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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

The rank Of Admiral in orr navy Is
too exalted to have any duties pre-
scribed for It. Therefore the Navy
Regulations are silent on the subject.
In fact they recognize tae altitude oi
the position by merely specifying the
bouors 10 be paid TO it and nothing
else. When Admiral Dewey arrives
on board his flagship OF leaves 1t Of.
Gcially the marine guard is paraded
ana presents arms, the band in attend
ance plays a march, the captain Of the
shin aud other officers, also at hand,
salute. the drums sound four rutiies
and the bugles the same number OF
uHourishes. aud the guns thunder
seventeen times. Please note the rut'
aes the fourishes and the drums
which are distinctive: for all the rest
of the function is bestowed on othei
Tag officers irrespective of grade. a
vice-admiral receives three rutiies anI
aourishes and fifteen guns, rear-ad
miral two ruiles and hourishes an'
thirteen guns, while mere commo
dore gets but one rufie and hoursl
and eleven guns. The only American
who get more guns than the Admira
are the President Cor an ex-Presidentl
who is honored with the national sa
lutte. which is twenty-one guns, an
the Vice President or a United State
ambassador. who receives nineteen
Ex-Yice- Presidents don't count.-Ih
Independent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

Sable Island Is eighty-hgc miles
distant from Nova Scotia. It is sur
rounded by perplexing currents and
bewildering logs. Swallows spread
ont around it so widely that for many
a mile beyond the point where sea
and sand meet there is not water
en- oueh to Goat a small schooner. At
the northeast end on a winters day
there may be seen for nine miles a
mass Of roaring breakers before q
depth Of six fathoms is reached; then
there are four miles more Of heavy
cross seas leading out to a depth OF
from ten to thirteen fathoms. At the
northwest end the bar extends sea
ward seventeen miles after the same
fashion before deep water is reached
In stormy weather the island and it'
surrounding bars present an vein
spring spectacle, with its continuous
\ line Of over fifty miles Of raging
waves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26
LOVE-

What Is lover q leaven;
sound and scent and sights
Toueh and taste OF heaven;
Ferment making light
This dullworld Of ours,
Where the heavy hours
Weigh down life and mirth.
MinRling Of the ideal
With the human real;
Blend Of heaven and earta,
Bringing fearful gladness,
Wild delightful sadness,
Fleeing happy madness,
pleasurable pain.
Foolish earthly passion,
Wise eternal fashion,
Love will e'er remalnl
Pail Mail Gazette.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

II write for posterity, said the
poet.
"By the way. said the man who =
always letting his mind wander 'ald
Won know that the doctors say the
human race will be nothing but
bunch OF idiots in a few hundred
years." indianapolis Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

Foreign quarters ~ "aP'.tt
Mr.. J. Stafford Ranscme, special
correspondent in Japan for the Lon.
don Morning Post, has made careful
studv Of the Japan Of to-day, and he
has written book giving the results
Of his study. Our selection gives a
very good idea Of the better class OF
japanese hotels.
SIN several Of the big provincial
towns" writes Mr. Ransome, "one
finds hotels said TO be conducted on
the foreign principle, and certain
Japanese hotels have foreign SIDE.
The European accommodation in such
nlaees Il. as a rule, terrible. The
rooms are dirty, the beds are rickety,
the bedclothes are apparently seldom
washed. aud the tables and chairs are
seldom capable Of standing on more
than two legs at time. When
arst went to Japan 1 could not under
stand how on the foreign side Of Jap
anese hotels the service could be sS
inferior. when the Japanese porliol
was kent scrupulously clean. ON
would naturally think that a peopl
whose houses were so spotless woul'
revolt at having a portion Of thel
premises in q filthy condition. Bat
a. explained to me by the landlord 0
one Of these hybrid establishments
Foreigners are dirty by nature. The
qoabout their houses in their boots
, aud consequently they cannot wish q
, have their rooms kept in proper con
, lstton -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26
rhn InfanliIe sen.e af JaslIce.

my boy has such fine sense Of
justice"
"Ahr
eyes, he wrote to the editor Of the
juvenile paper he takes, asking Il there
could not be a parents page IN It, las0
ike the grown folks papers with the
childron's page. indianapolis jour
nal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

Two old Scotch friends met aud re-
fsrred 10 the days when they had been
sueethearts. At last he said: All,
Jennie. an I hae ma loved anybody
since you. hao never forgotten
y0u.
sJohn. sbe replied, with a little
moistenirz Of the eyes. you're just
as big a lsear as ever, an believe ye
iist the same. Weekly Telegraph.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

II invited Puss Pilkington 70 go
with me to hear one Of the song re-
citals and she refused point blank
Don't you know why2 Sue was
singing What is Home Nithoos
Mother a few nights ago and hes
father came in and told her he hae
lust married the cook. '-Cleyelana
plai., Dealer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

A Kansas boy. writing from Manila,
gives the following list Of native
fruits which he has tasted: "Pine-
apples. cocoanuts. mangoes, dates,
lanasons, sapotes, macupas, chicos,
lomboys, guaras. guanabanos, oranges,
capels aud bananas. Besides these
there are about forty species Of which
I will not take time to tell. Speak
ing Of the different kinds Of timber,
the same writer says. We have the
mahogany, the mancono, the moiove,
the ipil. the yacal. the banaba, the
banticulin, the naua, the camagon
the ebony, the tinaldo, the malatapay
and the white tanet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

"And You say the idiot Of teacher
told YOU that you had an extravaganza
fool Of fatherlP
That's what he meaut.
sBut what did he say?
"He said it was criminal folly 70
waste money on the education OF snch
a chump as I ain. ''-Cleveland Pam
Dealer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

"Pnpa, said the American heiresss
Lord Mudbank's patent Of nobility
dates from the year 1924.
II should think, my dear, replied
the intelligent manufacturer Of thrash
ing machines, "that the patent wouid
have expired long ago. I'll look It
up. ''-Pittsburg Chronicle-Ielegraph-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

Mrs May-Fair-''I hear that your
SON is a great student and spen.-9
most Of his time over the midnight
oil.
Mrs. Jones Ia rich parvenu, 10 pony
carriage)-'sNot a word Of truth m %.
We ave helectric light ball over Tue
ouse. and Hatred as a ole chah'ic-
leer in is rooml' l'-Punch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

Radley-''so you bad been married
twenty-five years when your wife
died, ehy'
Bradlev-.'To day-yes. SIR.
Radley-''It must have been ter
rible loss to you.
Bradlev-aIndeed it was; twenty
i've years ont Of a mans life leaves a..
awfnl vaeanai. "-Richmona Dispatch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

aNo. Ellen, can't tack down any
carpets The doctor said all my
recreation must consist Of open AR
sports. " n....
"Ali right, William; there are three
carpets ont on the line which yon can
beat. Chicago Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

wallace. you don't seem to care
for concertsl"
Eyes. do, when I can sit by some-
body who let's the music speak for 1t
self Chicago Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

First Soph Have you sounded
your dad for money!
Second Soph-"Oh, I've sounded
all right; but dads generally too deep
for me Boston Courier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

ssIsn't this a lovely domestic picture
of the Lamsons, Clara?
ssYes; so true to life-he's sitting
down and she's standing up. "--Chl-
ca0O News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

"Henry, think Of paying two thou-
sand dollars for a dog
"H'ml Think Of being able to pay
two thousand dollars for dogl"-
puck
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

mamma, you promised not TO
nunish me If / told the truth.
"Yes; and / won't.
"Then 1 must tell you that lied
to YOU this morning. Life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

A Chicago chemist is said to haveat
last perfected a method by which per-
feet castings Of copper can be made.
he is alleged to have produced by his
process castings free from sponglness
and blow holes, with less than 80 Of
one per cent. Of impurities IN the
metal without the use OF either zinc
or aluminium alloys, and with ninety
nine per cent. Of conductiyity for cleo
trieal purposes. A chemical mixture,
The composition Of which is the dis
coverer's secret, is added to the cop
DER lust before it is poured into the
molds. This Is said to take up the ar
iu the heated metal and so prevent the
formation Of those gases which Just a.
this point have caused pure copper
castings to be honeycombed with min
ute cells when il chills. This problem
OF how to eliminate the honeycomolne
has been the basis OF experimentation
for years by both chemists and prac
teal copper workers, and If periec
result has been achieved there Is Al
enormous fortune in store for the IN
/ yentOr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26
THE BROKEN VASE.

by .. II. q
9 a6lekiasz75

FILL it poured,
and ifa rainy day
is depressin g
among the wales
and copses Of the
country, how in
iinitely more so IL
is upon Gotham's
Broadway, where
only a strip Of
leaden sky frowns
down between the
TOW , "a hAAttA'o , 2
aud the cab wheels
splash up cataracts
Of black mud over
Aha faw luQktqag
passengers " b 0
Ia as t e a b y,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

Walnuts greu originally in Persia,
.he Caucasus. China. North America
and Europe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL

During the cholera epidemic Of 1892
Hamburg, Germany, had IS, 900 cases,
with 1914 deaths, while Altoona had
only $50 cases. though it gets the Elbe
water with the added communications
Of Hamburg. The difference between
the two cities was that Altoona had a
filtration plant and Hamburg drank
the water unfiltered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

Texans recently shipped their first
cargo Of cotton for the Japanese mar
lets 1t consisted Of IS, 632 bales,
and was loaded on the Japanese steamer
Tamba Maru. She is said to have been
the first vessel ever loaded at Guii
port for Japan. and will 60 by way OF
the Suez Canal to Kobe, Yokohama.
and Nagasaki Englishmen command
the vessel. but her crew is made up
entirely Of Japanese.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

Dr.. A. Bloch, the French anthro-
pologist, attacks the theory that thick
1 iips are a denotement Of sensuaiity,
while thin and delicate lips denote
spirituality, frmness and elevated
character. In a recent paper the
scientist claims that the shape, size
and color Of the lips are purely race
characteristics, and that in the hybrid
peoples Of Europe and America, where
/ there has been such a general inter
miaQling Of races, child may well in
herit from not very remote ancestors
| lin forms that completely belle the
actual character Of the child, as lndi
Gated by the lip theory. DR.. Bloch
Investigations satisfy him that real,
thick lips in the white races are al
ways anomalies or freaks OF nature.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27

New York March 25.--On high au-
thority 1t was announced today that
President George Gould of the Missouri
Pacific had completed the uniflcation
of the Gould system of Southwestern
railroads.
On and after April l the Missouri Pa
cifics literature and all other matter
put out by it will include these roads;
st. Louis and Iron Mountain, st. Louis
Southwestern, the Texas and Pacific
the International and Great Northern,
the Wabash, the Denver and Rio
Grande from Denver to Pueblo. This
is merely straw showing which way
the wind blows. 1t is expected full
announcement will be made in few
days in Wall street regarding the flu
ture workings of the Gould system un.
der the unification. The total capital
of the Gould combination will aggre-
gate sSO0.00OOOO.
1t was also announced on the same
authority that an agreement had been
reached between Gould and Rockefeller
to work in perfect harmony their re-
spec.ive Southwestern interests.
The statement that Gould and Rock
efeller would jointly construct new
line from Ell Paso to Santa Fe is con-
firmed. The road will run to Santa
Anita, N. M, thence to Santa Fe, where
connection will be made with the Texas
and Pacific and Rio Grande. construc'
ton to start Immediately.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27
The FeeIing Uneasx.

London, March 25.-'A Japanese
squadron. Admiral Tushima command
ing. left Nagasaki Saturday for oKrea."
says the Yokohama correspondent of
the Daily Mail.
THE general opinion here is that
the situation is serious. Urgent in
structions have been issued by tae
minister of war, General Viscount Kat
zoura, to the commanders of the forts
to attend conference at Toxic to
consider questions of home defense.
The war rumors are causing fall in
prices on the various bourses. The
feeling of the country is uneasy and
intensely anti-Russian, but the cabinet
shows no indication of its policy.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27

Kansas City, Mo-. March 25.-Judke
Henry W. Scott, formerly of Oklahoma,
now of Wall street, New York, is in
Kansas City arranging the final details
for the floating of 100000 worth OF
bonds for one of the largest cattle ranch
syndicates in the world. The deal in
wolves the cyndicating of GAL 900 acres
of cattle ranch land in the Panhandle
of Texas, and the organization of a
ranch syndicate with capital stock of
S2,000000 The principal property to
be absorbed by the syndicate is the ia
nous Goodnight ranch, in Northwest
Texas, and many thousands of acres of
ranch property adjoining.
Judge Scott was not at liberty today
to say who all the stockholders in the
syndicate were, but he said he believed
the Goodnight interests were to control
most of the property. Il represent
mainly the people who are to buy the
on foot several months, and the final
formation of the syndicate has been
about completed. The floating of
bonds has now been arranged, and
when return to New York shall inn
mediately complete the final details.
A large amount of ranch property in
the Goodnight district is to be con-
solldated under the control of one com
pany, and the company will have
commission house here in Kansas City.
The money that the bonds will yield
will be used in improving the ranch
property, and it is the purpose of the
syndicate to breed and handle higher
grade of cattle than the ranches in
that section have now. 1t is intended
that the company shall have the most
perfectly appointed ranch or series of
ranches in the world"
Mr.. Goodnight and several others of
the fifteen ranch owners who have
Joined the syndicate are here conferr-
ing with Judge Scott. whose success in
floating the bonds completes all but the
legal details of the Incorporation of
the company
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27

Josserand, Texas, March 25.-Jim
Tullas colored, log tripper for Josser-
and Lumber company, met with a very
serious If not fatal accident Saturday
evening. The tall sawyer in trying to
catch piece of slab, which was fall
ing under the carriage, stuck his hook
(Which was made of three-quarter-
inch from in the log instead of the
slab. The carriage was moving back,
ward and the hook was wrenched
from his hand and when it struck the
saw was cut in two. one piece OF
which struck Tullas just above the
right temple and crushed through the
skull.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27

New York, March Pa daring
burglary which occurred on Friday
evening last was made public today.
The residence entered was that of DR..
Nathan g. Brill. and the thieves Sc
cured jewelry said to be worth about
$4,000 The physicians house is in
fashionable neighborhol. His wife
was out visiting Friday evening and
four servants were in the house De-
s'ite this fact. when the Drills returned
rome they found that thieves has Wis
tea Mrs. Brill's room and taken every
piece of jewelry from the apartment.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27
Decd of Insane Woman.

Toledo, Ohio, March 25.-Mrs. C.
Brunschneider, residing near the city
limits, occupies ward at st. Vincent's
hospital and is in serious condition
as a result of horrible injuries self
inflicted, About o'clock last evening,
armed with an ordinary pair of scis-
sors che cut off all the toes of her left
foot, both ears close to the head and
about an inch of her nose. She then
cut off a portion of her right cheek,
infiicting five gashes in the left cheek
and finally began on her arms. Be-
ginning at the left forearm, she re-
moved every vestige of skin, laying
bare the muscles. She also lacerated
the right arm in a horrible manner.
Nothing was known of the affair until
her husband who was absent during
the night, returned home this morning,
and found her in bed in a semi-consci-
Gus condition. A surgeon was called
at once and she was taken to st. Vim
cents hospital. Her recovery is doubt
full. The woman is so years of age.
1t is said that she is temporarily in
sane.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27

Pittsburg, Pa, March 25.--The Com
mercial Gazette today says; To form
new combine of the lealing blast
furnace interest of the valleys of Pitts.
burg and Cleveland, with probable
capital of SOS, 100000, to be carried out
or abandoned by May 1, is the tenta-
tive scheme of the promoters, although
options already on most of the TWEEN
ty-four merchant furnace plants want
ed for the new consolidation have
much longer life than the time named.
Some of the interests to be taken will
turn in their leased property and coke
works will be included The new com.
pany will not have to go far outside
of its own organizations for its raw
material. AS now planned, the deal
will stop with the pig iron producers,
taking over no steel plants. Follow
ing the completion of the deal, If sue.
cessful, there is an ultimate plan to
build nearest the center of supply a
gigantic steel plant, possibly large
enough to convert most of the pig
metal produced, to run upwards of
4275 tons day. Headquarters of the
combine will be in Pittsburg.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27
klnea by q noy wan 10. rI.t..

louisville. March 25.-Eddie Hoff-
man, small boy, was arrested last
night on the charge OF numbering an
other boy named Charles Callahan by
beating him with his fists. Hoffman
says Callahan made some remarks
about Hoffman's sister when she
passed crowd in which the boys were
and just jumped him. The incident
occurred at p. m. and Callahan died
at 1880 last night at hospital.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27

Lincoln, Neb.. March 25.-Reports
from Alliance and Ogallalla. after mid
night last night indicate that the
Union Pacific and Burlington lines are
blocked with snow. Three passengers
trains are held at ogallalla and drifts
west of there have not been raised
after hard work with snow plows. The
storm in Western Nebraka is the worst
In years. Snow is reported from four
to twelve inches deep.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27
PROSPEROUS TEXAS.

Texas is making history. and making
II fast The present compilation OF
fact, tradition and romance, which en-
bodies the progress of the Lone Star
State since its Introduction into the
glorious galaxy Of States" will be
given a more material impetus by the
things which are happening and which
will happen during the first decade of
the goth century The star Of Texas
Is In the ascendent. Its huge contri-
button to the otton crop of the world,
the gigantic surplus of corn, wheat and
oats, together with a plethora of other
agricultural products including fruit
and garden truck, has put money into
active circulation and THE coin of the
realm" jingles tremendously in the
pockets of the Texas farmer. When
the farmer is prosperous, so Is every
body else. From all parts Of the State
come the sounds which betoken an
awakening of energy and enterprise.
Mineral. agricultural and timber re-
sources together with delightful ell
matte conditions, have been realized by
people of less favored localities. I'm
migration agents and real estate men
are kept busy answering questions and
locating home-seekers, The present
marks an era In the affairs of the
State which needs but the cordial APP
probation and assistance of its people
to create vast sources of wealth and
make it possible for Texas TO outstrlp
all competitors In the friendly struggle
for commercial prestige. The State is
too broad in its physical makeup, and
should be, in Its human aspect, to per-
NIT jealousies and recriminations to
mar the wonderful future which divine
Providence has marked for its ultimate
destiny Bureau Southern
Paciflc-H. & T. G. Railroad.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27
Kldnnpera and nynamlter..

Nashville. Tenn, March 25.--"Kid-
neppers and Dynamiters' is the sig
nature to letter received by Joseph
Schneider of this city on Friday last.
The contents informed Mr.. Schneider
that unless he placed 5000 in certain
spot in Cumberland park by Saturday
afternoon one Of his children would be
kidnapped or his home be blown up
by dynamite. No harm has yet come
to Tie Schneider home. although the
demands were not complied with. The
police are at work on the case. but have
not 50 far succeeded in striking clew.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27
Passing Of Yeilowstono Pnrl,.

1t is said that the geysers which have
Ginning. This brings to mind the fact,
that decline is the law of the world.
Health Is the most precious possession in
given to II. In the spring, you should re-
new your strength. revitalize your blood
and nerves with the best of all medicines.
dostetters stomach Bitters. 1t also cures
stomach disorders. Try it.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27
WOMEN MUST SLEEP.
Avoid Nervous Prostitution.

If you are dangerously sick what is
the first duty of your physician He
quiets the nervous system, he deadens
the pain, and you sleep well.
Friends ask, "what is the cause ?
and the answer comes in plying
tones, nervous prostration. 1t came
upon you so quietly in the beginning,
that you were not alarmed, and when
sleep deserted you night after night
until your eyes fairly burned in the
darkness, then you tossed in nervous
agony praying for sleep.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27

The Vicksburg National park will
soon be complete as far as the acquisi-
ton of land is concerned. 1t will com
prise in all 1921 acres. 1t is proposed
to restore all military features that
marked itin the struggle of 1868.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27

Now that the Winter season is past,
It is we'll to cleanse the system and
purify the blood with Garfield Tea
an Herb Medicine good for all.