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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20
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Earth is the great Kings kitchen, vide
and vast
Where each 81 g, laboring cook doth
try
40 bake fQr him some dainty unsurpassed
To win be regal favor each doth vie.
For t. 70 him who cooks the dainfiesf
fare
A boon. that be shah leave his humble
And gladly mount lhe great Kings marble
stair.
To sHagser ia his halls il gold and lace
Chance s jolly jester. wand ring through
Who. bent on mischief casts bis eve,
around
10 ind another scIgify trick o. Two
That % his iarlamed fo0iship may re.
d0und
He spies a Dasiy baking merriiy.
And quickly. ere tie busy cook ean
know.
With ringer pokes it swelling aiuiy-
And l0i-our daintiesi cake IS turned u
dough-
A. Joseph II Gregory. in Iife.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

In the American Naturalist Profes-
sor Wheeler describes new genus OF
insect living commercially with certain
ants. The general reader WIN. how
ever. be specially Interested in
the so-called mushroom gardens.
formed By the ants ln question. 1t
appears that they cut and transport
into their subterranean cellars large
pieces Of leaves. which are there az
yided into smaller fragments, ana al.
timately reduced TO a fine pulp. This
pulp IS heaped mp. and soon becomes
Invaded by the mycellum Of a fungus.
The myeelium IS kept aseptlcally
clean-L e., free from all species Of
fungi and even from bacterla-and in
duced 70 grow in an abnormal way
BY bringing forth minute swellings
which constitute the only food Of the
ant colony Moller likens these swell
ings to the kohlrabr Of the German
kitchen gardens"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

In the good old story books Of the
village library the former farmer hoy
always came hone rich from the city
and bought the old home II is pleas
ant to note that Mr. Rockefeller has
found time apart from Standard oil
and the University of Chicago to iusti-
~ the story-tellers. lie. TOO. viii buy
the ancient homestead and VIII be a
summer boy in Tioga County. states
the New York World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

Some time ago a story was given IN
the papers Of bank robbery. 10 which
cat was the means Of tracing the
crime and convicting the criminal.
Cases are common enough. too. Of dogs
acting as alarm -givers against house
breakers and night fires. Sometimes a
pet bird has performed similar service.
A Mr. Craig has a parrot that recent
iy performed some excellent detective
work. The parrot had been taught to
say when a person entered the Craig
residence, Come in ana shut the
door"
On the night mentioned. at a late
hour, burglars, by means Of a Jimmy.
opened the front door of the house.
As they entered the parrot. which
was in a cage hung on the wall.
shouted Come In and shut the doorg'
This unexpected invitation fright.
ened the burglars Of Mr.. Craig was
up stairs. and hearing the words OF the
parrot ran down. and could but OBJ
serve the forms Of the would-be burg.
lars disappearing IN The distance.-The
Weekly Bouquet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20
Al oaa IrIah FI.hIna M.

Seventeen old fishing boats. one Of
which IS said to have been built b.
tween l740 and 1850. form the odd lit
tie fishing village Of Carracross. on
the west coast Of Ireland The only
building in the place which IS not con.
sttucted Of au old boat Is the priests
house. and this is built almost entirely
Of the driftwood which the ocean tide
piles upon the rocky coast There ls
not tree Of sufficient size 70 give
building timber within eight miles OF
Carracross. and. though there !. plenty
Of building stone. it Is never used for
except building fences around
potato patches.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20
HuMoR of THE oAY.

Il loved YOU be raved. from the
FIRST night had your fathers rating IN
Bradstreets. Philadelphia North
American.
"What Is Tie meaning OF the word
naturalY' asked the teacher Of a small
pupil. ITS the way we act before We
learn Manners was the answer
lie thought he would Be shrewd,
And wed Tor MONEY;
Well now he Is heshrewed-
Is that not lnnnys
Philadelphia Press.
Father-"Aly daughter tells me. sir.
that you have been making love 10
her" Clubberly- n don't know why
she should single me out among 80
many. detroit Free Press.
The rabbit met The Belgian hare
And said with grand and lordly air;
"When pledge 81 good luck man secures
Ny left hind legs as good as yours.
Chicago Record.
Wife 10 unhappy husbandl-"I
wouldn't worry. John, It doesn't do
any good 10 borrow trouble" Hus-
band-eB Borrow troublei Great Caesar.
my dear. / ain't borrowing trouble; !
have Il 70 lend -TitBits.
4 see that a Swiss engineer has in
vented brake that win stop 4 flying
express-train inside Of eight yards"
Good. But how about the passen.
gers-are they expected to stop. toos"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Pearson like to know who sent
me this abusive letter IN bet Il was
that crank next door" Mrs. Pearson
Il don't think 80. John. II must have
been some one who knows you much
better than be docs '-Tit-Bits
Il wish / know whether there Is
anything in Mr. shadyside or not p
said Miss Belleneld 70 Miss Bloomfield
"Have you thought Of resting him
with the cathode rayir asked the lat
Ter. Pittsburgh Chronlclc-relegraph
Towne-"That boy OF Jones's is old
sr than he looks. isn't her. Browne
4 don't think So Whyf' Towne--
4 saw him out skating to-day. and b.
never once tried to see how near b.
Iould 20 70 the darsersign without
alline Philadelphia Press
"He quotes a great deal Of poetry
aid the young woman. -Then
honldn't bothef about him. said Miss
'ayenne "Ife IS probably not serious.
man never quotes poetry except
when be Is TOO lazy to think Of some.
hing TO say on bis own account ~
Star. ~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

Imprisonment for debt has been
abolished Ia England. but ihe same
thing exists undel another name. A
debtor IS sued in ihc County Court and
the Judge makes an order that he or
she shan pay So much per week or
month un'n the debt is paid on. n
the Instruments are not duly forth
coming the debtor IS again summoned.
and this tlme be IS sentenced 20 prison.
not for nonpayment q bis debt but
for contempt Of court
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

amined every article that Il had con
talnel. from a velvet retfcule to 4 poke
bonnet; but nowhere was there q
square inch Of gray SIX dotted with
pink rosebuds
Gould the girls"
Without further shaping the cues.
tion Mrs. Yining hurried out OF the
storeroom and downstairs into the blue
bedroom, whore the two older girls
sat sewing.
Aunt Tabliha's wedding gown
she gasped ITS goner'
Then she stopped short. On the foot
Of the bed las what had been the gray
tafeta silk. now cut into multitudincls
folds and sections.
"You cut it up. You cut up Aunt
Tablihas gown" size murmured: and
then sat down upon the bed and burst
into tears
In moment both the girls were NJ
her side why. mother" said Ellen.
do you mean that YOU wanted that
old sllkf Why I never dreamed Of
such a thing You know you never
seemed to care about clothes, ana tar
eta is in again. and | thought how
pleased you'd be to see Bertha and
had got two nice waists ont OF the OLD
gown we were always laughing
about"
But for once The little mother took
no interest IN the girls "things.'
i do care for clothes. / care n great
dealH' she sobbed do you suppose
that because | am your mother-and
forty years old-I don't want to have
things nice9 And was going to make
the silk over for the Avery reunion
50 that could have something pretty
and IN style~
With these last words there was
another rusii Of tears. The two girls
looked al each other across the bowed
head with moist eyes. Then Ellen
taking the Worn little hand IN hers.
said gently.
forgive me. mother. We've bepn
SELFISH and Jim afraid It's
too late for you to use Aunt Tabitha's
wedding gown now. But lust let US
have The black six aud we'll see what
we can do with that
What they did with 1t little Mrs. Vim |
ing never found out Certainly the
gown Ia which she appeared at the
Avery reunion bore not the slightest
resemblance 10 that ancient garment
But in writing TO a Western relative
\ DO could not come to the reunion, the
cousin said.
"Yes Grace Yining that was
irace Avery--read The poem. aud size
ooiyed just rs pretty as a pictnrc You
,now as a girl she was always a belle
md a beauty, but l don't think / ever
'aw her look lovelier than she did that
light, dressed IN a pale gray silk. one
# those new taffetas you know they
ne wearing now, Just Ike those that
ur grandmothers wore, all dotted over
With violets
zone Of the incest things about It
ras that the dress was a present from
er two oldest daughters. who gave
D new evening gowns this winter 50
be could have The silk. 7 told them {
hey were real generous girls but they
hid they thought their mother had
cen giving up for them long enough
nd It was time to change around And
csides they said they didn't need
nyihing new tlls winter. for they
ad each lovely waist. made Of {
ieir Aunt Tahithas wedding gown" ,
Youths Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

Rollo was a puppy. a big mastin
puppy He lived In the city with a
Mr. and Mrs. James and their little
daughter Bessie.
Mr.. and Mrs. James thought a great
deal Of Rollo, or they could never have
had patience with him: for puppies
are capable of much mischief. and
young Rollo was no exception He
seemed determined to try his teeth Oh
everything, but. just when Mrs. James
began 10 feel as II she could not much
longer have every valuable article In
the house chewed up she hlt upon a
funny plan for managing him
II happened that a new doll for little
Bessie had just arrived, which so
pleased her that the old fnvorite-a
doll made Of red flannel, and named
Red Peggy" generally lay neglected
10 a corner
As Rollo was settling himself one
day TO chew little stocking, Mrs
James tossed Red Peggy toward him.
telling him 20 bite that II he must
ute something.
From that hour Red Peggy was
adopted by the young mastiff lie car.
ried her with him about the house.
even took her sometimes 10 call on the
neighbors. and would carry her down
street II not watched Roll0s treat
ment Of her did not greatly improve
Red Peggy's looks, but tnat made no
difference to him. lie seemed TO like
10 play with his doll as II he were a
little girl ilstead Of a dog
One day. when he had been biting
his little companion a long time. Mrs
James said TO him reproachfully
why, Rollo how you DO abuse poor
Red Peggy
RoliO raised his head. aud looked nc
his mistress a minute or two. as n he
were thinking over what she had said.
Then, IN a very repentant way. he be-
gan TO lick his doll: nor did he stop
until he had licked her an over That
is a dogs way OF kissing
Another time Rollo trottci over 70
visit a neighbor across the street OF
course. Red Peggy went TOO. The
man 70 whom he was paying the visit
wished 70 send q paper over 20 Mr.
James. and thought De would have
Rollo carry Il. SO he took Red Peggy
away from the mastifI. laid her on the
step. putting the paper instead Ia Rol-
los mouth. then told him 20 carry Il
home
Rollo gave a degnlded wag of the end
n his tail and trotted 70 The gate.
where be stopped and thought a min
ite. Then be laid down the paper and
vent straight back for Red Peggy.
Several attempts ended 10 The same
way At last the doh was carefully
oiled 81 the paper. which was then
Iiven 10 Roilo with the sharp order.
Go homer
Roll0 iroited away quickly but when
be- reached the middle OF fhc road be
laid down bis bundle.
,oked his nose into it tiii hc found his
leloved Red Peggy. lifted her our, and
hen ran friumphantly home with her.
eavine the paper ln the road
Tn fact, 50 long as I knew Roilo ne
lever would obey any command which
orced him 70 lay bis dear Red Peggy
Iown. nor 80 10 any place where he
must leave her behind in fbis way
.uife outdoing little girls ln bis love
or bis doh Rose Thorn. Ia Little
Folks
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

Professor Pickering. OF Harvard,
adds the weight Of his testimony to
the evidence that something queer is
happening Ia Mars-something that it
may not be extravagant TO consider
signalling Perhaps we shah nnd
again, as in SO many other cases that
the scientific romancers have been
nrnnheis.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

willis /. Moore. Chief OF the Wealth.
er Bureau. believes that the day viii
come. easily within the new century,
when such fundamental principles I'M
derlying weather changes win have
been discovered as viii enable us to
forecast with accuracy coming sea-
sons
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

And now scientist has declared the
gulf stream a myth. There are so few
real things left 70 us now that the
scientists win soon have 10 take to dis
proving their own theories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20
rhe phnadeIphIa rres. 0b.eryes lha.

The Philadelphia Press observes tha.
the world wide growth Of a keener
sense Of mercy and Of a horror Of in
ficting pain wantonly or 10 taking
pleasure in cruel punishmeHts, no mat
ter how well deserved, cannot be dis
puted The world is growing less
cruel and fne exceptions but prove tie
rule.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

II there were to be 4 new beatitude.
IT might well read Blessed are the
cheerful; for to them is given the gift
OF dlffusing hope and courage and
sox,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

Japan IS taking a new step to an-
proaeh Western civilization and with.
draw from Chinese traditions hy re-
quirlng officially Thar ihe japanese
ianguage shall be taught IN schools hy
means Of Roman letters and no lo1ecr
by The syllable symbols.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

A Connecticut woman who died the
other day had a grudge against her
relatives. so she left all her money,
$1,000, to two yellow dogs. The name
Of the lawyer they have selected TO
defend them IA the viii contest bas
not been announced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

Angora cats have boen turned to
curious use. Mrs. Ballington Booth
is breeding and trading in them to
establish and maintain a reform home
for convicts This gives a practical
and philanthropie form 10 society
fad
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

It was one Of the late Philip Arm
ours maxims that if there were
fewer theorists in the world there
would be more success Facts, he held,
could be discounted at any hank, but
a theory is rarely worth par
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

An alleged discovery is proclaimed
that life destroyed by an electric cur
rent can be restored by the reversal Of
the current II ought to be tried on
the discoyerer as an evidence Of good
faith
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

1t is discouraeing to reflect that lhe
people who live in the year 2o0i win
regard electric cars and telephones as
very old fogy Institutions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

A learned philologist undertakes 70
give the etymology Of the word kid
nap He says the original was "kid-
nab"-and the kidnaper was one who
nabbed the kid Learning is a great
matter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

The fish hatcherIes IN the great lake
region viii put 2,OOO.OOO,OoO fry into
the water next spring What a boun.
tiful crop Of lies are in prospect.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

II Is encouraging 10 note tlai a knife
and fork club has been organized N
Chicago
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

The report that Paderewskl was
killed in a French dued would indicate
that the pianist has a new press agent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

1t must be quite unhealthy 70 live
over 100 years. Judging from the way
persons above that age are dying off.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20
rsE DE1psEA PEARL


The divers may come and 60.
The tides. they arise and fall
The pearl IN its shell lies sealed,
And the Dsep Sea covers al.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20
e ~
Aunt Tabitha's Wedding Gown.

.HE gown was a pale gray
taneta dotted here and there
with tiny pink rosebuds. n
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-04


candle power and that they were not
being furnished. He claimed that with
Welsbacb lights East Market st. could
be given the same candle power as
now III o cost OF $4S3 per year less than
Is now paid.
tlDmmlssioner McMillen said that
present contracts could not be thrown
aside, at will. He said that when the
Akron Gas Go. sought to light East
Market st. last year, 1t wanted S400
more than was paid for electric lights
and the Council voted down Its prop,
ositlon. Mr.. McMillen said Mr.. Seidell
was probably speaking on behalf of
the Akron Gas Co.
Mr.. Seidell denied this and said he
was representing the people.
Mr.. Rice made the following motion
which was unanimously carried That
the clerk be instructed to notify the
n. o. T. Co. that no more light bills
would be approved until light Of the
candle power named in the contract
was furnished, and that the Solicitor
be instructed to collect from the com.
pany money It had received fraudu-
lently, representing the difference be-
tween 1000 candle power called for in
contract and the candle power actual.
ly furnished.
WANT BETTER PAVING.
Mr.. Winum protested against the
manner in which the pavement is be-
ing relaid on West Market st. where
the N. o. t. Co. has been putting down
a double track. Mr. Rooms also spoke
in protest, and scored the Commits
sioners for not watching the work.
He said he had been unable at any
time to find Commissioner anywhere
near the work. He would enioin the
company tomorrow. he said if he were
a Commissioner; that the people Of
the street had almost been robbed when
the pavement was put down, and
should not allow it to be ruined now.
Mr.. Seidell made a vigorous com
plaint because the traction company
scatters sand on North Howard st. and
this being ground to powder makes it
impossible for merchants to keep their
store doors open or have goods on dis
play.
Mr.. Gauthier wants the drinking
fountains put in order at once. He
said there was fire hydrant on Home
ave. costing the city $40 per year,
which was not within 1000 feet of any
building.
Mr.. Walker said railroad trains were
still racing at high speed as they came
into the city This matter was referred
to the Chief of Police.
A great many minor complaints were
received.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-04
Ordinance Passes First
Reading In Council.
Will Probably be Made Law at
Next Meeting.

A curfew ordinance passed its first
reading in the Council Monday
night, but could not muster the votes
to be made a law on the spot. 1t
provides that no person under 16
years of age shall be allowed upon
the streets after s o'clock pm, ex-
cept in company of parent or other
guardian, or except when performing
some reasonable service with the per-
mission of parents or guardians. PO-
licemen are instructed to arrest vio-
lators of the ordinance on sight. If
ii be a first offense the offender shall
be taken home and not locked up
unless the parents wish it. The pen
atty is a fine of not less than ST. nor
more than $lO
Mr.. Gauthier said the ordinance
was unrcasonably strict; that it would
become imperative because Of that
within q month. Mr.. Piskc was of
the same opinion and Mr.. Merz wanted
time TO think over it. Mr.. Linehan
felt likewise and these four votes pre-
vented the measure being passed then
and there.
Rev. l.. A. Lindcmuth, of the First
Presbyterian church spoke at length
In favor of the ordinance telling of the
success of the curfew elsewhere. He
quoted Principal Lee r. knight of the
Kent school in East Akron as hav-
ing publicly said: I'VE have little
fellows in East Akron today who. If
something is not done soon, will turn
out as bad as any we have SEEN"
Mayor w. r. Doyle urged the Coun.
ell to go slowly, though he favored
the ordinance he said. He stated that
sometime Akron will have a club for
boys and lie would like provision to
be made that its members should not
he arrested in going or coming after
8 pm. That there is no separate place
in the city prison where juveniles can
be locked up, was further argument
against the ordinance. The Mayor
had talked with all the boys arrested
after the dynamiting. He found that
all had read dime novels and all had
been accustomed to go to the camps
of tramps on Sunday afternoons. The
boys themselves said the tramps told
them how to become criminals.
Councilman Walker insisted on the
ordinance being passed at once but
the necessary two-thirds vote for the
suspension of the rules was lacking,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-04
GOES ON.
WorkOnSeWer Will
Not Stop.
Committee Changed Its
Mind.
Warm Discussion of the
Light Question.
Commissioners Scored By West
Hill Members.

The City will go ahead with the
work on the Wolf ledge sewer which
has been the subject of so much talk.
Two members of the finance commit.
tee, Messrs. Sorrick aud Walker, rec
considered their action in throwing out
the bills for the work done when they
learned the true state of affairs in Mon.
day nights Council meeting, and the
Council ordered the bills paid.
City Commissioner Dan McGarry
explained that the sewer is already
being used though it has no outlet; that
other local sewers are ready to be con-
nected> with this sewer and property
owners will resist payment II the work
is not done within reasonable time;
that there are but about 600 feet OF
the sewer yet to be built
There is money in the sinking fund
which can be used for this sewer and
paid back as assessments come in.
Mr.. Esgate said this very Council
had paid the bills in that way before
and might do so again though it was
not strictly legal. This was done and
a bill of Wildes e Son which had
been omitted from the pay roll was al,
so included in the claims ordinance.
In this case the money was In the sink
ing fund to the credit of the fund
which should be drawn upon though
not in the fund itself. 1t was explain
ed that the auditor is responsible for a
great deal of sewer assessment money
being put into sewer sinking fund.
but an effort is now being made to
give each sewer fund of it's own.
ABOUT LIGHTS.
Electric lights were all right 10 or
15 years ago; they were novelty,
then" said Mr.. Seidell in long report
on the light question. He said that
81 of 129 cities We're securing their
lighting to better advantage than AR,
ron. He maintained that Welsbach
gas lamps are the only practical street
lights and that with them the same
candle power could be secured at a
less cost. He challenged anyone to
discuss the lighting question with him.
Mr.. Seidell is with the Akron Gas Co.
and has made a study of lighting. He
scored the Commissioners for having said
that lighting expenses could not be re.
duced. He said the contract with the
N. o. T. Co. called for lights Of 1000