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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

A Tennessee inventor has secured
2 patent on an invention for staining
lumber In The log which promises to
create q sensation in woodworking
circles The staining materials are
forced through legs hy hydraulic pres
sure. and The result IS that the log
comes ont of the process evenly
stained an the way through. The value
% this is enhanced by the gradual
decimation 81 fne timber. and the nre-
vaillng fashion Of making Imitation
furniture
Under this process a piece OF maple
can be converted into mahogany an
The way through. and at very little cr-
pense. In one case. with 200 pounds
Of pressure, the inventor completely
stained a ten-foot log. forcing the
staining maieriai into the grains OF the
wood from which the sap had been
forced by the same hydraulic pressare.
Boston Transcript
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Colonel flumer. who won fame III
his efforts to relieve Mafeking. invari-
ably wears an cyegiass and gives his
orders 10 the form Of requests Ia the
sympathetic tone a dentisg uses toward
a patient in the chair the following
IS given gs 4 illustration OF his man
ner when under ire: Sergeant You
see that cloud OF dust on the right
Try 9 little pomp0m. please Thank
you. that is very nice; jug. a little
more. please-a little 10 the right.
Thank you"' Ask AR. A.. please. 10
Try the fifteen FOUNDERS on the low
kopje 90 the right The eyeglasses
never drops even under the hottcst
Gre.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

The freely lamp halls from the West
Indies. Il Is made OF wicker and bam-
boo cages. with little doors ln these
cages hrehics are imprisoned. aud are
cared Tor and fed. The lamp is one OF
a collection brought together AZ the
National Museum In Washington. The
collection includes lamps of an ages
from those Of ancient nations TO lamps
Of to-day There are old English Lam
thorns there that would delight the
heart 81 she collector OF curi0s. Among
the Chinese lamps are those made Of
bamboo and used 70 light alleyways.
They are the illuminators that SO o.
ten lead 10 confagrauous Eskimo
lamps. oid-fashloned olive Oh lamps.
and Japanese lanterns suspended from
sticks add TO the interest Of the col.
lection.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

was adoin' last night, why I was alb
sent without leave. Captain. I've a
wife-a young wife-a bit o. a gal not
seventeen till next month. an last
night 'ad a child I've got none now,
and maybe tonight III not ave a wife.
Captain, let me OF; let me see the last
o. Bess. They say as 'ow you've a
sweetheart O. yer own, a beautiful good
lady, but not better than my Bess-
sweetheart an wife Ia one ] was
married wi'out leave. she's not on tile
strength. sir. but she's my wife an
the same-my lawful welded wife.
Let me of this once. only This once.
that I may fry an save my Bess's life.
For the love Of Heaven. let me orr
Now whether the mention in such
rude terms Of his engagement angered
Captain Zimmerman. or whether the
fact that Private Masters had married
without leave, proceeding to which
he had the utmost objection. very GER
tain il was that his brow darkened ora-
inously "This Is what comes Of 20
ing against the Queens regulations. .
he said. mo Private Masters. your
excuse is worse than useless, Sergeant
march The prisoner away"
Well for the young officer that be did
not see the expression IN Private
James Masters eyes as be left the Or
deriy room Hatred. revenge. murder
was ia his face. Sergeant Lamb no.
ticed IT and shuddered. That day
Bess Masters died
About O'Clock in the morning the
guard room was found emptv as far
as the prisoner was concerned. and
the soldier who had charge Of him was
discovered lying face downward
stunned by blow. evidently dealt
with the butt end Of a rife Private
Masters had escaped. aud search for
him high and low proved unavaline.
When the day broke Nolan went 10
Captain Bannerman's quarters as
usual A strange silence peryaded the
piace-a wierd. unearthly stiffness that
could be felt.
Out OF the darkness Of the early
November morning a figure rose 10
meet Nolan. II was the missing man.
Private Masters He pointed TO the
bed-upon il lay all that remained OF
the gallant young officer lie lay there
lifeless, with the breath beaten out OF
bis body.
4I'm ready said Masters. with
laugh Yes. / done IT. "A life for
life,' says !. + wouldn't let me 90 10
Bess e wouldn't lei me OF. so come
ere 10 the dead OF night Yer nlver
thought o lookln' ere for me did yer
now. You should ave seen i'm arter
the FIRST blow Lord. 'ow - eyes
stared up! but e wasn't dead-not at
the FIRST, nor yet the second-thc third
did H. Now take me I'm ready
Penny Pictorial Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

The Hound with a sigh. after re-
ceiving a blue ribbon)-"Alasl Fame
is al hollow mockery.n
The Spaniel what makes you
think thatT
The Hound-"lve carried OF prizes
az twenty-seven different shows. and
not a single one was good to eaiF'-
Puck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Sometimes. said the sympatheiie
man. 7 feel sorry for the noble red
man. who must stand by and sec al
his giolies swept into the past
Bronco Bob looked at him ID sur
prise. and then answered.
Wen mister. you'n excuse me FOR
mentionin' j.. but I'm feelin' dowr-
right sympathetic toward you. There
amt nobody on earth that ] feel sor-
rier for than anybody who doesn't
know any heiicr than 10 be sorry fer
lninns. Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

What sweetly inquired Mrs. Tel
lnm- Whoit. the eminent lecturess. who
was addressing the club on the "Pasi.
Present and Future Of Woman. -
What has contributed So largely to-
ward giving woman more room IN ihe
W0rldy
-tlared skirts simpered a young
lady in a pink chiffon hat, as she Bit
into another chocolate. Baltimore
American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

she-"D Didn't you marry me for bet
ter or wOrsef'
He-"No, my dear You were good
enough. ] didn't want you any bet
ter Detroit Free Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01


It was 5.4J o'clock, and In the big
tea house the Office force was very
busy indeed The typewriter clicked
rapidly and the heavy pens scratched
over the thick leaves.
In the height Of the rush a woman
entered the Office. She carried a fox
mum and graceful automobile
reached TO her feet
"A stunnerF breathed several OF the
Office force, and then the young man
nearest left his stool and said:
"What can ! do for you. misss'
She seemed a bit confused
II have a great secret" she whis-
pered. but somehow every clerk heard
They surrounded her.
Yes" she continued. 4 am a WON
an with a history"
After this you could not have paid
those clerks 10 return 70 their stools.
Are you interesteds" she asked
"Interestedf" roared the tall pen
scratcher why. a statue would be
interested In your history"
And you win not discourage meT
"Neverl Do not fear 10 tell us all.
Now for your history"
She drew a flat volume from the
folds OF her automobile
Here II is A complete history Of
the Boer war TO date. Two thousand
pages. FIVE hundred"
In confusion the Office force retreat
ed
Run, woman. runr shouted the
clerk.
"What Is itfr she gasped.
''The great water tank on the roof
has burstr
With long shrek she ran down the
street.
When they spring those gags you
have to take heroic means. grlnned the
tail pen scratched. "WOmen's his.
tories amt what they are cracked up
to be-"-AIllwankee (Wls.l Sentinel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

The very popular boyish spring game
81 marbles developed from the other
game much liked among boys Of larger
gfoulh-howis 0f old the bowls were
of marble snd this name came down
% She iin3 bowls ilas followed Them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Parke-'f know your wife didn't
like il because you brought me home
unexpectedly 10 dinner last night"
Lane Nonsense, Why. you hadn't
been gone five minutes before she re-
marked that sh, was glad it was no
one else but you. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01
THE MERRY SIDE OFLIFE
STORIES TOLD BY THE FUNNY MEN
or THE PRESS.

The Chance Of Her Life - Thought 81.
Looked It-Patrick ExpIains-Fan,ilv
Ties-Wise Fafher--Resienation won.
derfal Wonderful, Ete.. izte.
The girl stood on the burning deck.
And simply wouldn't stir.
She planned to let him claim her hand
Who came 80 rescue her.
-Ohieago Times Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

No law OF prescription applies 10
criminal cases In England The Law
Times recalls many curious examples
OF this fact The leading case is. Of
course. that Of Eugene Aram. who was
hanged FOR the murder OF Clarke four.
teen years after the offense A man
named Horne was executed FOR the
murder Of his child In the eighteenth
century. no less than thirty-nve years
after the offense There is also the
well-knOwn ease OF Governor Wall.
who was executed in 1902 for a muir
der committed Ia 1882 In the present
century Sherward was hanged at Nor.
witch for the murder OF his wife after
q lapse Of twenty years. But Sir Fitz-
James stephen recalls what IS surely
The most remarkable case OF an. He
prosecuted as counsel for the Crown
in 1869 a man who was charged with
stealing a leaf from a parish register
sixty years hef0re-that is. in 1903
In this case the prisoner was ac-
Quilted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

How close is your relationship 10
that millionairef"
'Oh, his brother married my broth
er-in-law's sister" Detroit Free
Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Suitor r "Sir, / came to ask your
daughter in marriage"
Father ltearfully)- Would you take
my only child away from mog'
Suitor-"Oh not at al. not at an,
my dear Sir ! can move right ln.'
Detroit Free Press. e
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

jerks "a was thinking Of run1lny
up 20 your house tonight after diu-
ner"
Hcnpeck You'd better not. FOR you
won't gef amy. It's the girls day out.
and my wife has 4 meeting on hand
&C the Housckcepers' Club. "-Philadel
phia Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

''They say my cousin is n wonderful
doctor
You bet he isl 1 swallowed a nickel
the other day and he made me cough
mp two dollars Topeka Capital
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Mike-"Why do thin false ewes he
made Of glass. nowg
Pat-"shure, am how else could ihev
say throo 'em. ye thickncad a-T T,s-
Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

rs that painter an impressionistg'
asked the young woman.
TO a certain extent" answered Miss
Cayenne. "Hc is under the impress
sion that De is great" Washington
Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Willie-"Here's a recipe for cooking
lentils. Say, pa, what are lenulsg"
Pa-"Oh, that's some kind Of truck
you have to eat during Lent. t."-Phila.
delphia Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Mrs. Wunder-"But what could Mr..
Morgan do with all the money in the
world. even If b should corner itg"
Mr. Perhaps be Is fond Of
Strawberries. Baltimore American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

The Good Playing marbles Oh
the Sabbath Boy. / shall 90 in and
inform your father"
The Bad lioy-"Paw amt home" !
The Good Man-"Whcre Is hegf
The Bad Boy -"Playin' golfw-Chi
cag0 News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01


Professor Krone, In making a COM
parison between the cost Of electric
power produced by steam and gas. has
calculated the expense Of the steam en-
gine. with or withour compensation.
including IT, interest. etc. and The
service. To this he adds the cost Of
an electric installation for 100 horse
power. He makes the cost OF horse
power hour lelectricl S002G. with a
non-condensing engine. and S0.024
with a condensing engine. If n gas
engine is used the cost Is found TO be
5000 for the same unit under similar
conditions; the saving is thus sixteen
per cent. based upon the hest OF the
steam engines. Professor Krone de-
scrihes a small electric station which
has two gas generators and two gas
engines OF seventy horse power each.
making 100 revolutions a minute. The
speed may be Increased fifteen per
cent when it IS desired 10 charge q
battery Of accumulators The gas en-
gine is regulated by varying the guam
tity OF The detonation mixture intro
duccd. the proportion Of the mixture
remaining always the same. The gas
engine runs with great regularity;
when onc-half Of It's load is thrown or
rs speed does not rise more than two
per cent These engines are connected
directly with two direct current dyna-
mos Of four 10 six kilowatts each
Professor krone's figures show that
during one year the amount Of com
bustihle anthracite and coke mixed.
which was necessary TO produce one
horsepower hour Of electric energy
averaged about % pounds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Miss Passeigh 4 was born on
Washington's Birthday
Mr. Crusteigh-'l believe it.s-Balti-
more American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

A German electrician has devised an
ingenious method OF finding the fire.
quency Of an alternating current that
is the rate al which the reversals of
the direction OF the current are made.
A disk formed Of alternate black and
white sectors IS made TO rotate at an
increasing velocity. and is looked at
by the light Of an electric lamp fed By
the alternating current At length a
degree Of velocity win be reached at
which the disk win appear to stand
siill At this point the alterations OF
The black and white sectors on the
disk are exactly keeping time with the
alterations of the electric current,
and the velocity OF the disk being
known it is easy to find that Of the
current reversals
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

The Elephant YES I'm thick
skinned but wish you wouldn't men,
ti0n g."
The Monkey-"Whyf
The Elephant "Well, I'm sensitive
about Il" Puck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01
scIEMrIfIc ANp lNpusrRIAL.

Cold is not fatal to miero-organisms.
Or. Macfayden and Mr. Rowland find
that an exposure FOR ten hours to a
temperature Of $50 degrees centigrade
has no appreelable effect on the vital
ity Of miero-organisms.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

The processes of fermentation have
been supposed by most people TO be
due to the action Of Rlicro-organisms.
or 10 the living protoplasm within
them. Recent experiments. however.
by Herr +. Bushner afford strong evil
dence that this is not the case. Guam
titles Of the yeast organism Were dried
IN vacuo. and heated IN current of
hydrogen to a temperature above that
Of boiling water. After this treatment
the yeast had no fermenting power
as was conclusiyely proved by expert
ments extending over three weeks
This sterile yeast was ground up with
sand and a solution Of aqueous giycer-
inc. and the mass was then subjected
10 strong hydraulic pressure The
liquid pressed out Of the paste was
found 70 have strong fermenting pow
er. IN spite Of the sterlllty Of the mass
from which it was obtained. That
this fermenting action could not be
due 10 living prOtoplasm. but must be
looked for as existing In some definite
chemical compound. is obvious The
isolation and study Of this compound
would be interesting from many stand
points.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Il always like to see a rich man die
suddenly"
"Ob William
1T prevents his disinheriting his
family in favor Of some foolish char
ity."-Lifc y
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

The American coal fields are thirty
seven times as great as the English.
Coal Is profitably and somewhat large
ly mined in twenty-eight States OF the
Union; Alabama, Arkansas. California.
Colorado. Georgia, Illinois. Indiana.
Indian Territory. Iowa. Kansas. Ken
lucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri.
Montana, New Mexico. North Car0li-
na. North Dakota, Ohio. Oregon. Penn
sylvania. Tennessee. Texas. Utah. Vir-
ginia, Washington, West Virginia and
Wyoming.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01

Every traveller IN France has been
struck by the sight Of muititudes Of
slender poplar trees growing By the
roadsides and brooksides. Two or
three times ia twenty years the
branches Of these poplars are trimmed,
and the light wood thus obtained is
dried and sold TO bakers, whose prae-
tical science has taught them that the
quick, intense heat produced By burn
ing poplar is excellent for giving a
thick crust 20 their bread.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01
; TIE CRIME Of s
3 PRIVATE MASTERS s
Observation-Disclosures

ALLOA, who's theref'
sang OUT Captain Ban
herman. an officer in
Her Majesty's l99th Reg
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-08-24
Crop Prospects.

Harvesting is well advanced ON
tie slope and many farmers are
through with small grains. The
weather the past st@week has been
excellent for maturing grain and
harvesting, and farmers are max
ing rapid progress in the favorable
weather now prevailing. The
writer chanced to visit a number
of large farmers this week i'll the
vicinity Of Weller, Conkling, Coal
Harbor and points in. Mercer Co.,
where q more favorable idea of the
immense amount of grain raised.
and especially wheat, could be had.
The large extensive fields Of wheat
through that section makes a
pleasing aspect and flls one with
inspiration to behold what bounte-,
Gus crops can be raised on the
Missouri slope, and converts ones
ideas to the productiveness and
fertility Of the soil. The wheat
acreage through these localities
is very large and indications are
that the yields will surpasa all
expectations. The grade is also
the very best, and generally free
from smut. Flax is not extensively
raised in this locality, but what
there is. is now doing nicely, but
is not yet ripe. a great deal Of
corn is raised along the river which
is growing we'll and q bumper crop
lis assured the present weather is
very congenial to its maturity.
There is also a good, amount Of
graden truck, and potatoes will be
very good but the acreage planted
is small. Hayis q plentiful crop
and can be had most anywhere.
deal Of broom grass and
millet IS also reised for hay.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-08-24
Ger already established there in
his business cf hunting and trap

/ Ger already established there in
his business cf hunting and trap
ping.
i At that tine Burleigh county
was part of the unexplored comfy
Iof Buffalo, that comprised nearly
the whole northwestern part Of the
territory of Dakota. By act of the
territorial legislature in January,
1873, it was constituted seperate
county, and it's boundaries defined.
IT was organized June 5, 1873, by
the appointment by Governor
Burbank w. III. II. Mercer of
Painted Woods and John 2. Dunn
land James a. Emmons as the
board of county commissioners,
The board organized July l6,
1873. and in regular session, on
July 18th and 18th, elected county
officers as follows: Register OF
Ideeds-Dan Williams; sheriff, H.
N. Ross; judge of probate, j. S.
Carville; comfy attorney, John A.
Stoyell; county superintendent of
schools, Mrs Linda w. Slaughter.
Joseph FL. Taylor was appointed
justice of the peace for Painted
Woods; j. B. Bailey and Fred G.
Hollemback for Bismarck and M.
"a. Hutchins for Apple Greek; VIM.
W.. ward, Edmond Hackett, Adam
Mann and I. G.. Adams were ap-
pointed constables.
I The hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mercer at Painted Woods,
where the latchstring was always
on the outside to pioneer friends,
will Hot soon be forgotten by the
old tiners-who have heard Of his
death with regret and with SYM
.patlly for Instantly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-08-24
Death Ola Worthy Pioneer,

Bismarck Tribune The news
Of. the sudden death Of W illiam
Henry Harrison Mercer, in Nc
Lean county. comes as q shock to
the pione u eers of the Missouri alope,
who so long knew and eciatedI
his sterling qualit les, asSa u friend
His loyalty never ftaltered, and as
q citizen whoes integritY v was
never quest stioned. 's;5 3
Mercer was of Reyolu on,
'ary ancestry and had an onprable
record as . union ldier durllfy the.
civil .i,i war. He was one sofs the FIRST
white resi- q ! of Stthe. country and
was sis early eng aged s. hunting and.
trapping :on the ] liss sourii i { 4 ar;iiyer at
'Painte " oods. esF i b ,ersoins ! I % who
nov 81 traverse The route n Nof The Bis
,marck burr Grsat Falls
IRaillW can I conn lsfle1lll the. con.
disioRp then # iiIi that ~
1s72 dstach hriiaats of soldiers
tom ort ais ills Il sasI tsHenis::' /:
sso u ssents III "a Il isaund sto
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-08-24
The Fertile Missouri Valley

!
Wilton News: There is prob
ABLY no other locality in the west
that has been favored to d greater
extent than has the Missouri Slope.
| This is especially true Of Burleigh,
Mclean, Mercer and Oliver
! counties. These are situated on
the east and west side Of the river
and in close proximity to what is
commonly known as the Big Bend
of the Missouri" Here the soilt
is unusually heavy and the rem.
fall, while not excessive, is noder-.
lately adequate to insure an assnn-
;dant crop every year. The fssain
fields Of this section are beautiful
Ito the eye Of the traveller and awe
inspiring to the sojourner who
comes from more distant and arid
parts. There are few spots on
this continent where the moderate,
rainfall and climatic conditions.
isustain more uniform and
healthy growth, Of both grains md
grasses, than here. 3S H
The diversified pursuits enable,
the farmers Of the slope to market
the varied products Of their farm
and range at different seasons and.
thus the Tabor i1lyolved it more
uniformly eiistributed through the.
year, Ihe farmer who wisely has.
"a few heal Of stock can protitablya
spend tile winter months i'll an
easy. yet industrious manner,
wAlle those Who depend more
largely On small grain, in other
scctious of the country, have time
haiss htaYily oll their; hands witbzs4
out any apparnlt income. Time
is laoney always and everywhere
and there is no better ilIustratioll
OF this fact than on the Missouri;
slope resident. "A: n
The transpo poT:ttisttio on facilitiags
~ ~, 7, ava. !,