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The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16
1umor OF a barber.

The proprietor Of downtown barber
shop located on Broad street is some-
thing of a humorist, in his own Pc
culiar way. On entering the shop one
is confronted by shelves Of mugs be
longing to the regular patrons and tn;
designs on these are decisively odd
There are no names Of initials to In
dicate the respective owners, which ap-
parent omission is a part Of the pro
prietor's little game. Instead there ia
on each a design illustrative of the
profession, business or occupation OF
the patron. One man who frequentE
the shop is a dentist, and his cup is
embelished with a set Of false teeth
as a means Of Identification. Another
is an editor and the design on his cur
represents a paste pot and shears. A
box Of cigars on another indicates thaN
its owner is a tobacconist, says tht
Philadelphia Record, while a down.
town lawyers cup bears a Tyre. There
are about fifty cups thus. decorated.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16
WORDS OF WISDOM.
The dead never disagree.

The dead never disagree.
You will live up to what you love.
Revenge is sweet only when fore
gone.
Humility is the best proof of true
dignity.
Anfectation marks the absence Of
affection.
No race can be truly rich without
righteousness.
Personality is a greater power in
education than precept.
Liberty is the life Of law and law
the preserver Of liberty.
To widen your life without deepen
ing it is only to weaken it.
some methods of raising money are
most successful in lowering manhood.
The purity Of our motives deter
mines our motive power in the world.
He who cannot rule his own appe-
tite is untitled to run his neighbor's
affairs.
1t is Of less Importance to push the
trolley car along than to get the en-
gine started in the power-house.
The lives Of others will be none the
sweeter for your attempt to absorb
all the sourness in the universe
Rams Horn.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16
THE ORIOLES PERI.

A. community Of birds had establish
ed themselves in a certain grove,
birds of many kinds-orioles, robbins
blackbirds, bluebirds, catbirds. There
were three pairs Of the orioles, each
pair with their nest in a different tree,
but all close together, and all on good
terms. And they were on good terms
with their neighbors too, though the
male blackbird occasionally got into
trouble by coming too near the orioles
nests One day the whole community
was found to be in an uproar, scream
ing and flying about in a state of great
excitement, the cause of which was
soon discovered. One of the female or
ioles had got her head caught in the
sharp fork of a limb and there she
hung, tluttering, and unable to help
herself The birds of every kind had
assembled around her, and were as
much excited and as incapable of rer-
derirg assistance as a crowd of human
beings would have been under similar
circumstances. They merely dashed
about from place to place, and aut-
W. W eAAh oNA NelAhNh8 all llluL ~ " ndg,
except the other two female orioles,
which tried to release the captive by
dashing at her and pulling at her tail
feathers. This, however, seemed only
to wedge her more tightly in the fork.
Meanwhile, the three male orioles sat
side by side on a nearby limb not
making a move Of any kind. The wit
ness Of the strange scene was sur
prised to see them inactive at such a
time, but they must have been taking
counsel with each other, for present.
ly one Of them flew to the place where
the captive was hanging, and strad-
ding the fork that held her head, he
caught her by the back of the neck and
gave her a tug that pulled her free.
Then he dropped her; but she recov-
cred herself Immediately, and flew to a
limb, where she began arranging her
rumpled feathers. Philadelphia
Times.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16
NEGRO SUPERSTITION.
somO of Thom Are just Like the ones
Held by Their white Brethren.

Some OF Thom Are just Like the ones
Held by Their white Brethren.
Many of the negro superstitions IN
Kentucky are quite interesting. An
old philosopher told me with great
gravity: IF you want peppers TO
grow, you must git mad. My old
oman an me had a spat, an 1 went
right out an planted my peppers, an
they came right up" Still another
saying is that peppers, to prosper, must
be planted by a red-headed or by
high-tempered person. The negro also
says that one never sees a jailbird on
Friday, for the bird visits his satanic
majesty to pack kindling" on that
day. The three signs in which the ne
groes place implicit trust are the we'll
known ones Of the ground hog appear
ing above ground on the I'd of Febru-
ary; that a hoe must not be carried
through a house or a death will fol-
low, and that potatoes must be plant
ed in the dark of the moon, as well as
all vegetables that ripen in the ground,
ana that corn must be planted in the
light of the moon Feed gunpowder
to dogs and It will make them fierce.
A negro will not burn the wood of q
tree that has been struck by lightning,
for fear that his house will burn or
be struck by lightning. II bird flies
into a house it brings luck. If craw-
fish or a turtle catches your toes 1t
will hold on till it thunders. When a
child I was told by a black nurse that
if a bat alights on ones head it will
stay there till It thunders. This was
so terrifying that even now have an
unnecessary fear of being clutched by
a bat. To make soap. stir it with q
sassafras stick in the dark OF the
moon.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16
Curious Crop Inequalities.

"Some curious inequalities" says
the Kansas City journal, "are noted
in the Kansas crop situation. At some
points farmers are giving a pound and
a quarter Of wheat for a pound of
corn, yet it seems to be agreed by the
authorities that for almost every pur.
pose a pound Of wheat is worth more
than a pound Of corn. At Wellington
bran and shorts are selling at 81 a
half ton, yet farmers are selling their
wheat at a little over $S a half ton. 1t
seems unreasonable that bran and
shorts should be worth more than the
wheat from which they are made, par
ticularly when the -four product taken
from the wheat is worth more than
S17 a half ton"
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16

Afghanistan is a country Of Central
Asia containing about 215,4OO square
miles and a population Of about
100000 The government is theo,
retlcally a despOtism, the monarch
bearing the title of Ameer. Practically
the nature Of the government depends
on the personal qualities Of the reign
ing Ameer. If he is an able and mas
terful man he holds the turbulent
chiefs well in subjection and main.
tains a fair semblance Of order. If he
is weak and irresolute he has little real
control outside the vicinity Of his CAPT
tai and is reasonably certain in the
end to meet a violent death. The popu.
lation is Of mixed races, mostly Of no,
mandic disposition, although practic-
ing agriculture 10 a considerable ex-
tent wherever water is available for
irrigation.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16
LOTS oE MAN.EArlNo SHARKS
Captain Ferguson, of fCharleston ,HasKept
Record of Their Ravages Near There.

Captain Ferguson, of fCharleston III as Kept
Record of Their RRvages Near There.
Captain William c. Ferguson, Of
Charleston, S. c., believes in the the
ory that sharks usually found in
North Atlantic waters will attack live
men, and he has kept a record extend
Ing back to 1910 to show that his
theory is correct. Captain Ferguson
read in the New York Sun recently
that New York skipper had said
that there were no man-eating sharks.
He says that the skipper didn't know
any better
There are so many instances of
where fishermen and others have been
attacked" said Captain Ferguson,
that it may lead people into danger
by thinking that sharks are harmless.
A pilot boat coming up to the wharf
here in 1910 lost man overheard
While the men were trying to rescue
! him a shark twenty-five feet long ap-
peared at the stern. The pilot was
treading water with his chest above
the line. He was seized by the shark
and carried under. A red streak of
blood crcled the spot where the man
went down.
"A few years later two young men
from Charleston were capsized while
rowing toward Mount Pleasant Each
took an oar and was wading ashore
when Charles Chambers, one of the
young men, was attacked by a shark.
He fought the shark, but was seized
and went down below the water No
trace of his body was ever found. In
the same year while sailing off the
Battery another young man upset
his boat while trying to fight a shark
which was following it. His body
was never recovered. Months later
his watch was found in a sharks belly.
Another case is known in which a
young man who was sitting in a row.
boat dipping his hand into the water
had it bitten off by a shark which
suddenly rose from the water.
There was so much interest in
shark lore that a sailor, who said he
was not afraid of sharks, undertook to
swim to Castle Pinckney, and he en-
cOuntered a sea monster on the way.
He never returned, nor was his body
recovered. In 1888 a steamboat off the
coast of South Carolina sighted a bal
loon descending The balloon failed
to land and came across the beach,
dragging the aeronaut into the water.
With a great splashing a school of
sharks leaped out of the water and
caught the aeronaut.
In 1858 Captain George Jacob
Hanscheldt a native of Charleston,
was knocked overheard from a vessel
at Fernandina bar. a large shark,
which had been following the vessel,
disappeared, and a stream Of blood |
which ioated to the surface of the !
water gave unmistakable evidence |
that Hanscheldt had been killed. Just |
before he fell overheard Hanscheldt |
had seen the shark. / hope you are
not after me, old boy he said, and |
those We're the last words he ever ut
tered.
Il know of other instances where |
men have been attacked while try
ing to escape from sharks. The proof
seems to be clear and conclusive, and
people who do not believe in the man.
eaters had best stay out Of their
reach"
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16
Unknown Trnde Marks.

There are thousands Of trade marks
that are never heard Of by the great
masses, because they are not properly
advertised. The majority Of trade
mark lawyers realize big profits for
fighting inuingements Of private
marks rather than in registering new
ones, one Of them has just settled a
case that was in the courts for four
years. The single word "fayorite" was
mt issue, anI the courts have decided
that there is no exclusive proprietary
right in the word as a trade mark.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16

Much fun has been poked at the
man who falls asleep in church. Per.
haps he does it because he can't help
it. "There can be no greater mis-
take" observes the London Lancet,
"than to neglect the conditions Of at
mosphere in which mental labors be
they legal or Of any other kind, are
undertaken. The WEAKNESS, the head
ache, the indifference to food or in.
ability to assimilate it, that are apt to
follow a day in the courts or a few
hours in a church are often the result
Of a foul atmosphere. The theatre and
the church, viewed from low but
practical standpoint, have much in
common. In matters of ventilation
however, the modern theatre has ad-
vanced in a way which religious com
munities might initiate with adyan-
tage There can be nothing unholy
in a pure atmosphere. The first clergy
man who deyotes a collection to the
construction Of efficient ventilation for
his church, viii deserve well Of his
congregation, and win most assuredly
take an effective step toward increas-
ing its numbers"
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16

In speaking to the editor of the Citi-
zen the other day Mr.. Louis P. Shoe
maker, president Of the Brightwood
Citizens Association, said:
YOUR PAPER IS CERTAINLY
DOING GOOD WORK FOR THE
SUBURBS AND SUBURBAN PEO-
PIE. 1T is A GREAT PITY THE
OTHER PAPERS, TOO, DON'T
DEVOTE SOME SPACE TO OUR
INTERESTS"
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16
BIenheIm Pnlnoe.

Blenheim palace was built by tn,
British for the great duke of Marl
borough, at a cost of 95OO,OOO, in tn,
days Of Queen Anne. In the ground
are a triumphal arch and a column
l30 feet high, with a statue of MARI.
borough on the top. The magnificent
park surrounding the palace comprises
2,7OO acres and has circuit of two
miles.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16
why He Gave Up Swearing,

First Small Boy (mystifed) What
on earth is the matter with Buttsy ?
Whenever he stubs his toe or anything
happens he says: "Oh, scissors" THE
Dickens!" Good Gracious!" or "Oh
me! oh, my!"
Second Small Boy (disgustedIy)-.
Aw, he's been caddyin' for some min
jster on the linksl-WeeklY Telegraph.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-16

The idea of President Lancaster, of
the Northwest Suburban Association, to
make it a memorial to Lincoln, Garfield
and Mckinley, our three martyred pres
idents, instead Of to Mckinley alone, is
a most excellent one, but it is probably
too late now to change the plans
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20
D. W. CarIelon. bstler knann

Z. ". Carleton. better known
as "Wih" Carleton, who con.
mitted suicide Friday night in The
office Of the Daily Globe at Joplin,
Mo-, where be was employed as
city editor, as told in the telegraph
columns Of the Times yesterday,
was well known among the Kansas
Cityans who have been interested
in the lead and zinc mining indus
try. Mr.. Carleton had been min
ing editor Of the Joplin Herald for
many years and had a wide ac-
quaintance among mining men.
He was generally regarded as a
mining authority and lent State
Mine Inspector Quimby valuable
assistance in the preparation Of
the Missouri state mintng reports
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20
That is. he Wouldn't Take Long
Strip of Land if he Had to do
it Again--You Bet
HIS ENEMIES BY THE THOUSANDS
They Squst on his Land Because he Acted
the Hog With Miss Beal--What we
Have Done During the Past
Century--Other Items

II. A. Lloyd. the young man EN-.
ployed as clerk IN the local post.
Office, who was the frst to erect a
house on the claim Of Woods. the
Lawi0n grabber, has All acre Of the
contested land fenced OF. lie says
be will hang TO It until tho courts
decide be must get on. Lloyd
went down in the hope Of drawing
a claim, but failed TO get one. When
he saw Woods greedy action ia
grabbing up all the free land 'front.'
ing on the city he concluded the
claim would not hold, as il was
plainly taken for speculative pur.
poses.
Lloyd had no more than blocked
on his camping place when about
2 1000 other men conceived similar
ideas. They overran Woods claim
Ike ants on lump Of sugar, leay-
leg the greedy young man only
room for house in q far corner
Of bis long claim.
Woods is probably the most un.
popular man 10 the world. lie has
90 leasl 1000 personal enemies,
men who will contribute 10 The fund /
% be raised 70 pay The lrm Of
Guthrie lawyers which has under. I
taken the contest. lie will be kept ]
out Of his property, granted that
hsa claim holds. at lsast two year., /
and probably Eve.
Mr. Lloyd says Woods published
a notice again last week warning all
people to get on bis land by Friday
night. Nobody went. Woods
lawyers have induced him to leave
Liw'on, as bis presence made il i'm
possible for them 10 even open ne.
gotiations with the people on his
land. Woods Is a hardware clerk
by occupation, and is described as
being small aud Insignificant, in
keeping with his action.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20
A Biblical Urn

G. B. Sargent, Of the Holton
Jewelry Co., this city, has 10 his
possession an urn supposed to be
600 years old, and probably a
relic Of the crusade in the 18th
century, when Richard, the i'm
hearted king Of Scotland gave up
his throne and, with a fanatieal
band Of christians, invaded Jeru-
salem, trying to rescue the tomb
of Christ from the possession Of
the barbarians.
This cup was presented by one
Of she descendants to prominent
EngIishman, and the inscription
eaten INTO the gold and iron is
"Friend steudebaker presents you
this old relic as token Of friend
ship; it hung at my grandfather's
well at Bethany for ST years.
May it live to see 400. FEB.
While We are not equipped to
give you a nice cut Of this old
relic, we will endeayor to give an
idea Of its shape by way Of illus
tration, and to the readers Of an
cient history and searchers for
biblical lore, it will pay them to
call and see this very old relic.
1t is pounded out Of iron, turned |
and soldered with gold up one
'ide. The handle is Of round |
ron rod, rIveted TO the cup at the
'nds, Mr.. Sargent will be pleased
g exhibit it to those interested.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

Have You decided TO take a
commercial coursei If so, call on
Prot. Vincent Room p, New
Griffin Building. lie has day and
night school for both sexes. Re
member the course is thorough
and complete. The class now
numbers sixteen young men and
ladies. An assistant will be en-
ployed when the number reaches
thirty. Paironiza the school and
make it a permanent feature Of
the city. Ten dollars buys a
scholarship for bookkeeping and
business arithmetic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20
REDUCED RATES. SPECIAL
TRAIN.
To National Encampmeni, @
A. r.

The Great Rock Island route
will sell tickets to Cleveland, o.,
and return, for the Grand Army
meeting. at greatly reduced rates.
Tickets will be on sale at points
west OF the Missouri river, Sep
tember 9Th 10 10th, inclusive, ex
cept Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory, where selling dates will be
September 7lh and 8th. Return
limit September 10Th, except that
extension Of limit to leave CIeve-
land, up to and including October
3, 1901, may be arranged by de-
posting tickets with Joint Agent
at Cleveland, and payment OF
small fee. Comrades Of the "Rank
and File'' have selected the Great
Rock Island route aud Lake Shore
@ Michigan Southern R'y for
special through train to Clevelan d
which will leave Kansas and Ok.
lahoma Sunday, September Sth.
Passengers on this special train
will be given the privilege Of go
inc and rafurufng Vio Tolado a,a
boat or rail as they may elect.
Passengers making return Journey /
by boat will have a delightful
stop Of three hours at the ceIe.
braled lake resort-Put.in bay.
Any Rock Island Agent or the
undersigned will give full details
and arrange for sleep-car reser-
vations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

To WHOM 1T MAY CoNCERN:
You are hereby advised that the
partnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned. under
the style and firm name Of Holding
& Bond, has this day by mutual
consent been dissolved, aud all
accounts due and owing said firm
must be paid. Either Of the men,
bers Of said firm viii receive any
Indebtedness owing to us aud re.
ceipt therefor, and may be fonnd
al our Office 10 the postoilice
building where we will be glad 10
meet our friends and patrons un.
Ill further notice.
This the Sth day Of Aug, 1901.
D. T. HOLDING,
r. BOND.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

kokomo, Ind, Aug. 10, 1899.
Pepsin syup Co.
Dear sirs;-For the patti 10 years
was troubled with my stomach.
About 4 years ago was taken down
with rheumatism; was not able to
DO days work for 3 years. All
medicine seemed seepied OF no ben.
eht TO me. A year ago / was ad-
yised TO take DR.. Caldwelps syruy
fepsin. ] truly believe 1 would
have died but for this m sdicine.
Ny rheumatism is entirely gone
and my stomach Is ia good eondI.
tion. 1t has saved my life and /
cannot recommend it too highly.
Yours respectfully,
Elwood McCracke
Sold by D. @. Hart,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

John A. White who lives near
Jones City, has discovered that
the Canadian river contains pearl
mussels, the pearls from which
are ofa rare and very valuable
kind. lie has already a Number
oflae specimens, some Of which
are perfect in shape and are
characterized by their peculiar
brillianey that gives great value
TO them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

Ardmore l. T. Aug. 19 IN. b
White Of Provinc head that The
United States government was
enrolling babies at Wynnewood
born 10 1901. That 20 each
child dom during said year leo
acres woald be glFen absolutely
free and 90 addition 70 tickle The
vanity Of ibe parents, q pair Of
shoes and gold ring we're thrown
iu. He has gone TO Wynnewood
81 learn how unreliable are ri.
me-s,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20
A cenIury Of Proeress.

I Y has been reserved for Prof
=. /. Dolber, ,f the United States
70 rSve the most striking summar,
oi the worlds progress IN science
during The century just closed. 4
y an aohiirable instance Of the mul
ium 10 parvo, and brings home Ia,
salient points Of the century in
way that volumes Of learned dis
quisition would not do.
We received 20 chemical ele
ments, we bequeath so.
We received the stairway, ",
beqneath the elevator.
We received the gunpowder, We
bequeath nitroglycerin.
We received the tallow dip, we
bequeaih the arc lamp.
We received the sailing ship,
We bequeath the steamship
We received the sickle, we be
qneath the harvester.
We received ordinary light, we
bequeaih Roenigen rays.
We received the ealyauic BAT
terry, we bequeath the dynamo.
We received the ilinilock, We
bcqueath automatic Maxims.
We received the seythe, we he
queaih ihe moving machine.
Wereceivei leather fire buckets.
we bequeath the steam FIRE engine
We received the hand printing
press, we bequeath the Hoe cylin-
der press.
We received the hand loom, We.
bequeath the cotton and woolen
factory.
We received the average dura-.
tion Of life Of 30 years, we be-
queath 40 years.
We received the goosequill, We
bequeath the fountain pen and
typewriter.
We received the weather unan-
nounced, We bequeath the weather
bureau.
We received unalleviablo pain, |
we bcqueath aseptics, chloroform,
ether and cocaine.
We received wool ana stone for
structures, we bequeath 20-storied
steel buildings.
We received the beacon signal
ire, we bequeath The telephone
md wireless telegraphy.
We received the painters brush. /
Fe bequeath lithography, ibe cam !
ira and color photography.
The ni3eieeuth century received f
rom IL predecessors the horse. f
Ne bequeaih The bicyle, the loco
motive ami The automobile
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

but was pardoned. He is now
held on a warrant from Justice
Jenney's court, and the bond re-
quired OF him is $4,000. There
will be other charges Of burglary
preferred against him. Kansas
City Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

j. L Davis returned 10 Lawton,
@. 4. today where he has purchas-
cd a business lot upon which be
will erect a business house at
once Mr.. Davis is one Of those
energetic business men who will
make q success Of abythig he IN
deriGkes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

Mrs. W. II. McClain and htE
two sens have returned to their
home in Topeka, Kansas, after q
pleasant visit TO her mother and
father, Mr.. aud MRS. W. II
Poland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20
FOR PNEUMONIA.

Dr. g J Bishop, Aguev. nich.,
says: "a have used Foiey's ZION.
ey and Tar ID three very severe
cases Of pneumonia With good re-.
suits in every case. Beware of
substitutes. JAS. Peiixohn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20
graday mbng high ing .sueThis no.

Ergine No. 50s when eonsug
In off the Anadarko line, side
swiped a couple Of box cars IN
the north bound freight when
coming of The ~" and did con-
siderable damage 10 her front
end. The pilot, cyiender and
steam chest on one side and the
smoke box, we're all broken and
badly damaged The two cars
struck we're thrown from the
track and damaged also. No one
was hurt and the wreck has been
cleared away.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

Why does ever, body say that
our saddles and harness are al
rght2 Because We make The best
% be had anywhere.
gz-G Cross & Cheaney.