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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

II is impossible to lift the ton weight
at one time, but lesser parts Of it
may be easily carried. until the whole
load has been conveyed to its destina-
ton. So the burdens Of a lifetime can
not be borne. If crowded into a single
day. A merciful Providence has hid
den the future from man. that its
cumulauon Of i'll may not dwarf hu-
man efforts. Anticipated difficulty
oniy tends to make life the more
grievous. Sufficient unto the day Is
the evil thereof" Looking down the
crowded thoroughfare II may seem al
most impossible, but as we advance
step by step. obstacles disappear. BY
doing well each arising duty. life is
freed from many unnecessary trials.
The present only belongs to as. OF
all the vast eternitles only the mo-
ment we enjoy is assured to rs. The
past is an accomplished history that
can not be altered; the future is a
prospective record that cannot be pre-
saged. The influence OF todays actiy-
ity may touch the very shores OF
eternity; but It Is TO the individual
only a momentary opportunity The
burdens that rest heavily on tired
shoulders may be entirely removed by
tomorrow's dawn. Signs and symp-
toms are oftentimes unreliable The
passing cloud is not always the pre-
cursor OF rain. and trials are BY no
means the evidence OF continued test
ings It is only the duties Of the day
that demand performance and the evils
Of the hour that need 70 be borne
The attempt to bear tomorrow's load
results in failure both for the present
and the future Presbyterian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
pnINK rnE soLpIERs nNEMY.

An English paper publ hes a letter
from soldier IN South Africa. show
ing the evils OF drink Among ether
things he says The men who drank
run could not stand the cold like those
who took none One night six Of US
we're on duty at an observation post
It was on the top Of a mountain.
dreadfully cold. and we dare not walk
about In case the enemy should hear
Us. -Four were taken ill. two Of whom
had to 90 in the hospital The two
who were not ill with the cold were
your humble servant and another tee
totaler Again. men don't seem to
care what trouble they get into so
long as they can gt drink In one
camp we broke open the rum casks
and got SO drunk we had to take them
with Us In the hospital wagon They
were tried hy court martial. the cor
porals reduced 70 p iyates and all the
lot got six months Imprisonment
There are lots Of cases Of this sort
could give you and have seen ave
Kamrs iogged fer stealing rum.
have also taken note OF the men who
have been sick and almost to a man
they were those who have been fond
81 drink. or course. we have had
hardships. privations and bad weather
fneueh 10 make the strongest sick.
bat compare the sickness of the men
when Trey can only get the regulation
ssue of rum and the sickness when 10
standing camp. and J win guarantee
thee e BE- double the sickness ia the
tandine camp where the men can OBJ
ain bfer etc have only had a slight
attack OF rheumatism through getting
eet through and having TO lie on the
fe,dt all night in my wet clothes. and
very few o. my etotll comrades have
had ans sickness at all Ii would
IS atty su- prise You 20 SEE the men
eirg with buckets for beer. and they
Save To- paw exozbitant prices for Il
hee is nothir that unfis q dufifui
Ser So much as Alcoholic drinks
tea drinks. One night a lot of
lsd out 10 90 guard duty
al were absent after d-ink. OF
nfze and when re wee going down
- k--f- saw one poor fellow
-e nn irn n across Ire road and a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

Il is the design Of trouble 70 keep
this world from being too attractive.
and TO make Us willing 20 quit this ex-
istence. REV. Dr. Talmage Preshyte
rian. Washington. D. C.
Great weight should be attached to
the judgment and decision Of the
founders OF the republic. Our constltu-
ton should only be altered after most
deliberativo consideration Rev. l.. y.
Thomas. Baptist Worcester. Mass.
Corrupt capitalists may try 10 bribe
the churches. and God knows some
times they succeed. but they cant hribe
or deceive God. We are approaching q
conflict that cannot be- avoided On
one side Is q banner inscribed Indus
trial slavery By capitalists while on
the other side the war cry Is "lndus-
trial liberty Tor the people Rev. q.
J. Ducoy Roman Catholic New Nori
City
How far We have driftch from the
race OF farmers who threw of the yoke
Of England and built the noble state.
who believed that honor was better
than money. freedom than luxury and
display. All for money. more money.
money without end We have lost
sight Of the eternal principles that ali
freedom Is inrooted in moral freedom.
that riches are akin to fear and death.
that by the soul only can a nation be-
Bishop spalding Illinois
We have to face facts IN this world
And this Is one fact We have to face
and deal with. the fact of a larger
Asest. reaching even TO The FAR East
whether We aiiled it or not whether
We sympathize with it or not whether
we felt that We we're reversing historic
traditions or fulfilling them. these re-
cent years have realized our expansion
in unique and startling way Our ex-
pansion IS not 8 theory OF possibility
Rev o. Huckel. Congceationalist
Baltimore. Nd
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

Big books have been written about
the origin Of evil. but when We close the
volumes we are not much nearer the
mystery than when we opened them.
Perhaps Il Is Gods business 20 know
how evil came. and our business 20
see that evils 90. II Is not ours 10
deal with evii as a totality. but God
has given rs power over single concrete
evils. and. II We can't KIN all the
snakes. we can now and then scotch
a rattlerH II We can't abolish all
weeds. We can hoe our own garden
patch and SOW good seed and where
the good seeds hold the ground it Is
a little harder for the weefs = get a
footing and TO bear seed that ,Hll float
over 70 our nelghbor's garden. Sun
day school Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

Levee saloons. where inmates OF the
cheap lodging houses go in winter be-
cause they are warm and large quanti-
ties Of lunch accompany each drink.
are TO have competition, says the Chi
cage Journal The St. Lukes society
has decided TO open a number Of penny
eating houses connected with reading
rooms Two OF the lunch rooms have
been in operation for several months.
one In Clark. the other in Halsted
street. They we're experiments. and
have proved 20 successful that a small
profit has been earned by each.
Wholesome food. such as soups, meat
pies and the like. may be obtained for
one or two cents. Coffee. half a loaf Of
bread and plate OF hash. the most
popular order, costs three cents. In
the new lunch rooms there win be a
warm room adjoining the eating stands
where newspapers will be on iile ami
other comforts provided.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
Larr nEnE ANp nERrArrEn.

AAAE AEhE AID hEhLAt lEits
The sh6o being SCI apart to q cali
ing Is 10 be conformed TO the ideal OF
that calling. 70 embody In oneself and
IN ones practice the idea " that par
|ticulnr vocation. man chooses the
law as a profession In The hope OF
realizing in himself the highest con
|eeption Of a lawyer and jurisf We are
called By God iD order that He may
lconform us 70 the image OF His Son.
Every days experience Is an essential
part OF the molding BY which that con-
lf0rmity IS produced. II Is this which
gives significance 10 our particular.
personal life. II gives zest 70 living
Tor Christians. with which no other
|calling compares. Every circumstance
|comes into our life with this design.
10 bring Us nearer 10 the idea OF our
Christian ealling-to increase that con.
fornity which al last is to be our glory.
This conformity requires a longer or a
shorter time according to the acquies-
cence of our Wills and Gods design for
us. Conformity came In an instant's
time 70 the thief on the cross. When
he entered Paradise with the Lord. he
bore His image Aspects OF trouble
and afiiction may change hereafter.
suddenly and totally After looking
for a time steadily AZ some dark object.
especially II high lights surround IL. II
we close our eyes. We may still see the
very form OF the obiect-only IL is no
longer dark. but repeated IN bright
light. or. the dark object persistlng. Il
may be haloed with q fringe OF light
n corona Of its own Difficult a. II
may BE- for either faith OF imagination
10 project an Identical but resplcndent
image of these forms Of grief and trial
which n96 are 20 densely black and
forbiddink 70 u.s. yet b. laws as beau
tiful. II more mysterious than those Of
optics they will one day assume a
glory and iuster proportioned 70 the
depth % the inky hue which now
paints them. Nov they stand In the
outer and external world OF circum-
stance and viclssitude-the they viii
be seen as dazzling and eternal minis
ters from God. When We see them
with the interior gaze Of an eye closed
TO al bat Gods meaning IN them. then
viii be apparent their wondrous work
ing IN the inner. formative experiences
of the soul. conforming Il 70 the Image
Of bis son. They will at some time In
our hagpg future take their places IN
the shining. charmed circle Of the "all
things work together for good 70
hem that love God. Montreal Herald
and Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

Hundreds Of brandy distilleries have
been shut down and six thousand
workmen discharged as a result OF the
extension Of Russia's state brandy
monopoly over sixty-four provinces
and territories OF the empire. More
than eighteen thousand private gin
shops and liquor dealers, have been
compelled to sell out and close their
establishments The largest and Oldest
brandy and liquor factory IN Mos
COW has ceased business and discharg-
ed five thousand workmen. Thousands
OF trakteefs. or tea taverns are closed,
as the COVE nment has abolished liquor
licenses. The disappointment and in-
dignation OF the disposs 'ssed firms and
the discharged employees are intense.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
rEMrERANCE NOTES

Lady-Is your father a steady drink
er, little boy? Little Boy-No'mI
Dads very unsteady when he drinks
Philadelphia Record.
The Scientific American says that
beer drinking Is even more brutalizinr
than whisky. The most dangerous
class Of ruhians in our large cities are
beer drinkers. The very lowest form
Of inebriety. closely allied TO criminal
insanity. follows from beer drinking
A beer drinker may be the picture II
health. be may weigh SOC or 500
pounds. but m reality be Is most il
capable Of resisting L-sease
The Russian government commits
sion on alcoholism recommends that
spirits be no longer served as a ration
TO soldiers. in peace or war. nor Be-
given by the officers. and that there
be eliminated from the secondary
school books. the teaching that spirits
are good In moderation. OF dfly-eiehf
school children Of the superior class
It was found that ten had already
beer drinking spiriw and Eve had
been drunk while among twentv-
seven Of the lower class nineteen had
already drank spirits and seventeen
had already bsen drunk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

DAYS Of vast increase in the employ
ment Of Irrigation. the solution Of the
problem OF congestion appears.
This tremendous expanse Of terri
tory Is capable Of supporting a popu-
lation Of 5ae00.000 people. AT the in
crease rate Of only 100000 or 6.0O0.-
900 in a decade. it viii be a lo.4g time
before the population Of the country
has reached 125,000 900 But the
preparations must be made to accom-
modate a population roughly estimat-
ed by these figures.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

In the picture is shown an adjusta-
BILE curved ruler invented By Prince
Anareas Gagarin Of st. Petersburg.
Russia. which will be found very con-
yenient in drawing schools. architects
Offices and for designers use gener-
ally. With the aid Of this ruler it ls
not only possible TO draw a curve OF
any radius. but also to measure curves
accurately a gauge being provided TO
indicate the circumference or diameter
OF the circle formed by a continuation
Of the arc.
The frame Of the ruler consists OF a
series Of pivoted levers connected with
each other in such a manner that
when the adjusting screw Is turned the
arc OF the circle Is varied accordingly.
The face Of the ruler which maintains
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

bugler boy crying because he could
not get him up. The man had such Al
sense Of his duty that when told whol
and what We were be tried to get upl
and follow Us, but in vain. Doh't think
I speak with any amino ity against my
fellow soldiers. No I pity them. They
arc more sinned against by being able
to get the drink than SHINING feel
like praying a curse upon it and thoss
who make and sell it. but il is cursed
enough. tt keeps the men away from
our gospel services. It was their de-
light when our regiment was on the
march to join us in the singing. but
now they can get the drink they are
absent from the service
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

it IS not generally known that there
are ID the United States unutlized
areas 1s land to the extent OF COO 600. ;
600 agres There are tmes when one
Is art to think that the country IS get
ting q trihe crowded. and one vel
come. the opening % little tracts Of a
few alndred thousand acres as AFFORD
ing ouportnnc relief @ q condition Of
almost dangerous congestion. hut an
Europe does not pcssess the area
which is included ID the arid region
ussl 81 TIE Mississippi There's the
rl1-it IS an arid region But ID thesa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
APrREcIATIoN.

Sustained interest and happiness IN
this lie depend largely upon apprecia-
tion OF the many good and desirable
things, the rich and satisfying bless
ings that come to one each day and
month and season and year. Restless,
unsatisfed and complaining persons
are those who are Indifferent TO the
blessings they have and are constantly
wishing for something they have not,
and. for the most part. probably never
vill have. Patient. cOntented. happy
persons are those who recognize the
worth OF that which each day brings
and are thankful for f. While they
have plans that reach into the future.
they live in the present and try 70 get
from every day something OF true en-
joyment something that strengthens
belief that this life Is worth the livins
many times over They look straight
at the realities OF NE and shape their
course accordingly. live IN real oondi
tions. estimated at their true value.
and not 10 imaginary circumstances Of
fictitious or uncertain value -univer-
sallst Leader
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
rnE ssrALLrsr warren.

What is said 70 be the smallest
watch IN the world has recently been
made. Il IS SO small that you couii
get four watches Of its size on an area
equal to that covered BY a 25-cent
piece
The watch was made at Geneva
where special tools were constructed
for the purpose Il contains 100 sepa.
rate parts and weighs one-thirtieth Of
an ounce avoirdupois The hands are.
respectively. one-eleventh Of an inch
and one-twentleth Of an inch in length
The watch has been valued at Si.250
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

A wire fence always presents 10
nose who understand the power" Of
its barbs a forrG.dahie appearance. and
In truth. Is an unpleasant affair 70
cross. either by climbing over or
crawling under. or between the
strands Happily. however the ac-
companying illustration shows a con
venient and safe arrangement where
By such barriers may be crossed as
often Is desired. and that without any
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

Although every housekeeper is pain
fully aware Of the tendency OF silver
ware 10 part with as brilliancy and
become furnished when exposed 10 or
dinary atmospheric influences, many
DO not know that the cause OF the
furnishing is the action OF sulphur IN
the air Unless frequently cleaned.
the surface Of silver win become
black In the course Of few months.
The best way 10 keep silver bright.
without the necessity Of cleaning. Is
said 10 Be 10 coat the surface with a
thin solution of coilodion yarnish di-
luted with spirits Of wine After be-
ing applied with a soft brush the spir-
IL evaporates leaving a thin. glossy
transparent nlm on the polished sur
face. Warm water removes the var
nish. Tarnished silver may be re-
stored by careful rubbing with a soft
cloth vet with dilute solution OF potas-
stun cyanide -one ounce 10 a quart
Of ater--followed BY rinsing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

Gods Sons and Daughters- Monday,
Nov. %. God the Creator Gen. i.i-b,
24-27; Tuesday. Nov %. OF one family,
/ Cor. S.l-6. Wednesday. Nov ~. The
Heavenly Father lisa. 6i-i-ss Thurs
day. Nov. 2s. Adoption. Epn. 1919;
Friday. Nov. -. Obligation Of relation
ship. Pet 2:iT. John 4.7-e. 20. n;
Saturday. Nov 80. The future home.
Heb. li.S-i6. Sunday Dec, !. topic.
children of God. Rom. S.l4-i7
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
A srEp-LADDER

tension On the wires being lost by
cutting a gateway.
Il Is simply a double stepiadder. and
can be constructed b. any one at an
handy with tools "a q short time. the
railing consisting Of gas pipe. the
lower ends of which should be deeply
inserted into the ground. Where a
wire fence has 10 be crossed frequent
~ in some out of the way locality this
device Is of great value.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
Comment About Hartford CIV.

Hartford City is realizing the bur
den Of being classed as a wide open
town. and altogether too late. II Is
beginning to wonder what can be done.
Open and hagrant violations have ex-
listed SO long that Il is taken as a mat
ter Of course; so much SO that many
saloons in that entorprislng little city
never close. and the rattle Of coin on
the gambling table can be heard at
all hours Possibly Hartford City Is
laboring under the same weakness
noticeable at Washington-"the police
are good fellows but they are too
easy indianapolis News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

Dr. Ellis Of Boston told the story
that when Webster arrived at the foot
Of Bunker Hill he accepted the hospi-
tality Of a citizen to the extent OF a
tumbier Of brandy An ordinary per-
son who should swallow a tumberful
Of brandy would be in no condition 10
make an impressive speech. Talk Of
the Day. in the Boston Journal, agrees
with DR.. Edward Everett Hale that
Webster could not be c'assed as an In
temperate man. Intemperance Is not
TO be measured by any set RUE What
would make one man stagger would
simply make another reminiscent or
self-satisfed. In the days when Eng
land produced statesmen. parliament
gave out the odor Of a distillery.
Hence the story the essayist tells OF
the man who was once asked whether
he thought it possible that Mr..
Pitt could have spoken in the House
OF Commons after drinking three bot
ties Of port He replied: You must
remember he was addressing an audi
ence very few Of whom had drunk less
than two Buffalo Commercial
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
RunnER roREsrs IN NENEK

RuBnER FORESTS IN VENEZUELA.
Along the river Orinoco the caout-
chOuc. or rubber, trees are scattered
about IN families, In forests composed
Of many other valuable woods. The
men engaged In the collection Of the
raw rubber make entrances into the
thick forest on the banks Of the
stream. and then open tracks penetrat-
ing the leafy wilderness. They md
from 100 10 200 rubber trees along the
course OF each Of these tracks, al
though the distance seldom exceeds
two-thirds Of a mile. The milk. which
Is white when II Issues from the tree.
Is c0agulated with smoke into dark
balls. Weighing about a pounds apiece.
Recently the planting Of rubber trees
has become a considerable industry in
Venezuela.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

The Christian Home for Incorporate
Men Ia New York recently celebrated
its twenty fourth anniversary. During
the past twenty-four years IL has cared
for 1000 Incorporate men. or whom
it Is declared that fully one-haif are
now living sober and honorable lives
A new and larger home is to be erected
at Mount Vernon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14


= have given you an example" Ii
is the spiritual imitation OF Jesus
Christ IN our daily life. which stands
the first OF an Christian duties We
do not wonder that. after the Bible. the
most beautiful and the wisost. an we'll
as the most popular of the religious
books ol the world. has been tho Imi-
tation of Christ. book of which Il has
been said that "it will remain for an
time a lasting record Of human needs
and human consultations the voice 81
a brother who. axes ago. felt and suf-
fered gAd renonnced. IN the cioister
perhaps. with serge gown and torsured
head. with much chanting and long
iasts. and with a fashion of speech dif-
ierent from ours; but under the same
Nilent far-on heavens. with tbe same
passionate desires. the same striviugs.
taue failures. the same WEAKNESS.
M times and in ali countries.
tle hnmah heart has responded 10 the
appeal 81 that book. because men have
everywhere felt whatever their own
opinions es sorms of worship might
chance 10 BE-. that the Christian life IS
indeed. and only that life which Is
lived after the example or Jesus Christ
And 50 living they have found BY their
own personal experience that the more
Earnestly they have sought 10 tread
that path. and 10 follow IN those shin
ling footsteps. the more faithfully has
IHis promise been fulfilled. Take Nv
yoke upon you and learn Of Ne. for I
lam meek and lowly OF heart: and ye
shall end rest unto yonr souls. Rev.
Isl "a Alexander
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
CAKE DISH AND CANDLE

NrHN"- 'A"+% 49, +-AFAAsA h0AtWNAAs
Mrs. Julia Alice Earl Of Cincinnati
has invented a combined dish and
candle holder for use IN connection
with birthday cakes. It has central
vertical tube. with a second tube
coupled 10 the first one At its upper
end IN such q way a. 70 be easily re-
moved. The second tube supports a
series Of branches. which In their turn
are provided with sockets 10 hold the
candles. One advantage Of the ar
rangement is that any one Of the sets
Of candles may be removed at a mo-
ment's notice. and thus one may have
as many tapers as are wanted. or as
few
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14

the curve is steel strip suspended
from the levers in such a manner as
70 allow free play between the ends
The adjusting gauge has a sliding in
dicator attached 70 the end Of the steel
strip. AID as the levers are moved IN
either direction this indicator moves
eorresDondingly to show the size Of
the arc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
TEMPERANCE TOPICS.
NEWS NOTES SHOWING THE PROG.
REss OF THE CAUSE.

An Instrument That Charlcterizes Penn
syivania Town Is Called tile Soldering
Machine Drunkards Carted Through
the streets By Jesring Mob
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-14
RELIGIOUS READING.
ELIGiON ARD REFORMS ALL OVER
THE WORLD

very Clrcumstanoe Comes Into Our
Lives 10 Bring us Nearer 70 Our
Christian Calling Grief and Trial VIII
Assume Glory and Luster