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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Imports OF woolen manufactures into
the United States are less than one
third in value what they were in 1895,
while during the decade 1890-1900 ex-
ports Of woolen manufactures have
more than trebled. During the eight
months ending Aug. 81, 1900, the i'm
ports of wooden manufactures amount
ed to S12,0S4,92S, against S40.667, ,O4l in
eight months Of loss, and S2O,544, ,09f
in the corresponding eight months Of
1896. The average annual importation
Of woolen manufactures during the
decade from 1890 to 1900 has been S25.-
000O00 the high-water marks having
been reached in the year 1895, when
the total was SlO.6670l4 During that
and the succeeding two years the inn
portations were very heavy. averag-
ing for the period nearly $4,000 900
for the eight-months' period OF each
year; but since that date the importa-
tions have constantly decreased until
in the years 1898, 1899 and 1900 they
reached their lowest level, averaging
during the eight months of each year
but about S11O00,000 Thus it will be
seen that the imDortations Of wooden
manufactures are now but one-half
their annual average since 1890. On
the other hand the exports Of wooden
manufactures have slowly but steadily
increased, advancing from SECS 09l in
1890, si70 725 in 1895. S6l467S in 1895.
S144,512 in 1897 and S717,6Sg in 1898 to
$3.50, ,059 in the eight months Of 1900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

dashing woman and ft COM
panion for the gallant leader Of the
Farmer Fighters. when Pretoria was
occupied by the invaders Mrs. Botha
remained IN the city She met Lord
Roberts a few days after the capitu-
lation and offered 10 try TO mediate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

ofk Ihe enterprise has so far pro-
gressed that the contract has already
been awarded and the work will be be-
gun at an early day The sum of
$4,000 has been subscribed and is IN
the hands Of the treasurer, and enough
has been pledged 70 increase the fund
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tG1baf Ml6bf Haze Been.
At the Geneva arbitration in 1871
72-to settle the claims Of the United
States against Great Britain for the
damages to our commerce caused by
the cruisers built In English ports
William NJ. Evarts, Caleb Cushing and
Morrison r. Waite were counsel for the
United States. Charles Francis Adams
was the arbitrator on behalf Of the
United States.
At that time Mr. Evarts ranked
among the greatest lawyers at the
American bar, had filled a conspicuous
place In national politics and was
prominent in civic affairs Mr. Cush-
ing was a much older man, with a va
ried political experience in all parties,
- "A infant NAAN4 NNAEEM an MAWAlANAIN
and possessing great learning on al
most every subject Of human study
Mr.. Waite was a Toledo lawyer with
out reputation beyond the limits OF
Ohio-a quiet, conservative man who
had rejected high political honors and
was devoted singly to the law.
The brilliant results OF the arbitra-
tion-an award Of s15,OOO.0OO to the
United States-was due In a great
measure to the powerful argument OF
Mr. Evarts, who was easily the leader
in the debates before the arbitrators.
When the counsel for the United
States returned home they received
the highest popular applause for their
successful labors In a monarchy they /
would have been ennobled and received /
other marks Of royal favor. They I
were paid well in money. but their 4
only further immediate reward was
the approval and congratulations of
the people Of the country.
In 1873 however, Salmon p. Chase
chief justice Of the United States. died
leaving vacancy in that Office which
is the object Of the highest ambition
cherished by American lawyers. Ii
was supposed that President Grant
would appoint to the place William NJ.
Evarts. recognized as one OF the great
est lawyers at the bar and the leader
IN the contest before the Geneva
tribunal For some reason never ex-
planned Morrison r. Waite instead
Of Mr. Evarts. was appointed. 10 the
surprise Of the bar and the general /
Dablic.
Judge Waite held the odice until
1883. when he died suddenly IN March
IF that year. The great prize was
lrawn By Melville W. Fuller of Chi
ago, who still holds the office and Is
n excellent health.
If President Grant had appoinfed
zvarts instead Of Waite TO the chief
he would have held It until
mother republican president was ~
fdoe The tenure Of a single life
hanged the occupancy OF this great
.dice for at least a score Of years. per-
Iaps for more than a generation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

IN Algeria a river Of ink is formed
by the conjunction Of two streams. one
of which Is impregnated with iron and
the other, which drains a peat bog
with gallie acid. The mixing OF the
iron and the acid results IN Ink.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Rats in the mines Of Colorado have
bushy tails. like squirrels. They are
petted BY the miners. and sin on their
launches beside the wOrkmen while
the latter eat their meals. waiting for
scraps to be thrown to them. Miners
always share their meals with them.
and never try to harm them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

No bank stock or railroad shares.
city, state OF government bonds. vii
pay such heavy interest on the invest
ment as well managed farm.
From the United Kingdom we i'm
ported during 1s95-Is9s Agricultural
produce amounting in average annual
value 70 $34.13l,S35.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

N no HE NNi AAA N"
be working for
the peace Of
South Africa by
trying to eject a
conciliatiOn be-
tween her husband
and Lord Kitchen
er. commander oi
the British forces
Is related TO the
family of Robert
Emmet the dis
tinguished Irish
patriot. She IS a
woman OF culture.
having passed her
girlhood days in
school IN Paris In
Pretoria she was
recognized as a So
cial leader while
her husband was
member az the
Boer parliament
General and Mrs.
Botha lived on a
farm some dis
tance from the
capital. and were
in Pretoria only
during the raad
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

a passport was provided her and the
meeting was Effected III itis 70 visie
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Too many men like to stand around
and grHnf while som9 other man lifss.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

a monument to the memory of those
who lost their lives on the Maine in
Havana harbor Is to be erected In New
York The enterprise has so far pro-
gressed that the contract has already
been awarded and the work viii be be-
gun at an early day. The sum Of
$4,000 has been subscribed and is IN
the hands Of the treasurer, and enough
has been pledged 70 increase the fund
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
An Educational Mistake.

Whether or not a college education is advantageous depends entirely upon the ability of the recipient to absorb and utilize such an education. In fortunately such view Of the case is seldom considered by parents and guardians who are inclined to send their children to college simply be- cause it is considered the proper thing to do. Consequently we find through out the country thousands of young men who have passed through college acting as cheap clerks, bookkeepers or even as car conductors and restaurant walters. Having learned no mechan- ical trade for which they may be adapt ed and being united by nature for a profession, they go through life discon- tented with their lot and vaguely be lieving that the world owes them bet ter treatment because they have gone through college.-Los Angeles Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
TIMING YOUR IRAN.
Ways In Which to Learn How Fast
 You Are Travelling.


 You Are Travelling.
 sThere has been some picturesque fiction written about the ease with which railroad men and drummers are supposed to tick off the miles as the train speeds along from things they can see from the car windows" said a railroad conductor to a reporter.
 There is only one strictly accurate way. and that is to seat yourself on the side of the train from which may be observed the white mile posts that line the road and hold your watch on them. If you have a split second watch, it will prove interesting to note that while you made one mile in 60 seconds the next was covered in 53 and the third in 70 seconds, and so on. as the speed of the train increases or slack ems. You may also follow around the little second hand on an ordinary watch. It kills time.
 "Some pretend to say that they can tell the speed of the train by counting the telegraph poles. If there were an exact number of telegraph poles to ev- cry mile, this might be done by little figuring, but there is a difference. The number of telegraph poles to mile vary from 8 to 40, depending upon the straight stretches and the curves in the track, the latter having more poles than the former. So, you see, it is not as easy as the drummer would have the other passengers believe.
 If the poles are planted B to the mile, they are 160 feet apart, and every Il passed represents third of mile. If placed 40 to a mile, they are 132 feet apart. and every 20 represents half a mile
 'NThese are easy figures to remember, and by applying them on journey passenger may obtain an idea more or less accurate of the speed of the train.
 .'Another way is to attempt to count the clicks of the wheels of the truck of your car as they pass over the rails where joined. The rails of the roads as placed today are too evenly joined to arrive at an exact determination by this method. because if you miss two or three joints your calculations are thrown out as to accuracy.
 However. there are railroad men who cannot tell you the number of rails to the mile of their own roads, and rails vary in length, the average being 30 feet, some 8 feet and some 60 feet. At 30 feet there are TIC rails to the mile, and if you can count 176 consecu- tive clinks as your train flies along you may determine it's speed and not other wise. "-Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
mnIfons Made by Planting Trees.


 Any one who takes vital interest in the welfare of his grandchildren can insure their being rich by planting trees on treeless land. which land he can leave to them in. his will. Some big British fortunes have been provid- ed for in this manner. A predecessor of the present Duke of Athole had a lot of land. but it was not especially va.u- able-in fact. he was "land poor"
 He determined that, his descendants should fare better and so began plant ing trees. In the. course of his lifetime he planted 14.O95,7 ,719 larch trees alone. covering an area of 10.324 acres. His last plantation covered 7,S00 acres, which in the ordinary way becomes q forest-of mature timber 70 years after planting. Trimmed down to about $50 trees an acre. each tree will contain at least 90 cubic feet of timber, which, at . cents a foot, gives a sum of $4.315 an acre, a total for the value of the timber on the last plantation alone of 34.500.0O0
 The wholeyinitial outlay for this plan tation, which has so increased the wealth of the ancient house of Athole. is said to have been only about Sl5,OOo for the seeding trees and the cost of the labor of planting them. The main tenance of the wood was paid for out of the profits arising from the sale of young wood when thinning the planta tions
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
Japan's ImpregnabIIity.


 The coast of Japan. notwithstanding Its long shore line and numerous har- bors. offers scant allurement to an in vading army. There is very little beach. The bold crags and bluffs over looking every spot where a modern war vessel can ride at anchor are pro- tected by strong Qualifications defended by the.most modern guns
 Yeddo bay. the most feasible blight for invading purposes. needs careful navigation even by steamers of moder ate draft. When torpedoes are planted. it is simply impregnable, says writer in. Golfers Weekly. When the war with China broke out, a small steamer was selected to pilot merchant steam CTS up and down the bay. remember perfectly the unexpected curves made by this steamer, showing plainly the countless dangers besetting a hostile fleet regardless of the care that may be used in feeling its way. No invad ing army could possibly land. and even if it succeeded in doing so the rice fields. readily submerged as they are would aid materially in thwarting the advance and in isolating the enemy. A successful invasion of Japan is simply impossible.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
AWFUL AGONY
The Story of a Stricken Woman Whom Doctors Were Not
 Able to Help.
From the Me,rs, cOnnersmNe. Ind.

The story of Mrs Nellie M. Hedden, of No. 621 Summit avenue, Corners vile. Ind. contains an important les son for many American women who suffer in silence rather than face the ordeal that the usual treatment of their troubles entails. It is a story that rings with honest gratitude and does not tell half the misery that the narrator endured. Other women who are suffering as Mrs. Hedden did will know how to understand and appreci- ate much that cannot be told in a newspaper article. Mrs. Hedden's experience is best given in her own words. She says:
 ''For nearly a year indured terrible agony caused by general breaking down of the nervous system, female weakness and suppression of the pe- riods. suffered greatly with bearing down pains and was very weak and short of breath. My circulation was very bad, causing numbness of limbs, dizziness and headache all the time. My heart would sometimes feel as if ther was a heavy weight on it. I had never been healthly and strong, so you Call I0dully S00 IudI l WdS III AO SOA- dition to withstand such a combina- tion of ailments.
 '.I grew worse very rapidly and all the doctors I tried failed to check my decline A friend of my husband told him how much good Dr. Williams Pink Pills had done his wife, so I commenced taking them and can now state that they are the only relief I ever had. The first box helped me so much that I was thoroughly con vinced of the efficacy of the remedy. continued the treatment for several weeks, using six boxes in all.
 Tn conclusion I will say that if any one, who is suffering the same as was, will take Dr. Williams Pink Pills as directed, they will be re- warded."
 Signed, NELLIE M. HIDDEN.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of November, 1900.
 FINLY H. GRAY, ESeal] Notary Public.
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are sold at all druggists or will be sent direct from Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Price 50 cents per box; six boxes s2.5O.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
Cofree and Biscuits i'm Cuba.

An Eastern man who has just re- turned from Cuba was impressed by two things during his stay in Havana the strength of the coffee that is served and the vast quantities of soda biscuits of American manufacture consumed by the natives Tt took me some time to get accustomed to the coffee,' he said. "At first I used to water it, but grad ually I fell into the Cubans' way of drinking it and learned to like the strong aromatic flavor. Our own coffee now tastes weak and inslpid to me. The poorer classes of Cubans will make a meal from coffee and soda biscuits" |"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
GOT A SENATOR'S HAT.
Actor Crane Appropriated the Head
 gear of a Kansas Statesman.

gear of Kansas Statesman.
 Among the stories that are retailed in the cloakroom of the senate when that body is in session at Washington Is one of how William Fl. Crane, the actor, put the finishing touches upon his great character study, 1.-The Sen- ator."
 "As you we'll know" said one of the group, Crane took his character al- most directly from Senator Plumb of Kansas. Crane had just started out with The Senator and had opened in Washington. We had all seen the per formance and liked it immensely. But I thought 1 saw one defect. Crane wore a high silk hat, which was not at all, according to my thinking. in keep ing with the imitation of Plumb, who always wore the characteristic broad brimmed hat of the southerner. One evening when Crane, Ingalls,, Plumb and myself happened to be dining to- gether remarked to Crane about the matter of the high hat.
 "'You really ought not to wear 1t, for it is not in keeping with the char acter,' said I. You ought to wear one like Plumb's.'
 Crane did not say much in answer, but when he arose from the table he reached caf for Piamb's hat and calm Y put it on Leaving his own hat for Plumb, Crane went off down tue street with the old felt affair jammed down over his forehead. The senator was too surprised to offer objection. The next night Crane appeared on the stage with Plumbs hat on his head and thereafter wore it at every per formance. ce."-Chicago Chronicle.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
On q Business Basis.

Gerald developed a journalistic Tn stinct at the early age of IA. With the consent of his father and some assist. ance from the same source he bought an amateur printing outfit" and start. ed the Elmhurst Monthly Journal sub scription price 9 cents year, payable in advance.
 'I suppose you call yourself the ed. ltor and proprietor of this off1ce." re marked an envious young associate who dropped in at his "sanctum" in the basement of the paternal dwelling one day.
 "Of course do," responded the youth. ful journalist. "I don't owe cent on it."
 "ProprietorI Humph! Everybody knows you got $25 from your father te start it with"
 ''Yes. sir" stoutly rejoined Gerald "and his subscription for The Journal is marked paid 100 years ahead on my booksp'-Youth's Companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
Careful statement.

"Was this man Dennis an entire stranger to youT asked the cross ex- amining counsel of a witness in an i'm portant case.
 "SorrT' said the witness, whose stu pid face was crossed with wrinkles of anxiety, for he had been warned to be cautious and exact in his answers.
 The lawyer repeated his question.
 ''Well, no, sorr." said the witness, with sudden gleam of enlightenment. ''He couldn't be that, for he had but the wan arm, SOFT, but be was a partial stranger. SOFT. Ord niver seen him befoor. Companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
One stiII Nicer.

Mrs. NeWma-Oh, I wish you could see Mrs. Winkler's baby. It's perfect ly lovely! Such a delicate, sweet little creature as it is! It's a perfect little cherub. with the loveliest eyes, the sweetest little mouth, the cunningest little nose and eyes of heavenly blue. It looks as if it had just dropped from heaven and every tiny feature had been fashioned by the angels.
 Mir. Newma-Is it as nice as our baby?
 Mrs. Newma-Mercyl No; not half as nice.-Pearson's Weekly.
 A Mixed Wedding Party.
 '9The college roommate of a friend of mine was engaged to a lady in New York" writes the Rev. D. NJ. Steele in his article on Some People Have Married" In The Ladies' Home Jour- nal. "Hls people are Congregational ists, but while at Yale he became a Unitarian. Her parents are Roman Catholics, out she was member of the Ethical Culture society at Carnegie hall. In compliance with her mothers wish he asked five different priests to marry them, but all refused Iii despair he came for me. I married them, an Episcopalian, with the ritual service in a Presbyterian chapel. The Roman Catholic brother of the bride and the Congregational sister of the groom were present. This sister acted as one witness; the other witness was Jew eSS,"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
t,nSCienCe |El 9@ AID |s ||sszII1ve1tiOfl

The largest square that can be got
 out of round piece of metal is found
 by multiplying the diameter by .7071. From disc one and one-quarter inches in diameter could be cut square piece .SS3S-inch in diameter.
 The medical faculty of the University of Heidelberg has recently made a re- port on the effect upon the eyes of in- candescent light, whether from an cleo tric lamp or from a gas mantle. Their verdict is that such light is not harm fuI.
 When we look up to the sky we do not see the stars as they are, but as they were years, centuries, even mill ennia ago. The majority of stars might nave been plotted out of existence be- fore the Christian era,' and we of to- day should still receive their light and seem to see them just as we do.
 sI'he interesting question of the great est distance at which cannon can be heard having been raised in Nature, J. W. Mallet writes, from personal ex- perience, that during the bombardment of Charleston, S. C., by the Federal forces in 1863, the firing of the heavy siege guns was heard as far inland as Augusta, Ga., distance of 122 miles, while at sixty miles the sound was ac- companied by a general feeling of tremOr.
 The biggest guns for naval service now have calibre of only twelve and thirteen inches. They weigh from fifty to sixty-five tons, and are from forty to fifty feet in length. They throw projec- tiles weighing from $50 to 1 ,25O pounds. For coast defence, however, heavier ordnance is possible. The great 16-inch gun being completed for the United States at Watervliet will weigh 12G tons, and it is expected to hurl 2,37O- pound projectile twenty miles. This piece is nearly fifty feet long and meas ures six feet across the breech.
 It is said that in Rhodesia white ants destroy books and articles of clothing left on tables or hanging on nails. The Rev. A. Leboeuf gives, in the Zambezi Mission Record, the following surpris- ing picture: "On awaking in the morn ing you are astOnished to see a cone shaped object on the brick floor, short distance from your bed, with two holes at the top. On closer examination you discover that the holes have just the size and shape of the inside of your boots, which you incautiOusly left on the floor the night before. They have given form and proportion to an ant heap, and nothing is left of them ex- cept the nails, eyelets and, maybe, part of the heels."
 The French scientific journal, La Ma ture, calls attention to the remarkable revival, during the year 1900, of exper- lments in aerial navigation, with both largest apparatus is Count Zeppelin's 1irigible balloon, which has been tested | several times over the Lake of Con- stance, and whose inventor is still making improvements in the details of ais machine. Some of the air-vessels, IS represented in flight, present re- appearance; as, for instance, be Santos-Dumont balloon, shaped like l cigar, and the Bousson 'autoaviator," ,urmounted by a cylindrical balloon md furnished with wings that recall hose of dragon.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
The pernIe.ea Inrnr-

A man was being tried in New South Wales for stealing a watch. The eyi- dence was con5icting. and the jury made up their minds to retire. but be fore they left the hall the judge re marked that if there were any points on which they required information be would be pleased to assist them. EleV- en of the jurymen had left the box but the twelfth remained standing. with his eyes fixed downward. as if absorbed in thought.
 "Well. sir" said the judge. "is there any question you would like to ask me before you retireT
 "I would like to know, my lord" came the reply, eff you could tell us whether the prisoner stole the watch"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-07
A Humble Apology.

We feel that an apology is due," ex- plains the editor of the Spiketown Bliz- gard, ito the estimable young woman who teaches at the scheolhouse in Dis trict No. 5. Through the wretched blunder of a worthless tramp printer whom we trusted with the setting up of an item just as we were closing the forms for our last weeks edition we were made to say that Miss Ruby Me Connell, the handsome and popular teacher in Riggs ncighborhood, is the proud possessor of an elegant new black beard We wrote 1t black board. Chicago Tribune.