The Altus Plaindealer. (Altus, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1901 Page: 2 of 4
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To Frodnea AnaatbasU.
X new method for producing anaes-
thesia was discussed at a recent meet-
ing of the Medical Society of Berlin.
Dr. Wohlgemuth has constructed an
apparatus by which patients Inhale
chloroform mixed with oxygen. It has
been tried by many prominent sur-
geons, with results that a*"e reported
as satisfactory, the disagreeable sen-
sations being obviated.
Take. All In Sight.
A recently published decree in the
German army orders that, in the event
of a mobilization of the armed forces
of the country, all railways in Ger-
many shall convey to their destina-
tions, free of charge, all men both of
the land and sea forces recalled to the
colors. For their services In convey-
ing these men the railway will receive
a lump sum, calculated by the military
authorities on the basis of the number
of men. _■
Diplomatic Service Wot Co.tly.
This- year's appropriation for the
diplomatic and consular service of the
United States is $1,846,00, or one-third
of what the new Agricultural Depart-
ment costs, one-half the sum appro-
priated for the expenses of the city
of Washington and one-sixth of the
appropriation for the nation’s wards,
the surviving Indians. The United
States expends less for Its consular and
diplomatic service than any other
country of the first class. _
And every Distressing Irritation
of the Skin and Scalp Instantly
Relieved by a Bath with
And a single anointing with CUTICURA, the
great skin cure and purest of emollients. This
treatment, when followed in severe cases by mild
doses of CUTICURA RESOLVENT, to cool
and cleanse the blood, is the most speedy, perma-
nent, and economical cure for torturing, disfigur-
ing, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted, and
pimply skin and scalp humours with loss of hair
ever compounded.
Millions of Women
T TSE CUTICURA SOAP, assisted by Cuticura Ointment,
vJ for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, for
cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stop-
ping of falling h.iir, for softening, whitening, and soothing red,
rough, and sore hands, for baby rashes, itchings, and chafing?, in
the form of baths for annoying irritations and inflammations, or too
free or offensive perspiration, in the form of washes for ulcerative
weaknesses, and ma ny sanative antiseptic purposes which readily
suggest themselves to women and mothers, and for all the purposes
of the toilet, bath, and nursery. No amount of persuasion can in-
duce those who have once used these great skin purifiers and beau-
tifiers to use any others. CUTICURA SOAP combines delicate
emollient properties derived from CUTICURA, the great skin
cure, with the purest oS cleansing ingredients and the most refresh-
ing of flower odours. It unites m ONE SOAP at ONE PRICE*
ihe BEST skin and complexion soap, and the BEST toilet and
baby soap in the world*
Complete External and
tUuL Coni'. Sole Props*.lk)ikjn* b. S. A.
THE ALTUS PLAINDEALER.
AI.TU8
JAMES F. KELI.Y, Propri.tor.
. - OKLAHOMA.
The number of Protestant Chris-
tians in Ceylon has increased in fif-
teen years from 446,780 to 753,641.
In size, not counting colonies, the
European powers stand in this order.
Russia, Austria, Germany, France,
United Kingdom, Italy.
Residents in England have £110,-
000.000 invested in mortgages in for-
eign countries. These investments an-
nually drain the foreign countries of
about 12 5.500,000 in cold cash.
In 1818 the sugar products of Louis-
iana amounted to 25,000 hogsheads, the
whole of the cane being ground by
cattle, the use of steam in the grind-
ing of cane and the manufacture of
sugar not being introduced until 1H2-.
The annual report concerning the
food supply of Paris for 1900 contains
some interesting figures. Here is the
otiicial average of what a Parisian
eats and drinks in one year: Two
hundred and forty-two eggs, 19.25
pounds of butter, 3.05 pounds of ready-
cooked butcher’s meat, 34.92 pounds of
Ash, 154.74 pounds of beef, 25.38 pounds
of pork, and 27.83 pounds of fowl and
game.
A cooling tower made of brush and
twigs is in operation at the powei-
house of the Los Angeles railroad at
Sherman. Cal. The cooler consists of
a timber framework 60 feet long, 12
feet wide and 13 feet high, filled up
with brush and twigs, and it cools the
condensing water for a 300-i.orse-pow-
er compound engine and a 460-horse-
power compound engine working on a
railway load.
The Kongo ivory as, indeed, all Af-
rican ivory, is far more highly prized
than the Asiatic product. It is harder,
of a finer grain, lends itself more easi-
ly to workmanship, and has fewer fis-
sures. The tusks of Kongo elephants
are as a rule very large and weigh on
an average of 60 pounds. Some of
them are of extraordinary size. At the
Brussels exhibition a pair of tusks
were on show each of which weighed
156 pounds.
A rare phenomenon attended an
earthquake that visited a little town
in Mexico recently. Having wrecked
several houses in the town the tremor
passed on to a lake in the neighbor-
hood, the waters of which it put into
violent agitation. The agitation ceased
after a few minutes, and then the
water gradually disappeared, leaving
the bottom of the lake exposed, when
it was seen that the earthquake had
opened a fissure in the bottom and
thus drained it.
petrifaction a fake.
Scientist ttbo Claim' a Real C*»e Ilai
Never Been Found,
Prof. W. J. McGee of the Ethnologi-
cal Bureau at Washington, is author-
ity for the statement that no such
thing as human petrifaction has ever
been discovered. He does not claim
that it cannot exist, but simply states
that all cases of petrified human be-
ings up to the present time are noth-
ing more or less than fakes.
Recently a letter forwarded to the
bureau stated that the head of a man,
reported to be petrified, hud been dis-
covered somewhere in the wilds of
New Jersey. I alter came the myste-
rious head, and a convocation of learn-
ed scientists gravely held council over
it. They were disappointed. The head
turned out to lie a limestone boulder,
curiously fashioned, it is true, into
features very like a human being’s, but
a limestone boulder nevertheless.
Another case which at the time
looked as though it would explode all
of the old theories and prove to be the
real tilings, was that of a body of a
women, which a company had been
exhibiting throughout the West as the
only petrified woman. She excited
much attention and the notice of the
scientists at the Ethnological Bureau
was drawn to the case. ’’The only
petrified woman" was forwarded to
Washington and an investigation was
held. The scene of the inquest was
a gruesome affair. It was late on a
winter afternoon, and one gas jet was
lit. The body was laid out in the
center of the room in its frame coffin,
and Prof. McGee, with much gravity,
proceeded to conduct the services.
They consisted of taking from his
pockets several little instruments an-1
of Doring a few inches into the foot.
To the amazement of every onlooker, a
small section of a gas pipe was struck.
This ended the inquest. Mrs. Stone's
reputation as a profesiional was for-
ever spoiled, and she no longer went,
galavanting around the country pos-
ing as “the one and only petrified
woman ever discovered in the history
of the world.”
There is a factory in California
which manufactures petrified human
beings by the wholesale. They cause
them to be buried in different parts of
the country, then unearthed and sold
for exhibition purposes. Every kind
of a petrified human being, men, wom-
en and children, Indians, giants, and
what-not. has been unearthed in re-
mote parts of the United States, and
their finding has resulted in a big sen-
sation for the immediate locality, and
a gold mine for the fellow who took
it up for exhibition purposes. More
frauds have been perpetrated in this
way than even in the dime museums.
The bureau has suppressed more of
these frauds within recent years than
it lias stopped to count, and there is
not a year without its good sensation
in tnat office itself.
OIL FROM LAVENDER PLANT.
“What did God give you a crook in
the army for?” Bishop Creighton once
asked in an address. “Why, surely to
hook it into some other fellow’s.” Upon
few friendly arms do so many persons
lean for help over hard places as on
Chautauqua’s. Over one hundred and
twenty of its assemblies are to be held
this summer in thirty-four different
states and territories, with a prospec-
tive attendance aggregating a million
persons. Moreover, this is Chautau-
qua's summer work only.
A pleasant accompaniment of the
hot weather this summer Is the in
creasing tendency on the part of city
teamsters to provide their hoises with
head coverings. The really fashiona-
ble thing in equine millinery is a
walking-hat of straw, with a high
crown and holes in the brim through
which the horse’s ears protrude. Some
of the teamsters who have feminine
friends and a sense of humor have
provided their animals with trimmed
hats, generously decorated with chif-
fon, bright-colored ribbons or a gaudy
quill. The hats themselves are a con-
siderable protection against the sun
and when, as is usual, a wet sponge
is placed in the crown, the horse can
do his work without danger and in
greater comfort. It is a sensible in-
novation.
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Juvenile courts and the system ot
probation tor young offenders have
proved so successful in Eastern cities,
rspecially in Boston, that much good
wa3 expected from the introduction of
the plan in Chicago. The results are
disappointing. The fundamental idea
of the system is that for a first offense
a young lawbreaker shall be placed ou
probation, during the term of which he
is to be under the care of suitable per
tons. In Chicago at least twenty-five
probation officers are needed. The city
appointed only five, each of whom has
charge of about three hundred boys,
and the whole fifteen hundred are
herded together In a reformatory
school which does not reform hut cor-
rupts. It is a pity that American cities
are so slow to learn that anything
which prevents an increase in the num-
ber of criminals is a saving in dollars
and cents, to say nothing of the moraj
gain.
Three round* of OU Slates' Thirty Gal-
lon' of 1’erfunie.
As four-fifths of the oil extracted
from lavender is concealed in the
bloom the harvest takes place just lie
fore the flower begins to fade at the
end of August. The oil is distilled
by means of steam, which is compelled
to penetrate the closely packed lav
ender, afterward being drawn off in
pipes that run through cold water, in
this manner the steam is reconverted
into water, but the process of passing
through the lavender has extracted the
oil. which floats on the surface of the
water as it runs into glass jars down
below. These jars have spouts in the
center, thus enabling the water to run
out while the oil collects above the
level of the exit. In this the first
stage the oil is of a brownish-blue
tint, and it now has to be refined by
passing once more through water.
Thus all impurities are removed and
the oil runs out white save for a very
pale blue color similar to that ob-
served in paraffin. The oil is put into
bottles for exportation or made up
into lavender water for home use.
Three pounds of oil will make thirty
gallons of the perfume. The major
ity of ladies would be surprised if they
were informed that a bottle of laven-
der water contains but about a thim
bleful of pure oil. for a larger propor
tion would not only render the water
too strong for use but would burn
holes through the handkerchief
wherever the scent touched it.
iliami* Clark Named Illniaplf.
Champ Clark, the genial congress-
man and writer of Missouri, had the
novel distinction of naming himself
and of choosing an unusual name at
that. In his infancy his parents chris-
tened him James Beauchamp Clark;
but Clark was a common surname in
his part of the country, and James
even commoner, so. as he cherished
dreams of future glory, he knocked otT
the James Beau and became Champ
Clark—easy to pronounce and easy to
remember and distinctive in sound. He
was admitted to the bar as Champ,
married as Champ and elected as
Champ. But every little while some-
body who remembers him in early life
and is careful of the proprieties, re-
suscitates the Heauehamp or James
Beauchamp, and the air turns blue.
la Touch Wit* *ebrewe.7
Dr. Herman Adler, who prealde*
over the destinies of English Jews the
world over, Is 62 years old. No man
In London has a heavier responsibility
than he. He ia the final court of ap-
peals in all cases affecting the inter-
eats of the Jews in England, and the
mails bring him in touch with the
scattered Hebrew race in all parts ot
the world.
A Long Sto*. Areh.
The longest stone arch bridge In the
world is under construction at Lu«“-
bourg, over the valley of Petruffe. This
arch will have a span of 277 feet and a
rise of 102 feet. The total width of
the available roadway is 52 feet, and
this width is divided Into two parts
by a space 19 feet wide covered by
slabs of armoured concrete and carry-
ing tbs footways.
Differ In Height.
The human body, it has been found,,
is shorter at night than in the morn-
ing, due to the weight of the body ^ ^
compression the intervertebral cartil-
ages. During sleep, or while in a re-
cumbent position, the pressure being
removed, their natural elasticity en-
ables them to resume their normal
size, consequently the w-eight of an
individual will vary from three-
eighths to half an inch between morn-
ing and night.
For Women'! Trouble. Too.
New Baden, 111., August 12th:—Mrs.
Anton Griesbaum, Jr..has been very ill.
Female weakness had run her down so
low that she could not do her house-
work. She had tried many things, but
got no relief.
Dodd’s Kidney Pills, a new remedy,
*hieh is better known here as a euro
for Bright’s Disease, Diabetes, Dropsy,
and Rheumatism, worked liked a charm
In Mrs. Griesbaum's case. She used
three boxes and is now a new woman,
able to do her work as well as ev^r s 6
vas. Her general health is muc im
proved, and she lias not a single syrap
tom of Female Trouble left.
Dodd’s Kidney Pills are making a.
wonderful reputation for themselves in
this part of the state.
Catching the scarlet fever is a rash-
act. __
The positive man is comparatively
superlative.
If you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
4se Red Cross Bull Blue. Large 3 oz.
package, 5 cents.
Never ask a favor of a man a quarter
of an hour before dinner.
Hamlin’s Wizard Oil Co., Chicago,
sends song book and testimonials for
stamp. Gqt Wizard Oil from your
druggist.___
A woman always has the best or the
worst of it.
Liutle. Can Wear Shoe.
One size smaller after using Allen s I oot
Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new
shoes easy.Cures swollen, hot, sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, LeRov, N. Y.
RATES ARE REASONABLE.
A False Impression Corrected Fan-
Amerlcan Kipo.it Ion Railroad Fare*
and Hotel Rate. Low as Could be
Expected.
Buffalo, N. T„ July 30 —A Joint
meeting of railway passenger agents,
hotel and newspaper men was held
this afternoon with the view of adopt-
ing some means for correcting so far
as possible the impression that ap-
pears to prevail at distant points that
railway rates to the Pan-American Ex-
position are high and that hotel rates
in Buffalo are excessive. The confer-
ence revealed the fact that Buffalo can
accommodate two hundred thousand
visitors In Its private houses and ho-
tels at rates ranging from fifty cents
to two dollars per night, and that no
one need pay more than one dollar
for a first-class lodging in a private
house. It was also shown that the
railroad rate is lower than for any
former exposition for a five, ten or
fifteen day ticket, according to dis-
tance, being at the rate of one fare
plus one dollar for the round trip,
from all parts of the country. The
Niagara Falls cheap, one-day special
excursions of former years, when
trains were overcrowded and everyone
subjected to grent discomfort, are re- j
membered only so far as the low rate a,
is concerned, and this is quoted as
showing what might be done. The
passenger agents assert that the pres-
ent half rates are as low as can rea-
sonably be expected. An extension of
the present limit has been looked for.
as it gives too short a time for anyone I
to see the big exposition, but it has
not yet been modified. Other points
which the representatives of the pub-
lishers’ association will lay stress
upon are that the Exposition is com-
pleted In all details and that both
Buffalo and the Exposition are well
policed and as free from dangerous
characters as any city In the country.
A Joint committee was appointed to
deal with questions affecting the Ex-
position and the proper welcome and
care of guests. The Exposition has
had in operation for some time a free
bureau of information for the oonve-
altnce of Intending visitors.
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