The Headlight (Augusta, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1901 Page: 2 of 8
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CRAJVD MA.STEH **■
KJVIGHTS TEMPLA'R
Most Eminent Sir Henry Dates StoJ-
dard. who has been elevated from dtp'J
ty grand master t > grand mastc oi tii •
grand encamiiment of the United
States. Knights Templar, Is a native
of New York, having been born in
Essex county in IMO. He has. how-
ever, been a resident of Texas since
hia twenty-first year, and is now liv-
ing at Bryan. He had scarcely re-
moved to Texas when he took up arir.j
for the South, serving throughout th?
war in the confederate army. He wj.3
paroled May 15, 1S65, at Ja.-k^on, Mi': .
having rleen to the rank of capia'n
from a private. Since that tlm? he
has been in the cotton and rattle busi-
ness. He is now one of the leading
cotton brokers of Texas. In the Texas
Volunteer Ouard Mr. Stoddard was a
brigadier gem ral from 1885 until 189".
In 1867 Ml-. Stoddard was prominent in
the relief of the yellow fever stricken
in Texas, remaining in the little town
of Millican when there were but thro
people left who did not have the dis-
ease. He also did heroic work at Gal-
veston during that city's hour of n d.
He is greatly beloved by hid brother
knights.
The palace of Emperor William I iu
Berlin has been kept in the condit on
in which he left It. In the bedroom
there is still the simple Iron bedstead
on which he always slept and on which
he died. It is suggestive of his simple
tastes in all respects.
HENRY BATES STODDARD.
Imp once meant a child. Shakes-
peare. speaking of the children in the
tower, calls them Imps. Jeremy Tay-
lor, In one of his sermons, speaks of
"the beautiful Imps that sang hosan-
i nas to the Savior in the temple."
Women a* Ci-Oerj.
Some of the gifts recently made by
Wealthy American women to various
causes are as follows: Mrs. Joseph L.
Newcombe of New York, to Tulane
university, $3,000,000; Mrs. P. I). Ar-
mour or Chicago, to Armour institute.
$1,250,000; Mrs. Edna J. McPherson of
Newark. N. J., to Yale college. $750.-
000; Mr*r H. R. Schley and Mrs. R. P.
Plower of New York. Jointly, to the
town of Watertown. N. Y.. $500,000;
Miss Helen Gould of New York, to va-
rious charities. $400,000; Mrs. Vaughan
Marquis of Ashland. Wis., to religion.
#300,000; Mrs. J. K. Ryan of New York,
to religion. $250,000; Mrs. Eugene Kel-
iy of Buffalo, to religion. $250,000; Mrs
Emmons Blaine and Mrs. Cyrus Mc-
Cormlck to the University of Chicago.
$250,000; Mrs. .A. S. Greenspan of To-
poka. Kans.. to various charities. $200,-
1)00; Mrs. I^ouise Sebor of Middleton.
Conn., to religion. $175,000; Mrs. Mar-
garet J. Bennett of Baltimore, to va-
rious charities. $150,000; Mrs. Mary
Shannon, of Newton. Mass., to various
foliages, $123,500; Mrs. O. S. Burbank,
of Fitchburg. Mass.. to various chari-
ties. $120,000. and Mrs. F. H. Alms, of
Cincinnati, to the University of Cin-
cinnati, $100,000.
No doubt an all-wise Providence has
put these various sums of money into
the bands of women for the purpose
of making them the almoners of di-
vine bounty, and In lavishing so freely
upon their fellow creatures the wealth
'which God has entrusted to their keep-
ing they not only enjoy the satisfac-
tion of knowing that they live in
hearts made happier by their gifts, but
they experience the still greater re-
ward of knowing that the agencies for
good which they have set In motion
•will continue to operate for years to
come an to be the means of blessing
countless millions.
J En ti land's "Perennial Error.
Almost daily some well-meaning
Englishman expresses sincere surprise
that all his country's efforts to con-
ciliate American friendship do not suc-
ceed. He really cannot understand
why hostility to England should con-
tinually flame out In the United States.
He attributes that hostility to "school
histories," to "the Irish vote." to all
sorts of causes save the true one. The
fact in that all the unpleasant frictions
between the two countries arise from
England's perennial failure to take a
definite position toward the American
people's fundamental principle of in-
ternational politics.
In the current Nineteenth Century
Samuel E Moffett states that princi-
ple with a clearness that should carry
conviction to the British mind. "The
United States Is." he says, "and in-
tends to remain, the paramount pow-
er of the Western hemisphere. This
determination Is Ingrained in the fiber
of the American people. It has passed
beyond all possibility of alteration.
For other powers the only question Is
whether they will accept It or collide
with it. If this fundamental principle
be once accepted, no country will have
auy trouble In maintaining harmonious
relations with the United States."
Hnglaud's perennial error, the cause
of her failure to allay American suspi-
cion, is her faili. to accept frankly
this principle. England seems unable
to realize that Indifference of Amer-
icans to affairs outside their own hem-
isphere is eon Joined with the most in-
tense interest In things inside. "In
diplomatic conferences affecting mat-
ters outside their own sphere," as Mr.
Moffett says, "they will usually be
found easy going, but In discussions
affecting the American continent they
are as hard as Krupp armor plate.
They would give up all of China more
willingly than a single inch of Alaska.
Here Is the root of all serious dif-
ficulties between England and the
United States."
When a question affecting the he-
gemony of the United States in the
Americas has been brought to a con-
crete Issue. England has always yield-
ed. as In the Venezuela case. But she
persists in academic denials of that
hegemony, as In Liord I^ansdowne's re-
cent note rejecting the senate amend-
ments to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
Other European powers have been con-
tent with one experiment with Amer-
ican feeling on this subject. France
for example, has given no trouble
since her Mexican experience. Russia
wisely removed practically all chance
of friction by selling Alaska and re-
tiring from the Americas. But Eng
land Is always getting in our way and
blustering when politely asked to get
out.
"It Is unfortunate." as Mr. Moffpti
says, "that the obstruction on the
track of the American express has al-
most always been an English one."
But such is the fact, and it is to be
hoped that Mr. Moffett's article will
lead Englishmen to some serious
thought on the point. His statements
can be unqualifiedly Indorsed as cor-
rectly representing the American at-
titude.
The Detroit piver is the outlet of
the greatest bodies of water in the
world, aggregating 82.000 square miles
of lake surface, which In turn drain
125.000 square miles of land.
Co tOed a HocKefeIter.
I
Miss Abble G. Aldrich, whose en-
gagement to the only son of John D.
Rockefeller has Just been formally an-
nounced. has a charming personality,
and haa been a great favorite in east-
ern society since her debut three years
ago. Young Mr. Rockefeller first met
her four years ago. when he was at-
tending Brown University at Provi-
dence. It la said to have been a case
of love at first sight. Miss Aldrich is
the second daughter of Senator and
Mra. Aldrich of Rhode Island, and her
relatives include former Congressman
Aldrich of Chicago. Judge Aldrich ol
the Massachusetts Supreme court.
Thomas Bally Aldrich, the author;
Judge Aldrich of Georgia, and Judge
Aldrich of the California Supreme
court.
NOTES ON SCIENCE.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Kralm HrourbllU, It* Cauaa and (he
Prop-r Treat air nt -Its Oravlty Oe-
p^udt an the .t|« of llie \ Irllui -A
Womo'i Motel fn Ballou.
ACt'TK II III INC II IT 14.
Bronchitis is an inflammation of the
membrane lining the air-tubes in the
lungs. It may be acute or chronic, and
may vary through all degrees of se-
verity. from an unpleasant, although
quite trivial, complaint to a rapidly fa-
tal illness. The gravity of acute bron-
chitis depends a great deal upon the
age of the sufferer. In the very young
and the aged it is often a most serious
malady, while In those of middle life
It is seldom dangerous unless neglect-
ed. and so allowed to become chronic
The most frequent cause of bron-
chitis Is "catching cold." that is, a gen-
eral or local chilling of the surface of
the body. The cold usually starts in
the nose and throat and "works
down," or the trouble may begin at
once with cough and pain in the chest
Acute bronchitis occurs also as an ac-
compuniment of measles and other dis-
eases. and sometimes Is produced by
the inhalation of dust or Irritant va-
pors.
The most prominent symptom of an
acute "cold on the chest" is enough
This is caused by the secretion from
the mucous membrane of the bron-
chial tubes, and Is accompanied by
more or less expectoration. It may be
very incessant, occurring in repeated
paroxysms, but Is always temporarily
relieved by the appearance of phlegm.
Pain In the chest is another frequent
symptom. This is felt behind the
breast-bone in the center of the chest,
extending sometimes toward one or
both sides. It may be sharp at first,
but is generally dull and of a compres
sive character, as if some great hand
were squeezing the lungs.
The secretion is at first sticky and
difficult to dislodge, but later becomes
more fluid, yellower and Is easily ex-
pelled. At the beginning, in severe
cases, there may be some fever pre-
ceded by chilly sensations, but this
does not last very long.
Acute bronchitis, like a cold In the
head, will often cure Itself if the pa-
tient will stay in a well-ventilated room
with an equal temperature, and re-
strict his diet for a day or two, taking
plenty of cool water to wash out the
system, the only medicine needed being
perhaps a mild laxative.
If the cough is so painful as to call
for special treatment, among the best
of domestic remedies is the old-fash-
ioned flaxseed tea. A mustard plaster
(not so strong as to blister) on the
chest is also of service at the begin-
ning of a severe attack.
If the cough persists, or the secretion
becomes profuse, in spite of domestic
remedies, more strictly medicinal
treatment will be called for. In the
case of the very young or very old no
temporizing is safe, and the physician
should be summoned at the outset.
KILLS THE (iRAss AMU WKEDN.
Here is a woman's invention for de-
stroying the grass and weeds which
make many a railroad look unsightly,
a patent for the apparatus having been
granted to Sarah P. E. Erlckson. a
Kansas woman. Her idea is to treat
the grass and weeds to a shower of salt
water at frequent intervals, which, she
claims, will not only destroy all vege-
table growths, but will also arrest the
decomposition of the ties by their ab-
sorption of the brine. The apparatus
which has been designed for this treat-
BRINY SHOWER FOR THE VEGE-
TABLE GROWTHS.
ment consists of a tank car of any
convenient size, with means for fill-
ing It with water as the locomotive
tenders are filled. The water is treated
with a quantity of salt until it becomes
very strong, and to render it more
effective it Is heated by connecting the
tank -car with the exhaust o* the loco-
motive. This Is done through the
tubular as shown, and the steam being
driven Into the brine heats It to the de-
sired temperature, when the valve Is
opened and the shower of hot brine
falls on the roadbed and prevents the
growth of vegetation
HI.OW* HOT l>R COI.D.
The electric motor-fans now manu-
factured are only useful In the sum-
mar tim« and must be laid away on
the shelf when cold weather come oa, *
but Gardner C. Hawkins, of Boston.
Mass.. has Just patented an electric fan
which blows hot air as well as cold,
making the fan useful both In winter
and summer. The picture gives a faint
idea of the manner of mounting the
fan blades and heat conductors for
winter use. a section of the blades be-
ing cut away to show the position the
resistance colls occupy. These are
shown by the three round openings cut
in the outer ends of the blades, the t
idea being to overcharge these wires
with the electric current until the re-
sistance produces heat, which is driven
about the room by the action of tho
<D
FAN FOR WINTER AND SUMMER,
fan blades. Although but three coils
are shown, the Inventor does not in-
tend to limit himself to this number
but may use more until the desired,
quantity of heat is produced. The cur-
rent for the resistance coils Is intro-
duced to the fan through the brushes
and collector rings engaging the shaft
and if it is desired to use the fan for
cooling instead of heating purposes the
brushes are removed from the rings,
when the fan will aid in the circula-
tion of the air without heat.
ANKI.KTS OF I'OCOONS.
An interesting account of how rick-
shaw-bearers in Natal make anklets
for themselves out of empty cocoons
Is contributed to the Scientific Amer-
ican by Dr. L. O. Howard of the United
States Department of Agriculture. Hs
says:
The writer recently received frorr
Mr. Claude Fuller, the government
entomologist of Natal, two interesting
anklets formed of the cocoons of i
large bombycid moth. The natives col
lect the cocoons after the moth ha*
issued from them, put one or more
small stone Into each, and sew then: '
upon a broad strip of monkey skin
side by aide, so as to cover the surface
of the skin. The cocoons are tough
and dry, and the stones within them
rattle in a most delightful way.
The use of these ankle rattles has be-
come quite general in Natal e'.nce the
introduction of the rickshaw from /
China and India. The rlck-shaw-bear-
ers wear the anklets very generally,
and the sound of their rattle on tho
streets is almost as familiar as tha
sound of sleigh-bells in a New Eng-
land town in winter.
This invention is not confined to
southeast Africa. Dr. Walter Hough,
of the United States National Museum,
has shown me rattling anklets from
Mexico which are made in a somewhat
similar way of the cocoons of another
bombycid moth. In this case many
cocoons are strung together on a
string, and several rows are tied
around the ankle. Each cocoon has
been opened for the purpose of insert-
ing the stones. a
Doctor Hough also tells me of • a
much larger cocoon frem India which
is mounted singly at the end of a stick
to be carried In the hand. This
cocoon alBo is made into a rattle
Wor i.l/N KTKANCiKNT RA1I.PAVH.
The world's strangest railways are
to be found principally In India Amer-
ica. Switzerland and Ireland. The
Loup, at Agony Point, on the DarJeel-
ing Railway, India, is thought to be
the sharpest curve In the world; while
Mt. Rigi, in Switzerland, has no fewer
than three railways to Its summit
When the Jungfrau Railway |8 com-
pleted It will be the most remarkable
one In the world. Its highest station
will be 13.668 feet above sea level and
the cost of the line will be about $■> -
000.000. Of American railways the
strangest is at Cripple Creek." where
the great timber trestle, over which
the train has to pass in crossing the
chasm, is so curved that the line is
made to tip Inwardly, and the sensa-
tion is terrible to a traveler on a fast
train; while In Ireland there is a curi-
ous single-line railway at Llstowel.
Too I'Ong a Job.
Prlmm One mark of the gentlem in
is that he always keeps his hand^
clean. Gllmm-Oh. I don't know i
know a gentleman who never washes
his hands. Prlmm Oh. come, now'
Glimm Fact. He employs 200 In hii
factory.
We shall never understand any
even the nearest, until we study them
In the spirit of eternity.—Dr. Parker
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