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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

The drought Of the last few years
has cost New soutl Wales an enor-
nous amount Of Money. The dotts el
the colonv haFe shrunk from ss COO oaa
70 t6.oQa. 600. representing a loss Of e-
ooo.ooo sheep 4 70 tliis IS added tha
loss 81 TIE naiural Increase. tta tnrlah-
age amounts 10 5000 110 sheep.
enouIh. that Is. to equip q consIdaf.
ahle-si1el colony IN addition. there
has been a loss of nearly 1101o1 horses
and $4,000 cattle Thei the coIenr has
been able 10 sarF.rs these tefri4e
losses IS e. striking pfo1f e. energy ana
resource Translated Inio money fa
colony has suffered i1sa ius 60 als
I5sdequats rainfall 81 frcn EI1
80 10 e11111 GO slsrIIrr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

NhHNNtA@A ~"
but Are Fallihn Into Dlsrepute.
From the Boston Transcripts The
Sctual meaning OF word is not abso-
lute and interchangeable. L is simply
that for which % generally stands to-
day In the drift Of usage almost al-
ways downward English words have
sometimes got their value quite re-
versed. and so long as the drift Is go
Ing on there Is an unfortunate confu-
sion Of ideas. and In this chaotic period
no man can be quite sure when HE
neighbor speaks what he is at Il
seems a pity not 10 clear the air and
get down to q definition which defines.
For example, the general demand % be
called gentleman or lady has al
most wiped out the meaning Of words
which once had a sufficiently positive
one The fact siill exists Of that dii-
ferentiation between persons which
was described BY the old use Of the
words. But We have no longer a name
Tor the attributes once indicated By
them and are obliged 10 communicate
the idea BY adiectires or paraphrases.
What Is the meaning Of a college "de-
gree"2 Il was once a certificate OF good
scholarship IN the ehumaniiies" eA-
tended quite legiumately 10 include
proficiency IN arts and science The
value Of It was soon found TO vary with
the character OF the collegiate insti-
tuition granting II There was a vast
fexlbility introduced into the meaning
OF degree" Waving the criminal
abuse Of the purchasable article (which
has probably been largely eliminatedl,
We stlll employ the same word fcs tie
A. NJ Of Yua- Dam college as for that
Of Harvard or Yale And now. as the
commencement seasons 90 BY the
meaning Of degree Is increasingly
perpleked BY the annual investment Of
large number Of persons with a.
whose distinction has no connection
whatever with scholarship OF the re-
SUITS Of scholarship
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30


less complete than the mass o. material
he had gathered concerning the Fran
co-Pmssian and other great armed
struggles q BIZ own Time
"At last. eight years ago be said
10 ne, p found myself IN position
where could really begin ms work
Everything up 20 that time had been
preliminary. then sat down and
wrote ny little book
The conversation took place 10 the
private dining room Of n de- Biochl
suite in the Hotel d'Omnge az schoe-
yeniuren. a summer resort not Far from
Tae Hague Thla resort opens late %
the season. and M De- Bloch had gone
there long before the place vas actu-
ali, ready to receive visitors He was
almost alone 10 the hotel Ne had just
finished hls afternoon nap Of three
hours. Which, wlth four hours sleep az
night gives him bis rest Hs was
eating a most frugal supper not az
al ihe kind o. a meal which a great
millionaire would be expected 20 Or
der.
"At last eight years ago" be re-
roiiod q sat down and wrote my It,
ue book
M do niocha English IS somewhat
dincnit % understand AZ Arst ne
speaks it In common with about ten
other languages OF which French and
pna.Iar fffa native I0nrurl Is his IA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

ThsS Are An Member. Of Large Rob
Der Hand

Der Hand.
Talking about stealing umbrellas %
said a New Orleans business man 20
a Times-Democrat reporter. Il had q
whimsical experience last week One
afternoon, when IL was raining.
happened 70 see a very good umbrella
IN the hail. and-weli I annexed H..
OF. rather. 7 established a protectOrat9.
intending to return II before night to
the gentleman IN the adjoining Office,
who I supposed. OF course. was the
owner. But somehow or other ! didn't.
and for several days / lodged him IN
and out Of the building. feeling par
ticularly uncomfortable and guilty
Finally he dropped In. and, seeing tho
umbrella In the front office. walked
on with it, / witnessed the incident
unobserYed from the rear room. and,
naturally. said nothing. Next day we
encountered In the elevator aud he
handed me the umbrella. Here's your
parachute he said I'll have 20 own
up that appropriated It yesterday,
but Il vas raining and the tempta-
tion was too strong for my morals.
] took It rather gingerly. and refrained
from offering any explanation. That
afternoon set u just outside my door
and had the satisfaction oi seeing 70
disappear under the arm Of an archi-
tect who is a prominent member Of
my chetch and generally regarded as
a yesy moral man. Since then be has
had pressing business whenever I
hove IN sight and ] infer that he Is
suffering a duplicate Of the pangs re-
Gently experienced by myself and my
neighbor The fellow who originally
left it hasn't turned up. 50 I suppose
that be. too. is a member Of the rob
Der band"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

sine this volume was written He
studies in detail the effectiveness Of
European armies. discusses their exist.
ing preparations for war their plans Of
mobilization. the training Of their on
! GERS, their camps. their fortresses the
possibilities o. night and day fighting
the general esprit du corps, the opera
tlons Of al Of them during the wars
which have occurred In the last cen
tury; Indeed. be omits ne one thing
which might BY any possibility be use-
ful to the student This volume alone
contains more than 500 pages.
The third volume is the briefest and
the least important Of his work It
deals with naval warfare and the sub
ject is not competently treated
In the fourth volume he treats OF
economic problems and their probable
effect in the war Of the future Il goes
into the subject fof course intensely In
terestlng to Amerieal Of the supply and
maintenance Of troops It considers
the cost Of the military As compared
with the revenues Of an nations. Il
shows what tremendous advances ID
relative cost will mark the war Of the
future. Il points out the inequality Of
the preparations FOR war made By diff
ferent European countries and it shows
the influence different factors have on
the spirit Of armies and the character
Of their preparations for war.
The fifth volume tells Of the deyel-
opment Of the idea that may lead to-
ward peace. II goes into details con-
cerning the literature Of perpetual
peacs among civilized peoples. Il
deals with socialism. with anarchy and
with the propaganda OF anti-milltsr-
ism. II iells OF the different ideas Of
various countries concerning causes for
war It discusses the Influence Of ar
mica actually Ia existence upon the
people Of the different countries. Il
goes into the matter OF wounds and
sickness resulting from war most ex.
haustivelY-eye 10 the point Of calcu-
iatlng the penetration and general ef-
feet OF every bullet now IN use By
civilized nation. The marvellous de-
tai 81 this volume cannot be described
IN a brief article. No possible point Is
omitted and every conceivable detail
Is given 10 full The records 5f the
United States government concerning
the effects of wounds during the civil
war has never been more completely
summarized than are the studies OF N.
de Bloch 10 this volume
But e Is Ia the sixth volume that NJ.
de- Bloch says those things which il has
been bis mission 70 say. Over thirty
different headings. each one elaborate
IN It's detail are covered in this one
book am not writing a criticism OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30
RAINY RlvER INDIANS.

Among the gold producing regions OF
the world the Rainy river district "
Ontario. Canada. is not the least prom
lsiue. Il is accessible either from the
great lakes or from Rat Portage. on
the Canadian Pacific railway within
$50 miles OF Lake Superior. and such
famous mines as the Hecia and Caiu-
met not a decade ago the country was
unknown. but there have sprung up
within the last i've or elk years a NUM-
Der Of mining camps an over the dis
trict. and q number Of paying mines
beaded By the suliana have been dis.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

The following story is told OF q GER
tain corporal who was in Cuba with tne
First Illinois regiment Men were BE-
ing laid low every day By the fever and
those who were compelled % do guard
duty over the Spanish prisoners ran Il
great danger Of being numbered among
the fever victims. q had not been
feeling very weil for two days said
the corporal. -and on this particular
day I was assigned TO guard duty !
had not held down the Job more than
three hours when / rolled under ne
shade OF my dog tent almost insane
with the fever. / drank an the water
from my canteen and went 70 sleep
When / awoke an hour or two later
there. 10 front Of the tent perched
upon a stand Of guns. sat a great
hieary-eyed. hungry-looklng buzzard.
keeping an eye on me and patiently
waiting for my demise. ! watched the
huzzard for a minute or two and then
resolved that II ever there was a dis
appointed bird Of his sort be should
be the most disappointed bird Of the
entire lot. and he was. He evidently
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30
wrscoNsln's MARRIAGE Law.


N"~--A7N"f y tAsl AH@NNNA-I
Assemblyman John N. True. whose
anti-Gretna Green bin will soon be-
come Law. Is one Of the most remark
able men in the legislature. he has
ever protested against the reputation
Of his state for reasy marriages" and
has always arrayed himself against the
immoral IN this Commonwealth. He
was Tor a number Of years the secre-
tary Of tbc state Agricultural Society.
and maze q a great power. but when
i fell into the clutches Of the race
horse men be was the foremost Of the
members who helped 70 wreck the or
ganization and secure the transfer Of
the slaie fair to the State Board Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

Agriculture. Mr. True is the repre-
sentative Of The First district OF Sank
county. and was a formidable candi-
date for the speakership against
George II. Ray. but Vithdree. He is 5
native Of New Hampshire. and IS 81
years old His reputation for respecEz-
billty and FOR hatred 81 vice Dc al
kinds is widespread and enviable
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30


study - she History Of War ana
Wrote = Great Hook Upon the sub iect.
schoeVeuingen. Holland. Correspond
encei An English translation Of n.
Henri de Bloch's great work on war
has just been secured for publication
in America. Not the car. but n. de
Bloch, IS the father Of the peace con
ference al The Hague Ii was nv good
fortune % see him when be was On
the very ground and watching the ire
menuous result Of hts life's labor. NJ
De Bloch Is a nan OF 65 He Is short
He is fat He is grayheaded. His
beard y trimmed closely to bis chin.
Crest shaggy eyebrows oyerhang a
DAFT of piercing eyes N. de Bloch.
when be becomes the least excited is
nerce IN appearance and in manner. He
Is he last man who would at those
times be taken for an advocate OF
peace. he Is always excited when he
ls talking. Early In his youth be be-
eame Impressed by the awful horrors
of war He began 10 make a study OF
them. He considered the cost of war
IN misery and in money. and he con
sldered It's results He found the two
incommensurate He took up every
phase u arguments OF men Who had
pianned means Of preventing war IN
those days most OF these men we're
dreamers and their plans we're wild
and impractical But Bloch aid not
despair he was fortunate and the
world Was fortunate ln that be was
immensely rich and could AFFORD 10
carry on his studies untrammeled by
the limitations OF poverty He devot-
ed his time 10 many important mat
iers in his own country. and became
loved and honored throughout Poland
and Russia But never for a moment
dld he forget bis one mlssi0n-that OF
alleviatlng the horrors OF war He
studied. studied. studied His work
was unceasing His arguments were
unending From every quarter of the
earth be gathered material on the sub
feet which alWays filed hts mind Al
last eight years ago. re had absolutely
mastered his great subject He had
not satisfied himself without knowing
an about modern wars and their mis-
cries, be had begun 40 ihe beginning
His Information concerning the early
Greek and Roman wars was scarcely
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

Oom Paul viii watch The mobiiiza.
ton o. The British feet from safe
standpoint He s ih1iy-6fe miles
from the sea and ihe 1ransYaal has no
Sect IS be destroyed
Tbs Es Of Gods machines are sr
hidder
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

Is located in the beautiful val
ley Of the Waahita river. sur
rounded with the richest o.
farming lands from which the
following crops are rnisedi
Wheat. oats, rye, corn potAe
toes, cotton and vegetables "
all KRIS 1t Is also fast nea
comire a fruit raisera parae
disc. Peaches, plums, grapes,
apricots and berries Of All
kinds are raised in abundance.
Capital is smiling on this
wor serful little city, thou
sands Of dollars being invest
Cd in the wholesale joobing
and manufacturing business
There are no towns IN the
Indian Territory that occupy
such a prominent position az
this place. 1t is situated on
the Rock Island railroad and
is the end of . division, crews
changing here. The pay roll
Of employees at this division e
sufficient to support a small
town. The town Is situated
on a beautiful site. and on the
summit one can look for miles
ar0und at the beautiful coun-
try. The population Of tho
town is about 6 600 and israp-
idly increasing The road run'
ming 70 Mangum starts from
On ckasha, aud close cOnnec-
tions can be made with the
main line Of the Rock Island
for al points north or south
on the return trip.
The following are some Of
the most important industries
now located here aud doing q
heavy business Three large
Wholesale grocery houses, cap
ital s7OO. 900. three jobbing
houses; two brick yards =
twenty-ton capacity ice piantf
two cigar factories; three
banks - the First National,
Citizens National, and tho
Bank Of Chickasha- All solid
financial institutions Chick
asha Milling Co, 800 barrel-
capacity. capital SIS, 900 00l
ChfcLaaha Cotton Seed Oil Co.
s0-ton capacity, capital Sso,-
O00 90; one iron foundry one
bottling worlEs; seven lumber
yards; United States COURT
house, and q frst-class steam
laundry
1t being a regular incorpor-
ated city Of the second class,
its affairs are looked after By
the Mayor and City Council.
The laws are enforced BY
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

The majority Of motor cars are now
driven by petroleum. hut a French en-
gineer recommends the use Of aitchoi
instead Of It. and motors are being al
tered So as 10 consume it There is
no fear Of explosion with alcohol. and
90 ls said b cost Jess than petroleum.
We might. therefore. paraphrase the
national poet and say Put i in your
car. la save glnr legs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

understood that Il was ali on. 80 ha
tapped bis wings. arose in the air.
and scared toward san Juan block
house"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30

Bni-"Its hard TO understand some
women Jili-"Why7 Bni-"The
other dag a woman IN q Brooklyn
court refussd 70 kiss ihe Bible. bit
carrssed her pet dog q dozen times
while on me riirtss stand
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30
JEAN DE BLOCH.
THE FATHER OF THE PEACE
CONFERENCE.

A rremendously Rich Dutehman. Wbo
Has Devoted nir Whole Life 70 the
study - she History Of War and
Wrote q Great Hook Upon the subjsct.
Middletown transcript., 1901-07-06
AN EXPLANATION

Mr.. EDIToR:-Having availed myself Of
the earliest opportunity of taking the
State Board examinations, and having
passed successfully and received my Ger.
tifcate, 1 wish to make an explanation
to this community.
When l came to Middletown last De-
cember 1 was informed by the president
of the Delaware Examining Board that
could register on my certificate from Vir-
ginia.
At the December meeting of the Board
an objection was raised to accepting my
certificate unless the Virginia Board
would accept Delaware certificates. Ac-
ton was deferred, and the matter was
made question of interstate comfy.
After considerable delay l was notified
that no definite arrangement could be
made with Virginia, and for this reason
the Delaware Board was opposed to
accepting my certificate, and, as there
was no provision for issuing a temporary
permit, | would be obliged to wait until
the next regular meeting Of the Board in
June. I awaited myself of the first op-
portunity to take the examination and
now offer my professional services to this
community.
q. B. PEARSON, M. d.
Middletown transcript., 1901-07-06
DAMAGE BY STORM

The storm of Tuesday did considerable
damage in and near Harrington. Four
horses were killed outright, as follows:
One each owned by Beniah Tharp, David
Vinyard, James Clarkson and David
Tucker, all residing near Harrington.
The residence of Elmer Sherwood, in
Harrington was struck by lightning and
badly damaged, the family, however es-
Gaping without any injury. The barn
and outbuildings of William Frazier,
near Harrington, were blown to the
ground, together with all the contents
In the vicinity of BridgeviIIe and Green
wood, several fires occurred, mainly
among hay and straw stacks.
At FELTON, trees were uprooted, the
wind doing much damage. At other
points from FELTON, to Bridgeville and
Greenwood, the hail and wind PLAYED
havoc with the corn and wheat not vet
cut. Corn and other vegetables in that
vicinity were damaged considerably.
Middletown transcript., 1901-07-06
BASE BALL

One Of the best ball games ever wit
messed in this town was played by the
newly organized club and Fort du Pont
on the Fourth, and not for several years
has Middletown had team equal to the
present one. Fort du Port is ore of the
best ball teams i'll Ills section, and when
they net defeat at tic lands o. tlIe lu> al
club it was great surprise to them, as
they have on several occasions played
our boys and always came out victorious,
but after the third inning they discovered
they had met one of the strongest aggre-
cations in Delaware.
Scott the new pitcher for the home
club, had the soldier boys at his mercy
during the entire game, and only allowed
them five hits. He has excellent cur
YES, the best of control, and plays ball
to win. His coolness was a very notice
able feature Of his playing, and some of
the spectators wondered how such a little
fellow got SO much speed. He was ably
supported by the infeld, the outfield not
having chance during the game.
Maxwell is fast and heady player,
and covers lots of ground, several of his
plays Thursday being very hard ones.
D. Holten is at home on third and took
in everything that come his way, and hit
the ball hard each time at bat.
Dickinson's batting was one of the
features Of the game. His three base
hit in the third inning scoring the first
runs made and his two base hit in the
seventh brought in two more runs.
For the visitors Mckinley did excellent
work at second, cutting off several hard
drives that robbed the home team of
what looked to be safe hits.
The summary of the game follows:
Middletown transcript., 1901-07-06
OUTING CLUB

The Delaware College Outing Club has
rented the cottage of E. c. Hardesty at
Rehoboth, and will occupy it during Aug
ust. The college banjo, guitar and man.
dolin club will accompany the outing
club. The larder will be in charge Of
Robert Allen, of Newark. Among the
members of the club who will 60 to Re
hoboth are: Herman L. Wright, Willis F.
Harrington, Basset Ferguson, Alexander
NJ. Jackson, Richard S. Rodney, Cum
minis E. Speakman, A. Lee Clifton, Sam
uel NJ. D. Marshall, Lucien Green, OF
Middletown, William Lawton, Stewart
Groves, Stirling Evans, and William P.
Constable, and George E. DuttoE.
Middletown transcript., 1901-07-06
GRETNA GREEN. OF THE EAST

Wilmington has become known in
Philadelphia and other nearby cities as
'"The Gretna Green of the East" for
young couples who desire to be quietly
married and spring surprise on their
friends afterward. Formerly it was
fashionable for Philadelphia couples to
go to Camden, N. j., where the marriage
laws were not so stringent as in the Key
stone State, but when the Jersey laws
were changed Camden lost its charm and
for some time there was no place near
Philadelphia more favored than another.
Recently, however, Wilmington has be-
come the favorite place for Philadelphias
who desire wedding with bit of ro-
nance.
Middletown transcript., 1901-07-06
Question Answered

Yes, August Flower still has the largest
sale Of any medicine in the civilized world.
Your mothers and grandmothers' never
thought of using anything else for Indi-
gestion or Biliousness. Doctors. were
scarce, and they seldom heard of Appen-
dicitis, Nervous Prostration or Heart Fail
ure, etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermenta-
ton of undigested food, regulate the ac-
ton of the liver, stimulate the nervous
and organic action of the system, and that
is all they took when feeling dull and bad
with headaches and other aches You
only need few doses of Green's August
Flower, in liquid form, to make you sat
isfied there is nothing serious the matter
with you. Get Green's Prize Almanac.
For sale by ]. S. & w. Lattomus, Town
send, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1901-07-06
SCHOOL ELECTION

The annual election for School Com
missioners was held at the Academy on
Saturday, when Messrs. A. G. Cox and
John S. Crouch were reelected for three
years. Mr.. Cox has been a member OF
the Board for the past twenty-fonr years,
during which time he was Treasurer, but
declined to accept the office for the ensu-
ing year. Mr.. John w. Jolls was elected
Secretary and Treasurer when the Board
met for organization on Monday.
All of the assistant teachers were re-
elected with an increase in salary of $40
for the ensuing year.
The committee appointed to audit and
settle the accounts of the School Board
for the part year, Messrs. NJ. B. Burris,
Esq, and j. c. Jolls, reported that they
had audited and settled the same as
follows: