Capitol Hill News. (Capitol Hill, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1906 Page: 2 of 12
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CAPiTOL HILL NEWS.
S. M. JACKSON, Editor. Publisher ind Proprietor.
MRS. E. E. RUGAN, • Associate Local Editor.
~iMJBLISHED~1sV ERY~FRIDA~Y~
Kntercd MOOiid-cInM matter NnvpmNr 11. IVuft,
at the po.toffice, (lai*itol Hill, Oklahoma, under act
of cong ewa, March S. 187U.
NEW STATE NEWS.
The Osage nation contains fine de-
posits of marble.
There are thirty-three separate tel-
ephone companies in Oklahoma.
There were only seven votes cast
against the $85,000 waterworks bond
proposition at Claremore.
In spite of the low prices the
potato growers of Pottawatomie coun-
ty added $140,000 to their bank ac-
counts from this year’s crop.
Pending the settlement of the ques-
tion of sufficient water supply at Ft.
Sill, tentative survey of that reserva-
tion has been ordered by the presi-
dent, with a view to determining on
the erection of a brigade army post.
Caddo, one of the three newest
counties in Oklahoma, has a popula-
tion of 32,000.
Every count}' in Oklahoma has a
farmers’ union and they are being
rapidly organized in Indian Territory.
A Masonic temple, costing $22,000,
will be built in Chickasha by an in
corporated company.
The old soldiers of Custer county
will hold their annual reunion on the
2nd and 3rd of August. Some of the
prominent speakers of Oklahoma,
among them Delegate McGuire, Den-
nis Flynn, Peter Becker and Judge
Garber, will deliver addresses during
the reunion.
There will be a big Farmers’ Un
ion picnic at Kingfisher July 24.
The retail hardware men of the
two territories are in session at Ok-
lahoma City this week.
The large American flag that float-
ed over ths capitol at Washington the
Jay the statehood bill passed has been
forwarded to Delegate McGuire .who
will present it to the Oklahoma His
torical Society.
The famous 101 ranch, at Bliss pro-
duced 175,000 bushels of wheat this
year. This ranch consists of 70,000
seres, and 0,000 acres were devoted
to wheat.
Red Rock will have a big birth-
day celebration on August 8th.
Oklahoma City Chautauqua assem-
bly, July 22-29, promises to be the
biggest affair of its kind ever held
in the Southwest. Eugene V. Debs, the
noted labor leader, and other attrac-
tions of national prominence are
promised.
Dr. Albert Bushnell, who holds the
chair of history in Harvard universi-
ty, is visiting Oklahoma points in his
tour in search of data concerning the
social, economic and political condi-
tions of the new country, which he
will compile in a series of articles
to be used in connection with his
lectures.
Arrangements are being consummat-
ed for the division rifle contest to be
held at Fort Sill during the first two
weeks in August. This contest is held
preparatory to the departure of the
division team for Seagirt, X. J„ to
take part in the annual coutest of
arms.
Oklahoma’s 30,000,000 bushel wheat |
crop is attracting attention all over i
the country. It is a magnet tuat will \
draw many Investors to the new state.
l
ROAD WILL NOW BE BUiLT,.
Congress Given Permission to the
Washington and Western Mary-
land Railroad Company.
The senate passed house bill Xo.
12,080 to amend the act incorporating
the Washington & Western Maryland
Railroad company. The bill was re-
ported from the committee on the Dis-
trict of Columbia by Senator Whyte
and was passed without debate. A
similar hill has been passed by the
house of representatives several times
but Senator Whyte’s predecessor, the
late Senator Gorman, was opposed to it
and it was never allowed to pass the
senate.
The bill provides that the Washing-
ton & Western Maryland Railroad
company be authorized to cross the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal and the
government road, commonly known as
the River road, at a point about 2.-100
feet east of the Chain bridge to a point !
immediately north of the River road j
by means of a bridge with a clearance j
of at least 16 feet above the present
grade of the River road, and so ele-
vated above the canal as not to inter- '
fere with its travel and traffic, and to
proceed from that point immediately
north of the River road and northwest-
wardly through the lands of the Pal-
isades of the Potomac company over ]
a right of way acquired from the Pal- !
isades of the Potomac company to the
south line of the receiving reservoir in
the District of Maryland, thence to the |
point of intersection with the line of |
the Metropolitan Southern Railroad
company. The Washington & West-,
era Maryland company is authorized
to construct its road over tke reservoir
the exact location of which road is
indicated in the bill.
The senate passed the bill without
amendment.
BUILT UP WHOLE COUNTRY.
Construction of Western Railway?
Means Much in Development
of Industries.
—
Hand in hand with the building of j
western railways goes the development J
of the country in i. aiy lines. With
the increase in population, regions
which are now devoted to farming and
mining will become the scene of many
manufacturing enterprises and in
their turn will help to swell the total |
of the commerce of the lakes. Already
in Minnesota steps are being taken to
provide cheap power for many diver-
sified industries.
In this western country the harness-
ing of the rivers has already begun,
and as a result of the work now being
done on the St. Louis river, with its
ultimate capacity of 200,000 horse- ;
power, projects are on foot not only
for the establishment of many manu- 1
facturing enterprises, but also for the
electrification of some of the railroads
which now run north from Duluth to j
the great mines on the Iron range.
That time, of course, is still far dis- j
tant, but the present growth of popu-
lation in the northwest country indi-
cates that the n ra who are year by
year adding to the railway mileage are j
making no mistake. And should the
time ever come when the population
of the country, the proportion of the
traffic on the great lakes car. only be
conjectured, for they will then be one
of the chief means of communication
between east and west, as they have ■
always been since the days when only
the birch bark canoes of the Indians
were seen upon their waters.
One-Piece Railway Wheel.
A process for making a one-piece
steel railway wheel has been devised.
For a 33-inch wheel an ingot about 1C
inches in diameter is used, and with
steam hammer and hydraulic press !
the ingot is forged until the hub and I
web are brought to practically the
finished size. It is then subjected to {
a process of heat treatment, so that
the outer portion of the wheel is
brought to a rolling heat, while the
web and hub are kept at a lower red
:ieut. The rolling process brings th*
wheel to its fiual shape.
TOOK THEM FOR DUMMIES.
Quite Embarrassing Mistake Made in
the Darkness by Short-Sighted
Poet-Reader.
It was Saturday night and the stores
were kept open until a late hour. Fred
Emerson Brooks, the poet-reader, had
just finished his entertainment, and
; was walking over to the hotel, accom-
panied by a resident of the town,
whose store they presently passed on
' their way.
"Wait until we can close up the
store and I’ll walk over to the hotel
with you,” said the man.
"All right,” replied Brooks, “I’ll help
you.”
With that, he grabbed tip what, in
the semi-darkness, seemed to be a
couple of dummy dress forms, and
started into the store with them, one
under each arm. His triumphal
progress was short, however, as twe
piercing screams arose, and his bur-
dens struggled so vigorously that he
dropped them as quickly as he had
picked them up. They were the two
young women clerks who, in the ab-
sence of customers, had come out to
watch the passers-by, and found them-
selves thus unceremoniously escorted
back to their duty.—Lippincott’s Maga-
zine.
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES.
When peeling onions begin at the
root end and peel upward, and the
anions will affect the eyes scarcely
at all.
To remove fruit stains stretch the
fabric containing the stain over the
mouth of a basin and pour boiling wa-
ter on the stain. In cold weather fruit
spots can frequently be removed by
hanging the stained garments out of
doors over night. If the stain has
been fixed by time, soak the article
in a weak solution of oxalic acid, or
hold it over the fumes of sulphur.
In buying canned goods examine
the can carefully, and if the sides
bulge reject them, as this denotes the
presence of gas, which renders the
contents unfit for food.
One of the latest ideas is that cel-
ery is a cure for rheumatism. It is
asserted that the disease is impos
sible if the vegetable be cooked and
freely eaten. The celery should be
cut into pieces and boiled in watei
until soft, and the water drunk by the
patient. Put new milk, with a little
flour and nutmeg into a saucepan witt
the boiled celery, serve it warm with
pieces of toast, eat it with potatoes
and the painful ailment will soon
yield.
The Lancet advocates the use of
snails as food. The snail, it says, has
been called “the poor man’s oyster.”
it makes an excellent fish sauce and
may be used for the same purpose as
oyster sauce. Care must be exercised
in the choice of the snail for food pur-
poses, as it is well known that snails
feed on poisonous plants, and it is
the custom in France to allow a few
days to elapse after they have been
taken from their feeding ground in
order that any poisonous matter may
oe eliminated.
If horseradish is to be grated the
simplest way is to put it through the
meat chopper.
To prevent making a great dust in
sweeping use moist sawdust on bare
floors. If the floor is carpeted, mois-
ten a newspaper, tear it into small
pieces and scatter over the floor. The
carpet will look much brighter than
if swept in the ordinary way.
Hot water and soap generally re-
move grease spots, if fixed by long
standing, use either chloroform or
naphtha. Both these must be used
away from fire or artificial light.
If eggs that are to be boiled hard
are put into rapidly boiling water the
yolks will not become dark on the
outside.—Boston Budget and Beacon
For the Bird.
Canaries are fond of gi>en food and
when lettuce is scarce a substitute is
offered in a little of their favorite seed
plante'* in small flower pots and al-
lowed to grow.
It Cures Skin Troubles.
Edinburg, Miss.
A. B Richards Med. Co., Sherman,
Texas.
Gentlemen: I was troubled with
’ Salt Rheum or Tetter in my hand*
for many years. I tried many reme-
dies advertised for such diseases, but
never got any relief until I got a
box of Hunt’s Cure.
After using one box I was entirely
cured.
Yours very truly,
John Benson.
Sleepy Policeman’s Mistake.
Art urban councillor of Milton, Sit-
tlngbournc, England, got into a com*
partment at Barking in which a po-
liceman and a prisoner were travel-
ing.
Presently the policeman fell asleep
and when the train reached Piaistow
the prisoner, failing to arouse his cus*
todian, quietly got out. When the po-
liceman woke up he mistook the urban
councillor for his prisoner and tried
to force him out to the platform. The
councillor resisted, and the train went
on to Bromley-by-Bow.
Here the policeman succeeded in
hauling the victim out and took him
back to Piaistow by train. After a
long cross-examination the councillor
was liberated and reached home by
Tab in the small hours of the morning
SOME BEDROOM DON’TS.
Don’t lie in the same position all
night if you can help it.
Don’t cover your head with the bed-
clothes. Have your covers warm but
light.
Don’t go to bed hungry. Eat any
light simple food that you wish if it
agrees with you.
Don’t sleep in a room that Is too
cold. From 55 to 60 degrees is the
right temperature.
Don’t go to bed with cold feet, but
„ee to it that they are warm and com-
fortable before you get in bed.
Don’t fill your bedroom with bric-a-
brac and draperies, but have as little
as possible in it to catch the dust.
BACK TO PULPIT.
_
WLat Food Did for a Clergyman.
A minister of Elizabethtown tells
how Grape-Nuts food brought him
hack to his pulpit: "Some 5 years ago
I had an attack of what seemed to be
j La Grippe which left me in a com-
plete state of collapse and I suffered
| for some time with nervous prostra-
; tiou. My appetite failed, I lost flesh
till I was a mere skeleton, life was a
j burden to me, I lost interest in every-
thing and almost in everybody save
| my precious wife.
“Then on the recommendation of
some friends I began to use Grape-
| Nuts food. At that time I was a mis-
erable skeleton, without appetite and
hardly able to walk across the room;
had ugly dreams at night, no disposi-
tion to entertain or be entertained and
j began to shun society.
"I finally gave up the regular minis-
try, indeed I could not collect my
thoughts on any subject, and became
; almost a hermit. After I had been
j using the Grape-Nuts food for a short
tiir • I (iisrovered that I was taking
on :.iw life and my appetite began to
improve; I began to sleep better and
my weight increased steadily; I had
lost some 50 pounds, but under the
new food regime I have regained al-
most my former weight and have
greatly improved in every way.
“I feel that I owe much to Grape-
Nuts and can truly recommend the
food to all who require a powerful re-
building agent, delicious to taste and
always welcome.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich, A true natural road to
regain health, or hold it, is by use
of a dish of Grape-Nuts and cream
morning and night. Or have the food
made into some of the many delicious
dishes given In the little recipe book
found in pkgs.
Ten days’ trial of Grape-Nuts helps
many. "There’s a reason.”
Look in pkgs. fer a copy of the fa-
mous little book, ‘‘The Road to Well-
Tllle.”
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Jackson, S. M. Capitol Hill News. (Capitol Hill, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1906, newspaper, July 27, 1906; Capitol Hill, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc936963/m1/2/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.