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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

with mankind IN producing this m
feriov class OF Porto Rieans. and the
people were not Of the kind Who can
lift themselves above their surround
ings. About 40 per cent Of the deaths
credited to Ponce occur IN the outside
districts. and these cases seldom are
seen by physicians. Even the re-
naming 60 per cent do not represent
properly the citys proportion. as large
numbers, which Il Is impossible to es-
innate, come IN on their last legs from
every nook and corner in the island
and die in the city Ponce is known
all over the island as being charitable
on account Of lis hospitals and various
charitable Institutions Ii leads In
private systematic work along the line.
and thus becomes the Mecca OF the
sick ana destitute The lower classes
are a mixture Of Spanish Indian. and
negro blood, the latter predominant.
Many are pure negroes Generations
OF an undeIied, unsanltary and im-
moral life have produced a race short
aLMIuIfUs NAI NnHaNHa ttAaA FttH NtHN+tfA
weak. as a general rule Like children,
they have never been accustomed 70
think or do for themselves. and have
little stamina. becoming IN the face of
disease or misfortune passive and
apathetic. The sanitary condition.
generally speaking. Is bad. though
much improved during the past TWO
years. In the first place. the city Is
badly located at the foot Of the noun
tains. on a fiat plain. and the drainage
all surface, Is 50 imperfect that after
every hard rain ponds Of water form
under many houses. remaining some
days. The Portuguese river passes
around the eastern and southern sides
OF the city Usually nearly dry. IN tho
rainy season It sometimes overhows,
doing great damage TO life and prop
erty and leaving deposits Of mud and
filth In those parts
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08
HIGH MORTALITY
AMONG THE POOREST OF THE
PORTO RICANs.
Iany OF the Sick Are Not Cared for b
Physicians Lnwer Glasses Live IN
squalor and Amid Immoral Surround
fnra.

For a year many thousands Of un-
fortunate Porto Ricans have been llv-
ing on an extremely meager diet, and
in spite Of all the aid given By the
Uaited States. the number who have
died from starvation has been fright
full The chapter of misfor,une did
not end here. fer many other thous-
ands were left in such an enfeebled
state that disease claimed them as
easy victims, and the death rate all
over the island and particularly in
Ponce has been shocking. It was the
lower classes among whom the high
rate Of immortality existed. These peo-
pie were of small endurance. badly
infected with a disease which stifIens
the joints. their surroundings were un-
hygienic to the last degree, and they
always were on the verge Of sickness.
so it needed only the last straw to
break them down. The breaking point
came in the fearful hurricane which
swept over the island. killed and
manned the population. devastated the
fields. and caused stagnation Of busi-
ness. Many Americans who came
promptly to the relief Of the new
wards Of the nation undoubtedly be-
lieved that the charitable efforts first
put forth would be sufficient to set the
natives OF the island on their feet
again. With more vigorous people
perhaps these measures would have
been enough. But nature had joined
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08
WIPES OUT THE FEUD
DEATH ovzRTAkEs THE LAST
PARTICIPANT IN VENDETTA.
Lively Work with six-shooters and shot
guns IA Kansas hiIx Up Of the Kauxhna
and the BITTERNESS ana Blood
Marx the AFFAIR.


BY the death Of Charles Vaughn.
fifteen miles south Of ceaarvais. Kan.
in the Usage reservation. ..the last sur
vivor OF a feud which was. fought along
the border with all the fereeness Of a
corsican vendetta for msnihs was
wiped out. The participants were on
the one hand Jim and Charles Vaughn.
cowboys-who were cousins-and Tom
Wilber and Dennis Amos. who ran a
joint In Caney, Kan. il 1879 and
1880, and the feud began in this joint
in August. 1880, when Tom Amos in a
game OF poker beat Jim Vaughn out
Of so. Vaughn was by accident un-
armed at the time. but left swearing
that he would return IN three days and
kill all the Amoses- Accordingly
Vaughn returned to the ranch on
which he was working IN the territory.
procured a brace Of six-shooters, and
on the appointed day went back to Ca
Rey. The Amoses, barricaded in their
aDAHNr anu al nNA Win NAAA AAAHA""
barreled shotguns, were waiting for
him. Vaughn hitched his horse and
pulling his six shooters began firing
and walking towaregthe Amos joint
The Amoses replied with a broadside
from their shotguns. and when the
smoke had cleared away Vaughn lay in
the street with his body full Of buck
shot and Tom Amos lay on the floor
with his jaw shattered by a bullet
Blood poison set in and four weeks
later Amos was buried. On the other
hand, Vaughn. who was thought to
have been mortally wounded. recover
ed. and in two months was able to go
to work again vaughn was crack
shot and the Amoses lived in constant
terror OF him. and after they found
that he had gotten well they swore out
a warrant for his arrest-which was
an unusual proceeding in those days.
A deputy sheriff. who was warm
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

Governor Oter0 has sent to the Ma
li0nal Wool Manufacturers AsBocia-
tion OF Boston the following informa-
ton about the state 81 the sheep and
wool industry in New Mexico. Owing
TO the remarkable winter OF l899-l900.
together with the abundant rains
which prevailed during that season.
and up to shearing time. the weight OF
deeces IN New Mexico Is much less this
year than for q number Of seasons
past The heavy rains washed out Of
the wool the sand and dust which is
Usually carried and the wool growers
report considerably less wool per head
than they obtained last year. For 1898
the average weight per fleece was I've
and one-half pounds. but this season
VII probably not exceed four and one
haif pounds.
The percentage Of shrinkage Tor 1899
vas about IS per cent The shrinkage
this year IS considerably less. as the
wools are an lighter and the average
shrinkaFe viii not be over 81 per cent.
Last fall there we're fully 100000
sheep III the territory Owing to the
grain situation. there were few shipped
out by feeders and As the losses during
the past winter were exceedingly light
tbe number given BY ne Department
of Agriculture on April B. 1905. 3.716.-
lSs. is practically correct OK course.
this does nol include arf ol this years g
lambs. as the laubing season does BOT
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08


Reports from Wisconsin indicate
that the silo Is there proving its great
value this season above all others,
The men that have silos put their corn
into It when Il was at the best stage
Tor making silase and contained a high
per centage Of feeding value. The men
that feed their cornstalks from the
shocks put their crops Of stoYer into
stocks as usual The rains calAe in
abundance and warm weather with
them. That made it possible for the
mildews to develop heavy growths on
the leaves Of the shocked corn. In
q little while many OF the shocks were
black and had lost at least SO per cent
Of their feeding value. Yet that feed
must be relied on 70 carry some Of the
dairy herds through the winter so far
as roughage IS concerned. The silo
removes the uncertainty as to this
kind Of feed, and the man that has one
on his farm can rest Indifferent to the
coming Of heat and rains in the fall.
The men that sell Cyclone churns"
and butter increasers" are still push
ing their various lines Of business and
must be finding customers. or they
would not be able TO keep at their
schemes. No honest man should take
up with them. The butter increasers
are the worst Of the two classes. They
teach the buttermakers TO make a
product that can be called butter by
courtesy only, as the product contains
such large percentages OF water and
casein as to amount to a fraud on the
customer. This stuff, at the best. can
be sold only 10 unsuspecting people.
and cannot be sold 70 the commission
men that make a business OF handling
butter. The amount Of water that Is
contained In a common sample honest
ly made and worked is about Is per
cent The trick with the butter IN
creasers is to incorporate with the but
ter enough water to about double the
weight The United States Department
Of Agriculture took up the matter and
analysed some OF the samples OF but
ter made with these increasers. One
Of the samples. made with what was
called a butter compound" analyzed
40 per cent water and only about 40
per cent fat. The amount OF fat should
have been over so per cent. The man
that bought this butter was feeced
out Of about half the price he paid for
it. One sample secured in Chicago
showed a worse state Of affairs The
water content was 1851 per cent, the
casein fl.72 per cent. the ash 7.SC per
cent. and the butter fat only 2LSi per
cent. This butter contained only one
fourth the amount Of Fat that should
have been present let every man
that is tempted TO purchase these in
creasers know that by SO doing he is
a partner in a piece Of dishonest trick
cry.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08
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SALVATOR SQUARE
VESUKUS

peasing Gods wrath. A great religious
procession was held at the same time,
and when 1t was over thousands gath
cred in all the chapels within view OF
the mountain. declaring tAcir deter
mination to die there II death were
Inevitable. The governor Of the dis
trict and 500 persons had fed for safe
ty to a large building opposite the
franciscan chapel. In the little town
OF Tore del Greco. while others had
poured into the chapel until it was
packed to the very door Hardly had
they entered when burning lava pour
ed down the street and swept to de-
struction the governor and his COM
panions A terrible time It was. but
the fact remains that those who
sought shelter IN the Franciscan chap
el were saved. while hundreds Of oth-
ers lost their lives. and this fact has
madc a deep impression on those who
dwell near Mount Vesuvius. and mas
convinced them Of the necessity OF
placing their trust In God during ev-
cry such awful emergency. II Is the
existence OF this deep faith which is
the reason why a splendid image Of
Christ is now to be erected on the Cali
deroni Hill
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08
'PIease Don't Commit Suicide Here. {"

A Melbourne Girl lately returned
from a country visit tells a somewhat
creepy. but at the same time rather
amusing. story. She was staying ct
the homestead OF a Western New
South Wales aquattor. one OF fam
ly with a rather eccentric reputation.
and one day. wandering alone mp the
creek. came to picturesque shady
pool about a mile from the homestead
and was sitting. enjoying the cooiness
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08
Alaskan Words.

The most common word is -mush.
which means go On. march. travel Il
is a corruption from The French
"marchon" The Canadian Frenchman
thus addressed his dogs ahen he wisn-
ed them to move. When an Alaskan
wants his dog to move DE says
"mush;" he never says get ont" If
he is driving a DOG team he says
"mush" when he wants them TO start
II he has been on the trail he says he
has been "mushing' or that be -mush-
ed in from the mines @Cheechaco'
IS the Chinook Indian word FOR new
conner or greenhorn. II IS the e1uiva-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

The most productive oil fields in
Russia are to be found in the vicinity
OF Balsu. The field at All Baba Is
nearer to the city. but It Is not so
large in extent nor 50 productive A.
Balakhani, which lies ten miles to the
northeast says z. II. Foster in Cas-
sier's Magazine Both Of these towns
are one mass Of derricks and engine
houses and everything about the place
appears to be saturated with pelr0-
leum. Borings are constantly being
made and oil is generally found at a
depth OF 500 to 1000 feet A
few years ago II was common 10 open
up large spouting wells. but these have
fallen of considerably during Laser
years; occasionally, however. a foun-
tain is produced. and IL sometimes
happens that an explosion OF gas in a
we'll that is being pumped not only
blows an the apparatus out OF the tube,
but produces a natural flow of the oil
to the surface. Well tubes are usually
started from l6 70 rs inches in diane
ter. being much larger In this respect
than in American practice. These di-
ameters are reduced as the depth in
creases. the last section OF tubing be-
ing hardly moro than from eight to
ten inches 10 diameter. The most sue-
cessful system Of working the wells
in this district IS by the use Of the
bailer. which consists Of a thirty or
forty foot length Of eight or ten inch
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

voice was son and his accent semitic
Are you looking oui fof The bahiosg7
che inquired and he replied. Oh. yoa.
but they're on right They haven't
made a bit 0f trouble. She laid oF
Der wraps In her room aad stepped ont
again into The parior What time did
AIRS oliver so nway2 she asked.
Really. ] couldn't tell you. the burg.
az replied. having risen 10 hts feet
in the meantime and turned the rns a
shade lower We'll. said Miss Read
pleasantly. and with due regard for
the proprietes. II am here now and AZ
you needn't wait amy longer. Thank
you very much FOR your kindness"
on. don't mention u. please. said the
burglar n guess ! win 50 then. IN
order 90 gain the door Be had 10 mass
close 20 the young woman. and as be
stepped into the fuii glare Or ihe Light
IN the hall she caught her FIRST fun
sight OF his face ~Hc was the tough
est looking brute ever saw in an mv
life. she told Mr Oliver afterward.
Ills counienance was srch that she
screamed at sight o. q. and lhe burglar
went down the stairs by lesps and
bounds AZ The owner and tenants 81
the 1--WE story building dashed OH into
ihe Railways after him. He gained the
street two lighis beloe. Before he was
intercepted. and the lasi they saw Of
BIN be- vas sprintins up Amsterdam
aV0nuc.
Not thing in The house vss lcuch-
20. and the doon and windows rlc an
p so7d order showing Thar TIE iatrud-
e had used q skeleton key. Sew York
Times
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08
BoiIfn6 * x
oil TOeHS

pipe. vita a valve at the bottom. The
bailer Is let down into the well where
IL is filled with oil through the bot
tom valve and is then raised by a
hosting engine until just above tho
top Of the well The operator then
places a wooden cap over the top Of
the we'll lowers the bailer gently 50
that the valve rests on the cap and
opens. allowing the oil 70 flow out In
al directions. being conducted BY
means OF trenches to a receiving pool
The operator then draws the bailer up
a few inches. removes the cap from the
well and lets tho bailer droD down
again 20 near the bottom Of the we'll.
Care Is taken not 70 bail from near
the bottom on account % the SAND
and salt water which are ant % ac-
cumuiste there. The time consumed
IN lowering raising and dlasharging
the bailer OF 900 foot well IS only
about one minute for q round trip, and
the whole operation IS conducted by
one man. who starts and stops the
hoistlng engine. controls the brake on
the drum and emniies the batter Many
experiments have been tried With.
pumps on the American system and
tests are now being made On larger
scale uy using an lifts ani the GREAT
quantity % sand in the oIl ara tho
danger of losing the whole apparatus
by an explosion of gas make the lailer
system more favorable from q pracii-
cal and economical point Of gicu
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

Pigs farrowed In the fan must have
better care than those farroUcd In The
spring. and unless this better care
Is given them they Will give little II
any proit Some breeders say thar it
IS better to give the pigs away out
right than 70 keep them on a starYa-
ton diet A stunted pig viii seldom
if ever develop growing power The
fall pig must have warm. dry quarters.
and unless the pigs are kept warm II
wa es found about impossible % in-
duce any growth When the little pig1
are exposed to cold it takes al the
food they can consume 10 keep warm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

/ ter condition than for many years past.
Growers still continue 10 improve their
herds with choice strains Of Delaine
and Ramb0uillet Merino rams and the
quality Of wool grown In our territory
increases IN fneness each year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

and beauty of the spot when. on look.
Ing up. her siarllc eye encountered
this notice posted conspiauously On the
opposite bank Please don't commit
suicide IN this pool There ls deep
dam in the next paddock 10 ite use
Of which you are very welcome. The
squatier obtained his domestic water
supply from the creek and N'id'a the
last year no fcwor than three bush
wanderers had drowned them mselscs In
the pooi-Melbourne Punch
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

lent Of The early California word ten
derfoot" "Peluck' IS an Eskimo word
ard means an gone. "Tilacom Is a
strong Indian word and means DOth
friend and partner Il Is some one
you have camped with and shared dam
gers with. for whom you would suffer
and who would suffer for You Shook
urn" Is an indian word IL general use
meaning good These words are Ia
common use throughout northwest
Alaska. There are other native and
provincial expressions but they have
not been dignihed by common use to
the extent OF the foregoing Nome
News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

Now Nary Maud is visiting US
have the hardest Time
Trying % be-oh so pQIlte
She doesn't know how 10 climb
Ihe very easiest apple treei
And t1er sae'e ffal1 u cows
And KIND of ffaId of hens. I guessl
Et1iaeehet ulbtlier t1Hf
Her hair TO hang Ia great long curisf
Mines in the tightest braid
Ever my folks can get 81 ln
don mind when sne afraid
or things, I say. just as polite,
What would sou like 90 piayt
But when i think about her curl1,
most wish she'd go way!
elizabeth L Gould IN 81. Nlcnoias.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

Some poultry keepers make theif
houses warmer for winter By putting
"a muslin cloth. sizing it with glue
and then pasting on paper. The pa
pering has a least this benefit that 4
keeps ont the drafts of air through
the cracks
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

sword and stream. Not a village Is
left. The silence OF death was around
Us, the smoking ruins o. Aigun on
the right with broken down. crumb-
ling walls and shattered roodess
houses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

II a man refuses % Be eoasoioa 30
Is q hopeless case.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

Creaf Produccrs Of
Baku Empfied by
Sand Pump .SYstem.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-12
TO FORM UNION.
Servant Girls and Working
Woman to Organize.

Chicago. July 12.-Servant girls and
working women generally have taken
the preliminary steps for the formation
of the union they have been wishing for
so long. Last night the working womens
union of America was organized under
the direction OF the international Union
Labor League Fixed hours of work, more
freedom and better conditions generally
are the objects sought by the working
womens union of America. Another
meeting will be held next week at which
IL Is expected the organization will be
perfected
Mrs. J. Louchridge, president OF the
Women's international Labor League
said:
''One OF our prime objects will be 20
gain set hours for household employees.
Girls should not be compelled to work
from Is TO 20 hours a day. but should
have set hours and time off for amuse-
ment and recreation, the same as wom-
en- employed I'm other occupations. We
intend to show housewives that the quail
ity of their service will be improved by
giving their help more time for rest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-12
MTLITIAMEN KEEP BUSY
AT QUONSET POINT CAMP.

day afternoon. This exercise was much
like real warfare and good practice for
the men.
Battery A made very good showing
at target practice. OF the 20 shots the
men fired at a mark In the bay they
scored three hits A platoon OF the bat
terry, I'm command of Capt. Weaver, did
the firing. The first piece was in COM
mand of Sergt. Gates and the second in
command OF Sergt. Cafferty.
The -non-commissioned- officers comPet-
ed for prizes offered by Capt Weaver.
Capt. Rittman. signal officer Of the bri-
gade staff, acted as judge. Sergt. Mac
kenzio made the first hit The other two
were scored by Sergeants Cafferty and
Lees. Sergt Cafferty's shell struck
squarely In the centrt'of the mark while
Sergt. Lees hit below the water line
OF the other shots the following deserve
mention:
Corporal Albro came close In two shots.
Sergt. Gates made a centre shot three
feet over, Corporal Holbrook came close,
a little 10 the right and Sergt. Clafin
fired a shot which would probably have
been effective but for ricochet.
Ex-Gov. Sprague was In camp again
yesterday. Among other visitors present
were: Maj. Alvin p. Pease. formerly OF
the United States army; Capt. Albert A
Baker, judge advocate; Lieut. Charles
Anderson of the United Train of Artil-
lery and Lieut.. Col III. II. Rose.
Col French had as guests Surgeon
Emett and Assistant Surgeon General
Jarvis OF New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-12

London. July 12.--Her royal highness'
The Duchess OF Albany. is 10 accompany
King Edward on his approaching visit
40 Scotland. While the widow of Queen
victorla's youngest son is in Scotland or
immediately upon her return 10 England.
her bethrothal TO the Earl OF Rosebery is
10 be announced, IL Is said.
The happy announcement is not unex-
pscted. Indeed, all England and the
courts OF other countries have been
watching for years the progress OF this
pretty and deeply interesting love aHair.
The widowed duchess and the bereaNed
earl would have married long ago had
not the queen sternly declined 10 counte-
nance the union. Victoria believed that
widows should not marry again. and In
this particular instance she felt that the
marriage OF the duchess would be an act
of unfaithfulness TO the memory OF her
dead son.
So strongly did her majesty insist upon
the most rigid conduct that during the
seventeen years that have elapsed since
the death of Prince Leopold, Duke or
Albany the duchess has eschewed So
cfety and has devoted her life 10 the rear
ing of her son and daughter 10 science
pnd TO good works.
She invented a peculiarly shaped school
seat. for which she received a gold meual
and which is now in general use.
In the midst of her studies her schemes
for charity and social reforms. she found
time 20 become interested I'm the eminent
earl who. when a boy, had once said that
he had three ambitions-to become prime