6 to H days 6O0
We often wonder what lawyers
would do for a living If there actual-
ly was a fool killer
Mrs Winslow’s Bootblng Syrup for Childres
teething softens the gums reduces iuflamm
Uon nUays pain cures wind colla 86e s bottlSk
I It Is better to appreciate wisdom
than to be appreciated by fools
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