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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

The study Of the sponge fields Of
Florida IS 10 be undertaken by the gov
eminent with a view 10 developing an
important industry. Florida Is the
only part Of the United States produc-
ing sponges Of a commercial value
There are $40 vessels with more than
1000 men employed in the industry.
and Il Is estimated that the 1s00-1901
crop will have a commercial value OF
sS50000 Sponges are found on the
eastern and western coast. owing to
the equable temperature and moderate
depth Of the water. and the absence Of
fierce hurricanes. The sponge grounds
Of the Gulf Of Mexico extend from the
Florida reefs 70 st. Marks. and for q
distance Of fifteen miles from the
shore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18
SAYINGS and DONGS
WonId .SfenaI 70 nfars.

Prcfezsg- FlamzlzTl1n does not De-
usve the people a. the planet Mars are
trying 70 signal the earth The lumi-
nous points observed d Professor
Douglas. be says. are due 10 sunlight
eIerts On the clouds q the earth's
neighbor In space Flamnarton sug-
gssrs that a good Eay 10 attract The
attention o. the Iarrisns would Be- 10
arrange great lights a. Bordeaux. Mar
seilles. Srasburg. Paris. Amsterdam
Copenhagen and Stockholm These
lights would reproduce an outline Of
luminous points the same il arrange
ment as that presented By the stars
forming the constellation Of the Great
Bear. o. Big Dipper. IL the northern
sky. The Martians seeing this might
respond with another such figure. and
thus Communication would be set up
between the intelligent being in the
two planets Professor Flammariou is
the most enthuaiasiie Of ths astr0uo-
mers who are interested in Aars He
firmly believes that the planet Is in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

The coming marriage Of the Prin-
cess Of the Asturias with the Neopoli-
tan Prince Charles Bourbon seems to
be causing much discomfort in Spanish
political circles The princess Is the
present heir Of the king. who does not
attain hts majority until seventeen
months hence. and debates il the
House Of Deputies concerning the mat
tcI are frequent. The general impress
sion now is that very few weeks are
likely to elapse before The government
IS Instructed 10 eommnnioate oneiaily
io iha Ceftes the event for which
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

President Loubet Of France. has Just
been left a legacy Of 10000 francs b.
a grateful old friend. Nine. Perret. For
more than forty years n. LOubet kept
up friendly relations with Nine. Per-
ret's husband. who was his nelghbor az
Mafsanne fwhere the president was
b0rn). AZ a lawyer. the French ex-
ecutive had managed al N. Perret's
legal affairs. drawn his business docu-
ments and acted as his lifelong c0un-
sslior.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

A curious society exists in the town
Of Bradford. England. is name s ,tt
Seven DAYS Rest Association. lf s
composed of men who make f rnR
70 90 no work. and set they are het
IN the greatest esteem by am Thty at
men who. born ID humble iife hau
By steady labor saved a modest con.
petence Vow they spend the eren'rr
Of their DAYS IN the parks and -
places os rest far from the roar or'ifs
forge and lc5m. with which t1eir efrr
life was associated Nor ere ths 81.
ioyments Of the Seven Days Resi As
soeiatioa as they are STYLED. enf'ref
selfish At their second annual dinner
Just held they entertained some of the
comrades q their youth Who had fai-
ed 70 attain So satisfactory a share p
the worlds goods. eombinire a. Qu'a
sslf-Efaiulatun on thelf onn secure
position riih Kind and CHEEKY tos
p.ialIif s. these iee fortunate ~ 3
fen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18
TIE EmBeEEIemenr4 N 1900.

Although the embezziements Of 1900
show a decided increase over those Of
1898. II is to be considered that the
total OF last year Was the smallest IN
% years. The figures for 1900 are 81.
6O2.134, as compared with s2.21s.373 IN
1880. an increase Of s2.sS3.761. Large
as this sum appears. It is Tar below the
average Of the last % years. which is
sT.sss. sos.
The losses fo- the year are diEtribui-
ed a. follows: Stolen BY public officials,
s1,1s3.67S; from banks. sl.s57.761 By
agents. s27i.S7s: forgeriez sl5s.s0
from loan associations. sl25.100s BY
p0stonce employees. t2i.427; miscella-
neous stealings. 3ss2.sso. Bank en-
ployes have the unenviab.e reputation
Of heading the black list.and more than
three-fourths Of the bank total was
taken BY six employees. IN Newport
CKy.). Fort Worth TEX. Elizabeth
port m ~, Buffalo IN -, Rutland
Cvt), and New York city banks. un-
der conditions which wozld not have
existed had the embezzlers been under
proper surveillance and the banks been
conducted upon safe business meth
DDS.
There is nothing discouraging N the
Increase for the year. however as it Is
still far below the average. The COM
paratively small sums embezzled are
an evidence Of the general prosperity
OF the country. IN 1Ss3-s5 the totals
we're s2s.504.o00 and Ia Isss-si $780,
2e3.7l4. and these we're hard times
years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

Some idea Of the diversity Of c3ndl-
tions IN the state Of Texas may be
gained from the fact that there was
held within its borders a few years ago
az nearly the same date a drainage
conference and an irrigation conyen-
ton. One vas a. Galveston and the
other at San Antonio. Some persons
we're thus studying means Of lessening
The amount Of water over a large area.
while others sought to increase Il. or
rather 10 make its supply fsr agricul-
tural purposes more regular.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

Congressman Roberts. II connection
with hts work as conmitteeman, re-
Gently discovered a forgotten room in
the capitol back of statuary hall i
vas FUN Of old books. and during the
var was used as a hospital Al old
stove and some split wood we're iouna.
iust AZ they were left over thirty years
AGO. A soldiers blouse. iaA q aust
AMI moth eaten. hans on saa iel me
al uas Sitting aad tee ieek oa ne
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18
THs wRoNo aoTrLE.
Why ons Young wonaas Hand. Ar,
miatersd


Grace IS afflicted with a SENSITIVE
skin. and when cold weather arrives
uses up more bottles Of soothing lotion
for her poor. chapped hands Then
would stock a small shop. The as
thing before she goes 70 sleep she col-.
dies her white digits with a iilifrsf
dose of the liquid that best suits ther
She did this the other night and 81
she rubbed It IN" observed that 9
took a long time TO dry Finally she
gave it up. She bad most uncom-
Portable night Whenever she moyed
the sheets stuck 20 her hands. and sae
fought them or much after the fashion
OF a car standing on four pieces q
sticky hy paper Once her hair Eo.
tangled around her LETT hand. and ii
nearly came out by the roots before
she 1oosened H. This thoronghiy
awoke her. and she got up and Do
the gas She had the most remarkable
looking pair OF hanss IN Cook couuiEk
This vas not altogether surprising
when she found she had used the hoi-
he OF furniture polish FOR q lotion
And. not content TO let a bad state o.
affairs alone. she put on kerosene TO
take OF the polish. The kerosene has
hllstered both hands 10 q lobster hle
and she has three card parties on
hand. and is going 20 act a. bridesmaid
within a week -chicaEo News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18
Century
Pro&reSS

Ia Izluzry. 1891 the Indian canoe
Uas practically the 0nly floating Te-
1icle On the great lakes. which holds
ole-third 81 al the fresh aater ID the
world Today rhe lake feet numbers
several thousand steel steamers. Elfh
seventy shipyards On the shores ~ lne
lakes % add constantly 70 the nam-
Der.
Tn January 1901. there we're IN fhe
world less than 90 snipbailding yaIaa
Today there are more than seven hun
dred shipbuiiding yards. turning o1t
q total of 1000 vessels yearly
Tie first iron war vessel built IN the
world was the United States steamship
Michigan. which is still in duty on tns
great lakes
The total value 81 the agricultural
products of the United States in 1900
wa 500 900 400 II 1900 it viii Be ap-
proximately 5000 .oo0. 600. while th8
farms of the country are worth eve
times As much.
One hundred years ago It took a
month 10 cross the Atlantic. Nov tne
trip Is made between two sundays.
In January. 1901. there we're s05
postoihces in the United States ana
1878 miles Of postal routes In lsss
there were 1000 postofnces and 49,
900 miles Of postal routes.
In January. 1901. il cost twenty-five
cents 70 send q single sheet by mall
distance Of 400 miles Today a let
ter containing several sheets may 90
as many thousand miles for two cents.
IN January. 1901. the total exports
Of the United States we're S31 900 900.
This year they are 5000 100000.
In January. 1901. there was not a
cooking stove IN the United States.
Now We are beginning to cook withou,
fire By the aid Or electricity.
Within the century the population o.
the world has doubled The popula-
tlon OF the United States has been
multiplied By fourteen.
The first practicable steamboat was
built In 1902. and the first railway 10
comotive In 1904.
In January. 1901. a man could travel
only by coach or on horseback. Today
there are more than 250.000 miles Of
railroad track in the United States
alone. being more than six times the
mileage Of any other country.
In lS4S II cost forty cents TO send a
letter from New York to San Fran
cisco.
In January, 1901 there we're not more
than thirty colleges and other institu-
tions OF higher education in the United
States. At the close Of last year there
we're $50 with a total Of 1900 profss-
sors and teachers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

For more than thirty years Hiram
BAXTER has been postmaster a. Le
suens. MiEn- and has given entire sat
isiacti0n 70 the community. although
during nearly al that zine be has
been blind. When mail Is iistr 'b1ted
into The 40 boxes Mrs Baxter calls n
the names and her husbands wonder
iui memory can Be depended upon 70
rccoilset every letter Or newspaper.
Baxter also conducts a small store and
an Inn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

C0ngrsssmzn Connell q he EleF-
enth Pennsylvania district IS the rich-
est man in the lover house Of ths na-
tiOnzl legislature He cEaWs Al IN
come of $500 q day from one invest
ment alone. Mr Connell vas born ia
Nova Scotia. and 4 one of the iargesf
coal operators in the United states.
Fifty years ago he vas working as
driving boz in coal nine Al Is cents
day
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

his faculties. and Is never SO happy as
when. his labors done, he can Sit and
tell the young folks Of 60 or 70 his
wonderful tales about this country
in the infant days and Of the great
men who are nov historic memories.
but whose doings he followed when
they we're throbbing with life and
stirring the world with the greatness
Of their deeds. The centenarian cx-
poets to live several years more Of
healthy. happy life He thinks he can
hold out to be 10. and SO do most Of
his friends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

which resulted in
the federal conven-
ton. He has been
long a prominent
man in Australian
politics. He Is a
native Of Sydney 81
years old. and for
many years has
been an able law
yer in New South
Wales. Among the
men who early ad
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

An ancient philosopher sid that in
sleep sEery man has 4 p E5zl1 q his
Own; when awake. al men have oHe
world 10 common 50 il Is Wifh na-
fi0ns When Clina sVskas. she VII
recognize and share 10 ths privileges
and blessings Of the larger world
which ncU seems 80 zmaN and ulreal
10 her.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

threatening 70 ex-
pose other scandals
Of the Boer war.
has but recently
entered upon his
duties as British
war minister. m
1895 Mr Brodrick
was appointed 70
his first post Of
prominence that Of
under secretary for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

ago be vas raised
to the privy council and appointed to
succeed Lord Curzon as under secre-
fary for foreign Affairs. On the reor-
ganization Of the cabinet during the
late fali be was raised % the once of
war secretary ID place Of Lord Lans-
d0Hne. who was transferred 10 the
portfolio of foreign affairs. Nr. Brod-
fick s yolnE man tuf evidently a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

Edmund Barton. the statesman who
has accepted the work Of organizing
the first federal government Of Austria
la was the leader Of the movement
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

Yocated the neces-
sity OF federation Of the Australian
colonies. Mr. Barton was conspicuous.
He has been no. uniustly styled the
father Of the new commonwealth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18
VINTAGE IN YENETIA.
CLIMPsES or ITALIAN VINE
YARDS SEEM MEDiAEvAL-

Grape Einas Lins Roads-Rieh clumters
HAnE rpon Evsry wan and ItaIiaa
Courtssy Make Them Frss-sI Making
We.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18
nnr,nd nrLlllb OffefaL.

William ST. John Brodrick, who has
caused a tremendous sensation In Lon
don BY reopening the Colyille case.thus
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

A few days later. walking through
the pleasant country that frames We
roma with a smiling landscape. might
be seen the operations Of the grape
harvest on every side. In the hillside
villages. the carpenters were hammer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18


The hrsf sign o. vintage Is usually
a. Padua. In the September sun may
be seen here and there large carts
vith men in them. dancing vigorously,
Why they danced appeared from the
thin stream Of pale red that ran into
tubs beloW-Eine making was going
On. This simple method Of wine max
ing is only practiced, however. on a
small scale The farmer makes his
own wine thus. and the small inkeeDer.
and perhaps the INDECENT landed pro
prietor who is far from wine presses
and such-llke conveniences Of out later
civilization. All the vine that iE like
y 70 be set before the high-stomached
Sign0r Inglese is made In the press.
But the more ancient method Is the
more picturesque.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

hand. under the large Tine-plant-
giusto. and yet again upon the ladder
set against the tree. which supports
the treliia-exact. II Is done. thank
you. And 20 the guests 90 Oh their
way again. more than sufficiently
thanked fcr the buono mano they have
left for host and bis helpers 10 drinf
their health with. and pursued by TIA
situations and good wishes 81 them
ltallan eharaeseristie..
Everywhere you 20 ia Italy y1u hnd
this same gentle courtesy of name
smoothing the apperifies Of life. Even
when be cheats you-and the town
Italian. ct any rate. never loses an op-
portunity 10 this diIection-he does ir
WITH a smiling grace that IS well WORTH
= honey A London cabman WI
gfu-lbles a. your chilling. gsumhle3
Ike a bear. leaves y0u irritated by his
bearishness. makes you think ill Of The
whole tribe of cab-driFers. An ifa.-
ian cab-driYer-be better stiE q gondoiier
Of Venice-swindies son with an e.
quisite charm. lie yin rapidly paint
q picture of the wrong you do hiH bg
not allowing yourself 70 be swindleol
He viii call 70 witness the bystanders
and win appeal from earth % heaven
He win overwheim you with a torrent
Of words. cajoie you. and finally win
some pennies over and abCYe hl1 dive
viii drive OF. protesting he bears 300
10 ill-will
Prom yins 20 Wine
From the pickeTs hand 20 the
baskets carried yokeWise across toe
shoulder Or else on the back. from thf
baskets to the huge tubs on the oxuas-
ons. from the tubs 10 the press or tae
ueading cart. These are the stages O.
the transformation Of grapes into vlne.
red or white. White. n you separate
skins and stalks before the grapes 30
.nto the press, II eFezytkSas goes lg.
red. The Italians are careless winch
makers. They are not 50 particular a.
the French about what goes into the
press. Therefore Is their wine rougher.
lacking the quality o. silklness which
wine merchants DO 50 e1toi Finally
the press yields its 0ozings into Che
tubs. and then comes che work %
tasking After this. an that remains
Is to dispatch the casks TO purchaser
or. If the wine IS 70 travel iar. 10 ih
one Of the enormous tanks upon wheels
that one sees At the railway s'aiicns
The Italians 90 not do much with ihe
industry Of bottiing their wines Ev
erything goes into casks and is ds-
posed Of that way.
W. II. STANTON.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

That street scene In Padua brought
back In a fash the Italy Of the middle
ages. Il was close 10 the great church
Of St. Anthony Of Padua. and a stream
Of pilgrims was just pouring out, sol
emn in their demeanOr. for they were
Of a staider. more northerly race than
the cheerful. irreverent Venetian after
an exposition Of relics. A little earlier
in the day they had been praying earn
estly to the saint and kissing. In the
ecstasy Of their devotion. the marble
of his stately tomb Was Il the end
Of the nineteenth century, or was II
the time when that great statue out
side the church-the first equestrian
statue in the world. they say-had just
been set up to keep in mind the deeds
Of the famous condottiere whose meth
DDS OF warfare are commem0rated BY
his nickname Of "Gatta maiata the
patient eat7 The hard. white sunlight
and the cool. gray stone OF the arcade
can have looked not otherwise than
they do today and no doubt the me-
diaevel wine-traders were Just such
merry rogues as these, and made equal
" witty remarks about the aspect of
pilgrims and the oddness and curios-
ity Of strangers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

In January, 1901 there were not more
than thirty colleges and other institu-
tions OF higher education in the United
States. At the close Of last year there
we're $50. with a total Of 1900 profss-
sors and teachers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

In January. 1901. a man could travel
only by coach or on horseback. To-day
there are more than 250.000 miles Of
railroad track in the United States
alone, being more than six times the
mileage Of any other country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

The first practicable steamboat was
built In 1902. and the first railway 10
comotive In 1904.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

In lS4S It cost forty cents to send a
letter from New York to San Fran
cisco.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

Within the century the population o.
the world has doubled. The popula-
tlon OF the United States has been
multiplied By fourteen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-18

In January. 1901. there was not a
cooking stove IN the United States.
Now We are beginning to cook without
fire b. the aid Of electricity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-08
new BOARD
OF HEALTH
TWO ALDERMEN AND A
PHYSICIAN.
new QUARANTINE ORDER
Against All Persons Connected
with Pesthouse Election
Officers Appointed.

The city council held another inter-
esting session yesterday afternoon,
Alderman Connolly presiding in the
absence Of both the mayor and presi-
dent of the board.
The ordinance providing for a new
board of health, to be composed of
two aldermen and a regularly licensed
and practicing physician, to be APP
pointed by the mayor, which had been
adopted at a previous meeting, was re-
turned signed by the mayor, who
named Aldermen Frizelle and Connel-
ly and DIR. Portus Baxter as the mem
hers of the board.
Resolutions were adopted expressing
as the sense of the council that the
board of health take steps to quarantine
the city against any person stopping at
or visiting or in any way coming in son
tact with the pesthouse or patients or
employees therein. This means that
the physician having in chDge the
smallpox patients at the pesthouse will
be compelled to remain out there and
not be permitted to come into the city.
This has been commended for by many
citizens ever since smallpox made it's
appearance again this winter.
Judges and clerks for the city cleo
ton to be held April !, were appoint
ed as follows. together with the selec-
ton of the voting places:
First Ward--J. j. Walk, Nick Klos
and G. A. Lane, judges; Austin
North and W.. j. Youmans, clerks;
voting place, court house.
Second Ward-Chas. Spear, Fl. G..
Williams and John Rixon, judges; Ira
l.. Whitney and H. S. Williston,
clerks; voting place, G. F. Burton's
office.
Third Ward-F. R. st. John, R.
B. Champion and John Ramsey,
judges; Richard Kirke and H. K.
Fish, clerks; voting place, H. M.
Aliens lumber office.
Fourth Ward-J. W. Appleman,
Frank Brown and Henry Disch,
judges; Lee Stoddard and Fred Ma
shaw, clerks; voting place, city hall.
The clerk was instructed to call
for new bids for city printing to be
filed for next Tuesday nights meeting.
The clerk was further instructed to
call for bids for city team work, such
as street sprinkling, ETC., for the en-
suing year at so much per month of
10 hours per day.
The council Will meet again today
to hear a report from the new board of
health.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-08
REPORT is COMPLETE
ENJOYS Adopt General Principle
for Settlement of Person
!. al Indemnities.

Pekin, March THE minister's
committee has completed It's report and
the general principle to be adopted in
case indemnities is based upon laws
in harmony with the Roman and Eng
lish systems. This decision was not
reported without considerable dis
QUESTION. It was held by some that the
claims of the men of good reputation
should be paid in full without further
consideration. On the other hand, q
case was mentionedd where a man of
high reputation claims $40, 600, each.
for his own, his wife's and his daugh-
ter's nerves and $40, 600 for goods de-
stroyed, whereas it is known the latter
estimate is more than thrice the value
of all.
The negotiations. Rookhill says, are
going on we'll and he sees no reason
why they should not be completed in
two months, with the exception of the
commercial treaties which will prob
ably take a longer time.