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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25
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A meeting Of the Brooklyn Anti
Compulsory Vaccination league was
held In that city the other night IN the
directors room Of the public library
There was a spirited denunciation OF
compulsory vaccination and a call to
arms 10 resist IT, Dr.. NJ r. LeYerson
presided. Henry Roland, the corre-
spending secretary, read several let
ters which had been sent to the league
severely criticising the health authori-
ties for carrying on the present vaccl-
nation crusade. and recommending an
appeal for redress TO the courts and the
legislature. Dr. Leyerson was ap-
plauded when he declared he would not
hesitate 10 shoot the man who forced
his way into his house to vacclnate him
against his will. Years ago. he said,
Il advised the shooting down Of a po-
liceman or health officer who was en-
gagged in this invasion Of a mans home,
and ! have not changed my views on
the subject The people must rise up
and take the law into their own hands
not lynch law, but the laws OF the
hand, which are framed for their pro-
lection. Some people don't know their
rights sufficiently to shoot down ban
dts | have treated thirty cases OF
smallpox without reporting them and
all recovered without a scar from two
to six days. All cases Of ordinary
smallpox should be cured within that
time. Vaccination never prevented a
human being from taking smallpox ex-
cept by killing him" It is decided
that the league should no longer be
confined to Brooklyn, but should en-
brace the entire territory Of Greater
New York.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25


There Is no civsssed land ID the
world and few savage ones where evil
dence Of American ingenuity and sklll
do not confront the traveller on every
side Up in the north Of Sweden trains
Of reindeer are drawing American
wood-cutting machinery to points not
far distant from the North Cape. The
machinery has to be hauled hundreds
Of miles over the plains Of snow. but
the shrewd Swedish lumbermen have
found that its use almost doubles their
profits Again Puntas Neras la TERRA
del Fuego is the most s0utherly conti-
mental spot on the globe The impOr-
tant lighthouse there is equipped with
electric machinery manufactured with
IN a few hundred miles Of New York
City Some OF the schemes devised by
the enterprising Yankee are so daring
that they might have been almost sac
rilegious In a less practical age. A
large consignment Of steam pumps was
lately shipped to the East Their des-
tinaticn was the Jordan Formerly
pilgrims with an eye to the main
chance had found it profitable to se-
cure calabashes Of water froIa the sa-
cred river and sell their contents to
churches and converts to be used as
holy water A wideawake American
saw his opportunity. He devised a
steam pump Of convenient size. num-
Der Of which were set up at suitable
points along the banks Of the Jordan.
The result was a profitable business in
retailing to the churches all over Eu-
rope. Again. American devices are
finding their way into the vatican it,
self The sovereign pontiff has recent
ly been our customer for a fashlight
apparatus. which stands by his couch
and can be ignited at any moment dur
ing the night by pressing a button.
Tradition has assigned to Bagdad the
honor Of producing the most celebrat-
ed Of lamps. But a New York house
has superseded Aladdin and his genii.
The lamps are Of fanciful pattern. and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25
USES OF EXCELSIOR.

Article Made Ia America from Eastwood
and Poplar
Excelsior, an American invention,
which Is extensively used for packing
purposes and in the manufacture Of
bedding. and various other upholstery
uses. is not, as is generally believed,
made from shavlngs," said a whole
sale dealer in the material to the writ
er recently. 1T is an article Of regu-
lar manufacture. and between $4,000
and 10000 tons OF the curling wood
fiber are turned out by the Eastern
and Western lumber mills annually.
"Basswo0d and poplar are the woods
used in the production. The logs are
sawed into lengths Of eighteen inches.
which is the length Of a fiber Of ex-
celsior. These blocks are in split
halves and the wood is properly sea-
soned Excelsior is made Of different
degrees Of coarseness and hneness OF
fiber In the manufacture a series Of
knife points run down the face Of the
block, cutting into the wood in parallel
lines that are spaced according to the
width Of the fber to be made A fol-
lowing knife slices on the whole face
af the block thus served. The fbers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

are decorated with devices often more
pleasing to tie eye Of the oriental than
the morals Of the ascetsc They are Of
simple design. operating without a
chimney on the principle Of the blast
furnace They are conveyed to a point
on the Persian gulf, from whence they
are hauled over so miles Of desert on
camel back They are then transferred
to RATS and tOwed a hundled miles up
the Euphrates. where they are again
loaded on camels. which convey them
to their destination. two hundred miles
from the river These lamps are quite
the thing In the orient Among the
residences that they decorate are the
palaces Of the sultan Of Morocco. the
prince Of Siam and several rajahs Ia
British India In India. too. It looks as
though at no distant date the punka
will be a thing Of the past. and the
punka walla seeking a new job. A de-
mand for electric fans Of the more up
to-date Of the native princes, a little
sultan in BOrne0 In particular having
laid In a considerable supply. The
forrid climate Of India opens up a
number Of opportunities for American
enterprise. Nor does the ancient land
Of Egypt turn up its nose at our new
tangled contriyances. The supply Of
images in the pyramids having run
rather low. owing to the depredations
OF curio hunters. an American firm has
been filling up the vacancies with most
interesting and antique appearing little
statues. AS a matter Of fact, they are
manufactured by a new patent process
from various condiments, but they look
so like ancient stone that they would
deceive any but an expert. Egypt ap-
pears to be getting frisky in its old age
An American rry-go-round Of the
Coney Island type has recently been
set up at Cairo. 1t Is largely patro-
nized by the Arabs. who cut a fine fig
ure in their snowy burnooses bestrid-
ing the green and gold tigers and ele-
phants.-T. G. KnoN, An Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25
THE ARMOUR RESIDENCE.

years amazed his parents by the ease
with which he could toss chairs and
tables about. At present the youngster
by his appearance shows no evidence
Of possessing abnormal strength, save
that he IS stockier and better develop
ed than most boys. Recently two men
stopped him in the street and sought to
shear Of his hair William tumbled
them into the gutter and walked calm
" on. He keeps in trim by exercising
daily with twelve-pound dumhbelis and
heavy Indian clubs. He says that he
viii never cut his hair for fear that
he would lose his strength.-Philadel-
phia North American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25
TAX
COLLECTORS

In India the native tax collector is
intensely proud OF his position and has
methods which are, to say the least Of
them, ingenious. The small amount Of
legal oversight which he receives tends
to make him despotic, and he gets his
pound OF flesh in a manner entirely
his own. It is said, however, that the
conscientious performance Of his du-
ties is likely to get him into trouble.
il the recent inquiry relating to the
Guzarat district substf ntiates the COM
plants that have been made. Guzarat
is a maritime province In the northern
part Of the Bombay presidency and. al
though some Of the districts are -four
ishing. Others are in a poverty-stricken
state owing to the barrenness Of the
soil. This gradually becomes worse
as the briny spray from the sea causes
a deterioration Of fertility The aver
age tax collector there has a matter
of-fact, everyday system Of horsewhip-
ping persons who object to paying their
revenue dues. BY way Of variation, or
kan whip Is not at hand, its place
Is taken Dy -.s-i---clnh or by boot
leather. II the culprit has SKIN wrr..
which this treatment is not persuasive
other methods are tried and an in
stance OF unsurpassed degradation is
reported from the village Of Bhatgaum.
AT this place a man from whom some
money was due was led through the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25
yollfbflI .Sampson.

It is no trick at all for William Rey-
nolds, twelve years Of age, of Jersey
Shore. this state. to juggle heavy
weights. pull chains asunder and
accomplish feats Of strength that the
average man would have hard work
to equal. Like Sampson. Of old, the
boys strength, it is claimed. lies IN
his long hair, which has never been
trimmed. and which now hangs sever
al inches below his waist. He was a
lusty baby and at the age OF three
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

his Baltimore agent to make arrange
ments and pay the best possible school
ing OF the young ladies. and continued
70 do SO until they graduated.
On the day OF the failure Of the
Arm OF Grant. Ward & Co.. when the
provision market was panieky. he gave
orders 10 bis agent, John Geldmacher.
to 90 on the floor and hold the market
AZ an cost. After the man had bought
several million dollars worth be sent
word 10 Mr.. Armour that all Wall
street was selling and that he could
not hold the market Mr.. Armour an
swered him to hold the market even
II the whole world was selling while
there was 4 dollar left Of his money.
At the close Of the day Mr.. Armour
was ahead several million dollars by
the transaction"
One day several years ago a Chicago
minister called upon Mr.. Armour and
applied for help for poor woman,
whom he had found In poverty and
destitution 10 the most trying hour Of
childbirth. He supplied the minister
With a goodly sum OF money and for
got the incident. The next day the
minister returned and said:
X have brought hack the money, Mr..
Armour. for upon investigation ! find
that the woman Is sinful and unde-
serving. She has not sought salvation
that Is freely offered without money
and without price. and to satisfy my
conscience ! must therefore return the
money" Mr.. Armours indignation
was aroused and he dismissed the min
lister curtly. Then he sent special
messenger 10 relieve the unfortunate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

How the value Of land has gone d
IN the Highlands 81 Scotland. as vel
as elsewhere. is evidenced from som
extracts that have been given to Ia
press from the Ms. Of the late Re,
Donald Kelly. a Kintyre divine. q
had observed the changing condition|
Some rentals in Kintyre. as compare
with those Of the latter half of la'
century. have gone up a thousand foi
and that without taking into consids'
alton the value Of the shootings ai'
fshings. There are four farms ii ~
tyre today that are more valuable "a
was the whole Of Kintyre In 1772. Ii
rent roll standing at E2.4oo as ec
pared with a valuation for an KNIT,
OF e2,025 a hundred and thirty ye
ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

To the music Of a soothing lullaby,
played softly on a piano. Florence Pal
mer. is years old. died in Chicago the
other day at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Sullivan. Miss Palmer was the
daughter Of Matthew Palmer. Of Wau-
kegan, H.. and had been ailing for a
long time. Feeling that dissolution
was near, the dying girl, who was
very fond Of music, asked her friend
Emily Michaels. who was watching at
her bedside. to play something on the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

tion for the place concerned him most,
and the salary demanded was always
a secondary consideration with him.
There were no harsh words when the
big army OF men learned Of Mr.. Ar
mour's death last week Each one felt
that he had lost a friend and a bene-
factor.
Hsarf and Pure Coucbed.
The manner in which Mr. Armour
came to so richly endow the Armour
Institute Is a story good enough to bear
repeating. He had heard the Rev.
Frank Cunsaulus preach about what
should be done for the boys and girls
OF the present generation. When the
sermon was ended Mr. Armour went
to Dr. Gunsaulus and asked:
do you believe In the views you
Just expressed7"
4 certainly do" was the answer.
and would you carry them out II
you had the means"
Most assuredly."
well, then. said Mr. Armour, give
me fve years OF your time and viii
give you the money.
This incident is described as DIR.
Gunsaulus s2.sOO.oOO sermon" but it
led to the fulfllment Of MI Armour's
chief work Of philanthropy.
Mr.. Armour was as systematic IN his
charities as in his business affairs.
The Armour mission funds are invested
IN great square OF first-elass fats.
the revenue from which accrues to the
mission work. all the affairs Of which
he was the head.
Cbancer for Boys.
In answer to the question II lie con-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

woman and make her unhappy lot az
easy as circumstances would permit
In recalling the incident Mr.. Armour
said: "A minister OF the gospel Of
Christ should be the first one to show
mercy to the fallen one. and II she was
In sin and the slough o. despond he
should have been the first to reach
forth a helping hand to lift her out and
start her on the right road.
Good 70 Hif Employer.
The relationship between Mr.. Ar
mour and his employees has always
been ideal Not hundreds. but thou
sands. Of the men who have worked for
him could testify TO innumerable acts
Of kindness on his part.
Mr.. Armour rather looked upon the
employees OF his great concerns as one
big family. and was always concerned
ia everything that was to their well
fare and happiness. When man was
sick or in trouble he was always first
TO seek the particulars, and be saw
10 It personally that the salary went
on and that the man had all the proper
attention. He always had time to lis
ten 20 what his men had to say. al
though he was perhaps one Of the
busiest men In America. and he would
stop In the midst Of important work
10 answer the questions Of some child
who would come to bis desk. Mr.. Ar
mour wanted his men 70 be well paid
and It Is probable that every man In
his employ Is receiving as much as he
Is worth. He was also willing to pay
almost any price to a man II he con-
sidered his services necessary for the
success Of some department Of his gi-
zantic onter0rlses. A man's Qualihca-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25
THE ARMOUR INSTITUTE.

The AhMOJh ANo III y r.
sidered the chances for a boy to sue
ceed as good at the present time as
when he was boy Mr.. Armour re-
piled:
Every bit and better. The affairs Of
life are larger. There are greater
things to do. There was never before
such a demand for able men,
Il is related that several years ago
Mr.. Armour. with Marshall Field
George H. Pullman, Norman B. Ream,
John J. Mitchell and John Plankinton,
was making a tour over the Milwaukee
road In a private car. When o'clock
came Mr.. Armour announced that he
vas going to retire. On being urged
that there was to be game Of cards
and that he should for once break hi
rule about retiring at 3, Mr.. Armour
said:
Il have never broken that rule for
Mrs. Armour. and Il I wouldn't for
her / certainly would not for anybody
else"
fhlNp II. Armour hdu Two Dlotntla
older and two brothers younger than
he. he also had one sister All OF the
family are now dead with the exception
OF II. o. Armour. who Is two years
younger than Philip d. H. o. Ar
mour had charge Of the commission
and grain business in Chicago when
Philip came to Chicago. after which
time he went to New York. His
nephews. Kirk B. and Charles W.,
have charge Of the packing business in
Kansas City. His son. J. Ogden Ar
mour has had absolute control Of the
Chicago business for two years.
Compulsory education IN New zsa-
land Is considered a success
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25
Persons l1Orsewhipped
in Indio for Directing
TO Dues.

streets by a rope with which his hands
were tied. The rope was then put into
the hands Of a Died, who led the man
to the neighboring village Of 0lpad
Western people may not see anything
very heavy in this treatment. but con
veying a man with his hands tied is
considered specially degrading by the
natives Of India. IN addition, a Dhed
belongs to one Of the lowest castles,
whom people are not permitted TO
touch so that being led. or practically
driven by such person. is about the
depth Of degradation In the eyes OF
these people. In other cases families
have been turned out of their homes
at a moments notice, often suffering
great privation. Others have been for.
hidden to use the village we'll, an order
which means great distress IN a hot
country. Houses. cattle and lands have
in many instances been attached, a
proceeding better translated at the
present time by the word "comman-
deered." and in many cases the trou-
bic has been made worse by resource
to money lenders. Wives have been
compelled to sell their wedding pres
- -'.hioh every class Of people Ia
Guzarat are ObIiBEu 49, 49, ~. a.
marriage Of a relative. These presents
are the sole property Of the wives and
It is considered not only improper and
dishonorable. but sacrileglous, for such
to be sold or even pledged.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25
Lullaby Her Death Song.

piano Miss Miehaels at first demur-
red, but the opportunities Of Miss Pal-
mer at last prevailed and she turned
and opened the instrument Soon the
melodious notes OF the lullaby filled
the room. and the qualification OF the
fast-failing patient was pictured In her
worn countenance. When the melody
was about finished the smile on Miss
Palmer's face vanished, and just as
Tho last notes OF the old song were
sounded she passed away In perfect
peace
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

The Official" life Of Tschaikowsly IS
about to be published in st. Petersburg
under the editorship Of the composers
brother. The volumes viii be issued in
Russian, and viii be speedily trans
lated into French and perhaps into
English.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

curl and commingle as the knife sets
them free. An excelsior machine
makes two to three hundred strokes a
minute, every stroke cutting of a tier
Of fbers across the face OF the block.
The usual commercial package Of ex-
celsior Is a bale weighing about ESQ
pounds. At Wholesale excelsior sells az
from SIC to $40 a Washington
Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

Compulsory education IN New zea'
land Is considered a success
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25


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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-07
NEWS IN BRUNSWICK.
Free Rural Delivery Recommended
in Several Counties.

Brunswick, Ga. Sept. 6.-Congress-
man Brantley has been alive to the
wishes of his constituents in the Elev-
enth district, and has been pushing the
matter of rural free delivery quite Wig
orously before the department officials
He has received advices that Special
Agent Arnold of the postotfice depart
ment, has made thorough investiga-
ton of the needs of the communities,
and has recommended to the depart
ment that eleven new routes be es-
tablished. The routes named by Mr..
Arnold in his letter to the department,
are: Brooks county, one route from
Quitman: Lowndes county, four
routes, one from Valdosta, two from
Hahira, one from Naylor: Dodge
county, one from Eastman; Montgom-
cry county, two from Mount Vernon;
johnson county, one from Wrights-
Vile; Laurens county, two, one from
Dublin and one from Dexter.
Mr.. Foster Memory, stenographer for
Congressman Brantley, has not yet suf-
ficiently recovered his health to re-
turn to Brunswick, but is improving.
Mr. j. G.. Councilman, who has the
contract for repairing the Oglethorpe
Hotel, has a large force of hands at
work and is making the repairs thor
ough in every way More money will
be spent in repairs than was obtained
from the insurance companies.
President Machen of the Brunswick
and Birmingham is expected here in a
few days. Track laying is being push
ed rapidly and is now some miles the
other side of the Seaboard Air Line
track. while five trains a day run out
for the various connections and to Sa-
Vannah
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-07

boarding at a place in Broadway Lat
er this place was located as John
Nowak's saloon, a Raines law hotel.
NO. 1918 Broadway. Here the prisoner
occupied room s.
Nowak, the proprietor, said he knew
very little about his guest. He came
there, he declared, last Saturday, say
ing he had come to see the PAN Amer
lean exposition, and that his, home
was in Toledo.
He had been alone at all times about
Nowak's place, and had had no visit
ors. In his room was found a small
travelling bag of cheap make 1t con-
tanned an empty cartridge box and a
few clothes.
With these facts in hand the police
went at the prisoner with renewed Wig
or In the effort to obtain either a full
confession or straight account of his
Identity, and movements prior to his
arrival in Buffalo. He at first admitted
that ne was an anarchist in sympathy
at least, but denied strenuously that
the attempt on the life of the President
was the result of a preconcerted move
ment ON the part of any anarchist So
ciety.
At times he was defiant and again
indifferent. But at no time did he be-
tray the remotest sign of remorse He
declared the deed was not premeditat-
ed, but in the same breath refused to
say why he perpetrated it.
When charged by District Attorney
Penny with being the instrument of an
organized band of conspirators he pro-
tested vehemently that he never even
thought of perpetrating the crime I'M
til this morning. After long and per-
sistent questioning it was announced
at police headquarters that the prison.
err had made partial confession, which
he had signed.