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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06
Workings Of tho
Drill. Crane and
Rolling Machine.

could see the sheet coming I'D from the
rolls. Il was no longer aat. but
curved into great tube. Workmen
slipped Il out at the end Of the rolling
machine. and another crane came
along picked It up.'and started away
with It. We followed after Theodore
Waters. In Leslies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

The honor Of being made an earl
cost Lord Roberts. as It costs every
neW-made peer Of high degree. thou
sands Of dollars ID fees. Nevertheless
hosts o. Englishmen. and probably
not q few plain American citizens who
esteem themseives-While not under
tempiati0n-good republicans. would
gladly pay the price.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

William Dlckerson. an engineer, liv-
ing at Chelsea Mass. Is the moving
spirit IN an Organization Of fifty or
sixty men and women Of that part Of
the state who say they are descendants
Of Oliver Cromwell, and as such en-
titled 70 a share in the division Of
more than $25 100000. which. they
have been assured, has been lying for
generations IN the Bank or England
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

The University Of Chicago is said
to have been chosen as one OF the nine
institutions which win select the can
didates for the Noebei prizes The
ether eight are the Universities Of Ber-
un. St. Petersburg. Vienna, Rome.
Leydon. London. Paris and Zurich. n.
Noebel was a Swedish millionaire. who
iefi q large legacy for prizes 70 the
greatest benefactors OF humanity. The
pri1es 80 70 the greatest discoverers
fn rhrnieal science. chemistry and
rfycholory. also 70 the author q the
ffs1fsni literary work Of ideaiism and
- tts creates. Drom0ier Of peace.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

The sound OF the woodsman's Ak
may soon be thing Of the past In
the forest OF Potter county, Pa. ma
chine IS 70 be tested which is claimed
70 be capable Of peeling bark. cutting
down trees and then transforming
them into logs After being fastened
to Q tree the machine will peel It from
the ground to the branches, then cut
II down and saw It into the required
lengths.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

In the electric cars and railway
waiting rooms of many cities the
boards OF health have posted notices
iorbidding under heavy penalties. the
nnWholesome and nause0us practice Of
splitting on the floors. But have the
authorities ever looked into a smoking
car2
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

To be a woman. to be in love. to
have the artistic temperamcnt-it
would take God Himself to predict
what a human being would Dc under
those circumstances. wouldn't Itg-The
Meloon Farm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

An application to congress for an
appropriation Of s10. 1000 has been made
by Secretary Hay as preliminary
step 70 the entertainment In Wash
ington next December Of the interna-
tional congress which considers the
protection Of patents. trademarks and
other industrial properties Of a simi-
Jar nature An article Of the conven-
tion concluded In Paris In 1888 pro-
vides for the periodical revision Of the
agreement The last conference was
held laat December in Brussels The
arrangements for the conference in
clude the gathering from the various
parties 10 the convention and the dis
iribution Of the suggestions for
amendments. all Of which must be
completed al least six months before
the meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

The British foreign once. It Is said,
is not disturbed by the speeches made
in the senate on the Nicaragua canal
question. They are dismissed with
the remark that treaties cannot be
abroRated without the consent Of both
the contracting parties" Cheer up. 4"
said the lawyer 10 his client; they
cant pat you In jail for that" May
be they can't" replied the victim
through the bars. but they have ="
Whether treaties can be abrogated
OF not. we know Of one that viii be.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

Five years ago when Alonzo White
man Of Williamsport. Penn. died. his
family was surprised at the smallness
Of his fortune. They were sure he
had more money, but could not tell
where. a few days ago Charles White
man. q son. was rummaging about the
attic OF bis home. when. IN the secret
apartment Of an old trunk, he found,
tied up with red tape a package Of
government bonds. to the amount Of
$4,000, evidently placed there by his
father.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

Boys Who work their way" through
college often hit upon odd ways Of
turning an honest penny. Girls in
similar circumstances also appear to
be resourceful Several Radcliffe stu
dents are earning their college ex-
penses. or a part Of them. by tending
babies. They receive from twenty-five
70 fifty cents an hour. and are acquir-
i.-a t--a--..s..tt--ii .-ut sslstntsaeLIa
through the regular curriculum.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

The last annual silk crop of China
was estimated at q 900. 900 pounds
weight OF this total more than 10
per cent Is consumed in China.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-18

WILLIAM II. NORMAN.
PRESIDENT.
{. G. AMSTERDAM.
Clerk
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-18
brakeman Isoyerss Ride.


Freight Brakeman Frank NJ. Boyer,
OF the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Railway. remains to tell the story Of
an experience that In 800 cases out Of
1000 terminates In a sad scene al a
morgue. Railroad men. accustomed 10
hazardous chances. realize the slight
opportunity for escape afforded the
brakeman who falls between two cars
while the train Ia In rapid motion.
Boyer can make his story Of his some
thing short OF miraculous escape
from instant death sound more thrill
Ing than any chapter OF fiction.
AS the freight train rolled ago
ward through Chicago Heights. Boyer
attempted to step from the deck" Of
one car to another. miScalculated. and
plunged down between the cars He
missed the draught irons. and fell TO
the ties In the centre OF the rails. That
his form became limp and immediate
~ PROSTATE 10 evident Otherwise tbs
unfortunate man would have been
caught by the first brake beam and
ground into shapeless mass Almost
before he realized HIS perilous position,
@A~ PN~t Va ~ lah QA3oE0 VNGN
Boyers body. Another brake beam
flashed over him. followed by q third
set Of trucks. Short as the time was-
a fraction Of a minute-it afforded Q
year Of thought 10 the railroad maa-
InstinctiyeIy he realized that ali brake
beams we're not Of a uniform heixht
from the ties. Some had brakebar an
gle irons projecting that. IL thsy struck
MIN. would cut him into dns pieces.
Besides. the creaking wheels made ON
nous music. Boyer was strong Of arm
and back from constant high bau
twisting al the brakes. and no stop
watch with splits ever 20 One could
record the time II took him 70 dstsr-
mine upon a desperate attempt 70 save
his life. The fourth truck was passins
over his body when. with an almost
superhuman effort. he elsvatea HE
shoulders. seized a brake rod. ana
swung his body onto the brake beam.
II vas feat unparalleled in the stor.
les Of narrow escapes told By railroad
men.
Safely lodged on the narrow brake
beam. In which position many q
Weary Willie" has ridden "frst class.
no fare" Boyer succumbed TO the ter
rinc shock 20 bis system. Unconscious
ness appeared to be slowly crsspdns
over him. and q new danger threatsns1
the brakeman. But his arms locks<
with a deathlike grip upon the iron
rods 81 the car 1ttings. In this eonAi.
Ton he rode nine miles At Dalton
Boyer was missed BY the train srsw
and the train was brough3 70 q stand
still while search was Instituted for n,
brakeman Draught irons were sxam
insd. and accidentally Boyer was a.
covered recumbent upon the brsk,
beam Immediately be was taksn 1,
the cAbooss and made comfortabis -
ca cushionsy-Chicago Post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-18
Center Of Popula,ion.

A, last the center Of population TO
the contiguous part Of the United
States for 1900 has been definitely
ioca.ed. l. Is on Latitude 80 degrees.
9 minutes, 50 seconds, and longitude
IS degrees, 4S minutes, 81 seconds.
This puts the center Of the country's
inhabitants exclusive Of Alaska and
the nations island possessions six miles
southeast Of Columbus, in Bartholomew
county, Ind. In the pas, 10 years
the center point has moved Il miles
west and miles south. This IS the
shortest westward movement Of the
population center which has ever
taken place in decade.
% T.Iam.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-18
AFRICA AID NORTH AMERICA.

R"nArkAbie 1sssmbianoe In the Dsvss-
spmsna Of tins Two Constnenta.
Intelligent observers Of current events
cannot tall to observe the remarkable
similarity between the settlement and
development OF Africa and the opening
up OF North America to civilization. In
many respects the analogy Is so close
that II seems as IL scenes connected
with the earlier history OF our CONT
nsnt were being almost literally du-
piicated In the Dark Continent The
fact that Africa was the original seat
OK civilization. and that events there
are moving at a swifter pace than they
ala In our hemisphere. tends TO render
the parallel Incomplete: bu, otherwise,
subject to changed climatic influences
and TO geographical differences. Africa
to-day presents another signal Instance
OF history repeating itself.
II Is impossible. In a short review. 10
note all the points OF resemblance In
question, but q few will serve az A
GUIDE to readers who desire to push
the inquiry further. For example, the
resistance to European invasion on the
part OF African tribes like the Zulus,
the Matabeles. the Mashonas. the Ash
antees. the Abyssinians and the Da-
homians nnds almost an exact precsd.
ent In similar Resistance on the part
OK American aborignes like the Pc.
quods. the Mohawks, the Delawaras.
the Powhattans. the Cherokees and the
SIOUX. An American prototype Of Liv.
ingston may be found In De Soto ana
OK Stanley In Hendrix Hudson. Italy
10 Aoyssinia. France In the Congo Eng.
Iand In the Soudan and Germany In
south Africa are repetitions OF Spain
aionB our south Atlantic coast, France
IN canada. Great Britain In New Eng
land and Holland In New York. with
no violent stretch OF the Imagination
Nenelik may be termed the African
Pontiac. Cetewayo the African Tecum-
sch. and Lobengula the African Phillip
OF Pokanaket. The gold n.els OF Call.
lorna and Colorado constitute the Am.
erican WitwateTsrand. and half a cen.
tuEy ago San Francisco was an Ameri-
can Johannesburg. The Beers who
are lighting English aggression. and
VINO Ned to the Transvaal to escape
English domination, are African Purt.
tans and"Oom Paul. Kruger an Afr1-
can John Winthrop.
Africa Is now the theatre of another
battle between the forces OF clviIiza-
ton and the forces Of barbarism, DO.
tween the forces OF Christianity aad
the forces Of superstition. Just as the
North American continent was for
about three centuries. What the out.
come OF this struggle will be 10 not
hard to guess. Savagery must event
ually go to the wall. Such 10 the law
OF human destiny and progress. II 10
another Illustration Of the doctrine Of
the survival OF the fittest." This does
not mean. however. that the original
races Of Africa will become practically
extinct like the American Indiana.
Among the indications that they with
not. Is the readiness with which they
yield to cIvilIzatlng Influences: a trait
the American aborignes. as a whole.
did not exhibit. At any rate. whatever
tate may befall these tribes. Africa II
destined to be rescued from Its long
bondage to Ignorance and barbarism,-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-18
HNNUHn LEVY LIST

Punished in compliance with the Provision of
Se~ti1n ii of Article %, Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, which reads as follows:
They shall make out and publish annually
il, AZ least two newspapers, published in their
respective counties, il there be two. "a detail
ed. minute and accurate statement OF the ex-
,Anses OF their said counties. specifying
therein each particular item of expense. and
Cor what and to whom paid, and shall also
aaverto the Sheriff of their respective coun-
Ltes as many copies of such statements as
acre are Election Districts in the county. at
Hast ten days before each general election:
I'm the receipt of such copies, set one of them
|st the place of holding elections in each Elec-
ltion District; and the Clerk to the County
commissioners and the Sheriff who shall fai,
Va perform the duty imposed by this section
nan each forfeit the sum of one hundred
Dollars.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-18

Hot Her HAT.
She ST before ne II the play,
She was q most bewftching ersasmrm
! could not sss the footlights siasA
Nor On the stags single fsaturs.
Twas not because her has Wa Mai
For u wse ssnall-what says fhs 80.
fsrf
But ahs was - 6sznurely fm1w
kssuld sss kssp my I've syw - -.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-18
MARYLAND. Set:
FREDERICK COUNTY.

Charges as ascertained and settled by the
4 their April Term, June Session, A. ID. 1901.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

will not, however. be the most important
part of the entertainment work which win
fall upon st. Louis as an incident Of the
Worlds Fair. Every citizen. from the hum,
bic dweller in a narrow street. in . pooEt
district Of the city. to the land owner whose
house fronts sixty feet in Westmoreland or
Portland place. viii have q part p ths en+
tertairment work.
This entertainment will be independent cf5
the room-renting which accompanies evefyl
great gathering of human beings. EveryI
relative of every st. Louisan, anywhere ont
earth. from Greeniand's icy mountains TOT
midas coral strand. will soon after May IL
1875. develop an unconauering yearnins toI
see the brother. sister. uncle. cousin or
what not. whom. with no disturbance Oh
his equanimity. he has not seen SINCE
observation-disclosures. m Id
will come and will take the spare room IN
such numbers as to crowd the family thres
in q bed and force It to put all the extr1
leaves In the dining-room tahaA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

lions. of the Jewish Council of Women. OF
the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Associa-
ton. and ether social. religious. educational.
literary and scientific organizations with
outside relations. These women Interested
the members of their organizations in the.
exposition and assisted largely in advertis-
ing the enterprise.
Now that the Pan-American Exposition
is in operation. these women, with spacious
and attractive quarters on the grounds,
are entertaining the official friends Who
visit the exposition.
The on Credentials Of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company
will do the formal entertaining Of the great
guests contingent at the Worlds Fair ana
the expense of that entertainment. of car
riases and banque;s. and special trains aud
hotel bills. will be q not inconsideraole
item N the total Worlds Fair expenditures.
The work of the COMMITTEES on Ceremo-
MES, extensive and expensive as 1t viii be.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

American Continent Mrs. a. NJ. Dockery
and Mrs. John II. Cutten were the Missouri
members Of the board.
II Is a boast at the Pan-Aueyicanr that
no separate display Of women's WORK is
made. but a rocny country clubhouse.
which happened to De on the site. was given
a festive coat of paint to harmonize with
the picture" and assigned to the Board
Of Women Managers as headquarters. at
which to entertain prominent guests.
The women. however. did a much more
important work incidentaIly-one of pub
Iicity and promotion. Among the nem-
bers of the board were members of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. of
the General Federation of Women's Clubs,
of the International Nurses Congress. of
alumni associations Of Wellesley. vassar and
other prominent women's colleges. of inter-
state and International teachers associa-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

board. Whatever formal ways and
means are devised. however. the women OF
ST. Louis will have a great part In the
Ultimate success Of the enterprise In the
entertainment in the homes Ct st. Louis
OF guests who visit the great spectacle
In Buffalo the women were brought into
the organization at the FIRST meeting Of the
Pan-American Exposition Company. One Of
the bylaws adopted 1T that meeting read:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
THE
WroN6
Nunber"

shtT1EN FOL THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
YP to the present the only formal pro-
vision for enlisting the "citoyernes
Of st. Louis in the work OF the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition IS
!, hat for a BOARD OF Lady Managers" IN
1 the Federal enactment appropriating $780,
ooo te the Exposition. This board need not
necesas.ly be made up Of the women Of st
Iou,a snA therefore = not . 81 Louis
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

The hoard shall appoint a Board Of Women
Managers. TO consist OF twenty-five members.
The members OF this board shall elect a presi-
dent or chairman. to preside at its meetings and
to act as its executive officer. 1t shall hold
office during the pie ssure of the Board Of Dr.
rectors- II snail exercise such powers as may
be delegated to it from tine to time by the
board Vacancies in the board shall be filled by
the Board OF Directots.
The Board Of Women Managers organized
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

BY the election Of president. vice president
and secretary and the appointment Of eight
members Of an Executive Committee, a
Committed IN Entertainments and Cere-
monies Of nine members; on fine arts. on
education. on clubs and organization. on
publicity and promotion. on applied arts Of
nve members each. they also elected two
honorary members from each State in the
Union n rum every country on the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
MILLIONS WILL BE THE GUESTS OF ST. LOUIS.

fist L@sw GsF Fair is to ba financial success some 100000 paid admnrm must bel shrda the Eumnm
.umms in hee of the 1870 days. ueE Exposition With S@@@n from comes bms this number pal smssom would
pay bk the ss@0O invested
II According data from hmr xpHhs @ attendance knh up aprMmey1 Nr rent outsiders and per
cent Ipe OF the exposition CITY, either permanent ohmd rhns or the emergency increase which accompanies big
- This wdk leave MaM admissions to mm by vMwm in uehnen from one dn nmm months rhhx the aver
age stay Of the visitor one week. this would mean six paid admissions per visitor or total influx Of anMs who coma
He mam hermit wmm hat agmhna pmnsn mm paris the earth has not relative or friend close
enough to erdea claim his hospitality
The daily sentinel., 1901-07-24
Howard.Pruitt Nuptials.

Tho midnight hour was selected oy
couple last night who desired to JOIN
hands and hearts.
Clerk Nichols was routed out OF bed
at this unholy hour and asked II ne
could not furnish them license. ut
would have been anything else but
marriage license it is more than proba-
Lle that Clerk Nichols would have got
ten gun, but two happy hearts to keep
waiting was out Of the question and MIR.
Nichols consented to go to the office OF
the comfy clerk to secure for them the
preeious document.
The parties concerned were b. b.
Howard, a young man residing east OF
this city, and Mrs. Grace Steele Pruitt'
daughter Of Charles w. Steele.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
G. e. B, Ward, and quite time was
had to secure the proper humber OF
witnesses.
The occasion Of the hurry was the in
tended departure Of the young man to
points in the San Juan and loving hearts
would not permit OF separation without
the nut tial knot being tied.
The daily sentinel., 1901-07-24
Annual Excursion to Salt Lake.

Thursday, August Is. For this ex-
cursion the very low rate OF So for the
round trip to Salt Lake City has been
made. Tickets limited to fifteen days
from day OF sale. Special train Will
leave Grand Junction at Up. m.
Saltaii Beach will be at its heieh In
August -salt water bathing almost q
mile above sea level-the Mormon TEN.
pie, Tabernacle, and church institutions,
Sanitarium, Hot and Warm Sulphur
Springs, Parks, Drives, the glittering
Salt Palace, with it's saucer track bicycle
races, and vaudeville shows, the Lagoon,
Canyon, and nearby mountain and lake
resorts, are but few OF the attractions
of Salt Lake City.
No one who has che time can afford to
overlook this trip. For any additional
information call on the agent at Grand
Junction or write George W. Heintz.
Assistant General Passenger Agent. Salt
Lake City.
The daily sentinel., 1901-07-24
Excursion Rates.

For the Fourth Annual International Min
ing Congress at Boise City, July 23d, the
rate from Grand Junction for the round
tip will be $33.75. Tickets on sale July 21st
and 22nd, limited to continuous passage 60
ing and returning; final limit August 4th.
On July 18th and 18th the Rio Grande
Western will sell tickets for San Francisco
and return at $4,000, gong and returning
via direct lines, limited to continuous pass
age in both directions; final limit July 31st.
For the meeting of the Epworth League
at Sap Francisco July 18th to Hst, the fol-
lowing rates will be in effect from Grand
Junction:
Going and returning via direct routes, 90
Going direct lines and returning via
Portland and Huntington. or vice
Tickets will be on sale July 7th to 14th.
limited to continuous passage in each direc-
ton. W, P. DALE,
Agent R. G. w.
The daily sentinel., 1901-07-24
THEY ALL WANT 1T.

The County Commissioners seem to hesitate some
what about making the Peach Day fund We can
see hestancy because the people want and
they simply are OF the people
They claim there is law for such appropriation
There NAV not be- law for
OF this previous boards but they performed simply be-
cause the eope them-and the people the law
There being meay mouthed about the matter as
commissioners people have said that they want to cee
bate Peach Day. The have before hestat-
ed about giving and they have valid to
refuse.
Of the largest in the city said
days is tie only thing (meanine the Peach Day
and they city of Grand Junction pays
portionately largest bulk the of the and in
when united front of the people of the city
Peach Day appropriation there should be
hesitancy whatever
The general public Grand Junction does not want to be
for what they justly entitled and don't
that the board of them do but
queer that there should be necessity the present
beg like beggars for something all the people want
people did this annual fall festival, ttey
would hardly subscribed their individual pockets the
largest given Peach Day
be hoped that the will see the force
the general for this donation and subscribe gracefully
with fair donation.
The daily sentinel., 1901-07-24
P.n-Am.rIcan Stamps.

The United States government will
issue a special series Of postage stamps
In honor of the Pan-American exposi-
ton to be held in Buffalo next year.
These stamps will be Of the same gen.
eral plan as those issued at the time
Of the Columbian and Omaha exposi-
uons and they are now being designed
and manufactured. There will be seven
denominations-ons, two, three. four
dve, eight and ten cents
The daily sentinel., 1901-07-24

A fre at Golden Monday morning de-
stroyed the large press brick works Of
Church Bros. The works were the
largest in the state and It's product was
used In all portions OF the state. The
loss Is b,txesn Is aud 100 thousand dol
lars.