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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

Cleveland Moffett reports in the St.
Nicholas an interview with Profess
or Myers. the balloonist. in which he
learned something about cunning for
rain. One Of the balloonlst's first
stories was about the rainfall expert
ments with balloons that he conduct
ed years ago for the Government.
There was a theory to be tested that
loud explosions at height win make
the clouds pour down water and some
gentlemen IN the Department Of Agri-
culture were anxious TO set of as loud
an explosion as possible. say a thou
sand feet up in the air. Professor
Myers received this commission. and
proceeded at once to Washington with
gas balloon twelve feet IN diameter.
Don't you think that balloon is
rather smalls" asked one Of the gen
tlemen.
No said Myers; Il should call it
rather large.
The other man shook his head. "rm
afraid It won't make noise enough
to test our theory
"Well." said the professor Il can
see his eyes twinkiing). "if this one
doesn't make noise enough wen get
a bigger balloon"
They took the balloon some miles
out Of Washington (the professor in
sisted on this. filled il with a mixture
Of one-third oxygen and two-thirds by
drogen "a terrible sexplosive). and sent
it up about a quarter Of a mile, with
an anchor rope holding it and with
a wire hanging down 10 little hand
dynamo or blasting As they
made ready to turn this dynamo. Pro
fessor Ayers lay fat on his back, ewes
glued to the balloon. confident but
curious. The handle turned. a spark
jumped az the other end. and the BAN
Of silk seemed to swell enormously
and then vanish with fash OF
thousand shivers OF silk. On this
came the sound-a smashing and tear
ing blast louder than any thunder
crash or roar Of cannon. 1t fiattened
men to the ground. killed hundreds
Of little fish in stream nearby
bursting their air-bladders) knocked
a bowling alley over Ike mere house
Of cards. frightened cattle. and
brought down rain IN torrents within
eight minutes. The agricultural gem
tlemen were more than satisfied. and
adopted the professors system for ex-
tended rainfall experiments-only
these (for obvious reasonsl were con
Quoted on the lonely and arid plains
Of distant Texas.
1T wasn't much fun living down
there, said the professor: "but we
got rain whenever we wanted it,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

English capitalists have secured tl8
only railway concession in Abyssinia.
ln conjunction with the New Africa
Company and the Oceana Company
the New Egyptian Company has se-
cured all the rights in a railway to
Meneiek's capital Some portion 0f
this line has already been constructed
from Djibouti inland aud it is now
proposed 10 build a branch line to Ber-
bera In British territory Merchandise
win be carried over the line IN one di-
rection. and the fruits Of mining antl
other industries in Ahyssinia win De
sent down TO the coast. f.-L0nd0n Ex-
press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

According to the Paris papers
trained animals as actors are all the
rage in that city at PRESENT. n the
play OF Robinson Crusoe" at enc Of
the theatres. a goat. a paroquet,
monkey and dog take part, each
going through its stage business
with an accuracy that Is remarkable.
The dog has most to do as Crusoe's
faithful Toby" and It IS worthy Of
note that his real name Is Faro" by
which he is always called at home, or
on the street. but in the play be re
spends promptly to his stage name Of
Toby"
A famous team" at the New Circus
is composed Of four dogs a horse and
the trainer. who 60 through regular
serpentine dance together. One dog Is
on the horses back. another between
his forelegs. another between his hind
legs and the fourth between the
trainers feet and in these positions
all five Of the team perform the
dance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16
AFIER A HoLIpAY.

Oh, the world seems weary and al for
Aftel. a holiday
And you halfway wish you had ne'er been
After a holiday
For the fire Is slow and the cook Is cross.
And you long for sleep, Tor yoo feel itg
loss.
And earthly pleasures are only dross,
After a holiday.
You wake to a morning Of vain regrets,
After a holiday,
And you muse On prisons and ghosts and
After a holiday.
And the eroeer's boy, ~ the seli-same
mood,
Grects you with manners sadly rude.
AS ne Genes AZ noon with your breakfasts
food
After holiday.
The bird n the cage declines to sing.
After a holiday.
Enthusiasm has taken wing,
After q holiday.
The dog gets surly and tries to bite
And the kitten arches Der back ID spite,
And nothing on earth is gong right,
After a holiday.
Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

Senator Vest is older than his years
IN fact as well as IN appearance. He
is III ami despondent, and refuses to
take a cheerful view Of life. Never
theless his mind is one Of the brightest
IN the Senate. One day he sank into
his chair saying to his neighbor. u am
an old man. and III never get over
this Come, come. Vest. brace up
replied his neighbor; brace up ana
you'll be all right. Look az Morrill,
over there; he's nearly ninety and Is
as spry as man OF forty" Morrill,
Morrills' said Vest Hes set FOR
eternity. They'll have to shoot him on
the day Of judgment = Harper's
Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

The time Of the vegetable NUS
ance has almost gone by. As soon as
a weed becomes burdensome, scien-
tlhc experimenters begin on It. and
before long 1t Is being cultivated.
There was a time when fortunes were
spent IN trying to kin on the Cana
dian thistle. Paper and cloth manu-
facturers are now talking of raising
it for pulp.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

Many Of the enjOyments Of life may
be considered as merely negatye-en-
joyments by contrast
Professor Harrimore. sorely against
his win and In compliance with the
mandate Of his physician. went away
from home FOR a six weeks vacation.
did you have a good timer asked
one Of his friends. after his return.
splendid. repiisd the professor. -al-
though I didn't know It until / came
back. Then learned that my nearest
neighbor had occupied his entire time
during the last six weeks IN learning
to play the trombone. Youths Com
pani0n.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

Many curiosities Ia litigation have
appeared in the operation Of the Bank.
rnptcy Act. but Cincinnati has the
prize one. II is contained in a peti.
tion. hled by Frank r. wessa. a ja-
panner Of Evanston. who seeks this
method Of relieving himself Of a debt
burden Of 500 due for rent. pro
visions, and medical attendance. His
assets are nothing. Wessa drew up
the bankruptcy papers himself. thus
saving a lawyers fee: and included
the United States among his creditors,
entering 1t as entitled to the S25 fee
for making him a bankrupt. although
it is bound to 90 empty-nanded like
the rest when the court clerk de-
clined to hle the petition without pay
ment OF the s25 fee. Wessa aled #
himself II the purpose was to make
the law ridiculous Il could hardly have
been better plsnDed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

II grows harder from day to day to
find domestic servants in New Zea-
land The better sort Of servant girls
now expect to be called 'lady-helps. Z"
Insist on having a private sitting room
and demand the right to use the piano
One employer says that the only way
TO secure the services Of a laundress
is to send a gig for her.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

The women Of New England assem-
bled to discover new physiological
truths, who have decided that the
primal evidence Of mental soundness
is the ability to take joke. have
struck out a broad furrow. Was there
ever woman who could enjoy a joke
al her own expense? Let the men
answer who have had the hardihood
to Try itl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16
Hau rnrk TOOL care Of nahr.


One morning mamma was going
into the kitchen TO make some bread,
so she took Baby Kate and carried her
into the dining-room and put her
down on a little soft mat before the
open wood FIRE No one else was III
the room except Turk. the old dog,
and he was lying on another mat
with his eyes closed, as II he were
asleep
Baby Kate was old enough to sit
up alone aud play with little toys but
she could not creep very far She
was quite contented sitting there.
watching the bright fire and shaking
her rattle and the string Of buttons.
Just as mamma began to sift the
-four she heard Turk making a noise;
so she left her work and peeped IN al
the dining-room door. and saw him
moving baby away from the frc
Some Of the sticks were cracking and
blazing away in pretty lively way.
and Turk seemed to think that Baby
Kate's place was not Il safe one. SO
he had taken one end Of the mat be-
tween his teeth, and very carefully
so as not to upset the little girl
drawn 1t TO the back of the room.
Then he looked at Baby Kate, to
make sure that she was comfortable;
and as she seemed quite happy. he
stretched himself again on his own
mat. ready for another nap.
Mamma was peeping through the
door all the time, and that Is how she
knows that Turk can be trusted TO
take care Of Baby Kate -Babyland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

The national character Of Buffalos
great enterprise is to be made more
distinct by the issuance OF Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition postage stamps. The
stamps win be in an denominations
from one to ten cents. and the aggre-
gate value OF the issue win be s25l.-
100000 The designs on the stamps
win include Niagara Falls ION the two
cent. the Capitol at Washington. the
canal locks Of sault Ste. Marie. etc.
The centre Of each stamp win be
black, and the border win be Of the
color Of the regular stamps.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

SilIicus Does Harduppe meet his
obligations Cynicus-"He wouidn't
recognize them if he did"
johnny saw a buzz-saw buzz
Like bike, and thought it Wuzz,
Johnnys corpse Is full OF hicks
Amt he clutches cut IN SIX
Cornell Widow
Muggins When it comes to con-
versational powers my wife Is one
woman in a hundred" Buggins She
talks more ike a hundred women IN
one.
"Why DO you say be lacks knoRl-
edgef" "Of all my friends, when /
had the grip, he was the only one
that didn't know a sure cure for H."
Philadelphia Times
Blobbc whats the medal forf
Slobbs-"Piano playing" Blobbs-"I
didn't know you were so proficient
Slobbs Tim not The neighbors gave
Il TO me when ] stopped
Though our lives fall far short Of ambi-
tion's proud scheme,
There Is balm in the thought that we've
dreamed a big dream
Detroit Free Press
Chatty Gent-"I believe you porters
receive very poor wages Porter
eve do. SIR II 1t wasn't for the tips
rale gents, like yourself, give. Us, we
should make no sort Of livIn'."-Tit-
Bits.
AOh. this IS too bad" What's the
matterfr Della Jones sent me a
lovely book as a birthday gift, and
she forgot to take out the card OF the
person who gave It to her. Detroie
Free Press.
A boy OF twelve, dining at his un-
cle's. made such a good dinner that
his aunt observed. Johnny, you ap-
pear to eat we'll" "Yes, aunty" re-
piled the urchin, 1--WE been practie-
ing eating all my life. "-TitBlis. -
Miss Romanz-- (which do YOU ike
best. Mr. Hardhead long poems or
short onesY Mr. Hardhead- The
long ones" Miss Romanz-"R Reallysv
Mr. Hardhead-"Yes. They don't run
so much chance Of being published -
Philadelphia Press.
"Dearl dearr said the minister's
wife; "the cook has burned the steak
TO crisp and served the potatoes al
most raw" "H'mr commented the
reverend gentleman Done the things
she ought not to have done. and left
undone the Things she ought to have
done 81
"Auntic dear where do these fossil
shells come fromY "Oh. my dear
child. a great many years ago they
were washed up here by the sea-"
How long ago auntie. dearY Ever
so long ago. dear child.r "Whati
Even before you were born. auntics'
Punch. +
Dunderhead- say, Barton. who
was that funny looking old lady / saw
you with at the concert last EVENING"
Barton-"That funny old lady was
my WIFE" Dunderhead-"Oh / don't
mean the one with the brown bonnet
on; but that absurd creature with the
snub nose and the crooked eyes Bar
ton-"Oh. you mean my sister. r-Bos.
ton Transcript
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

The fashion Of wooing with threats
OF violence seems TO be spreading.
There was q time when the unhappy
swain whose case was hopeless hint.
ed at suicide. Now he tells the girl
to prepare to die. There ought to be
society for the protection Of mar
riageable girls and interesting wild
ows.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

All Of this is ancient lore,
Often has been said before.
But I'D tell II Ger and Ger.
Sing it to the heart Of youth,
HowsOever long It's told;
lis a lesson never old.
For il bears a thread OF gold
IL is truth.
Rise above the petty things
That would bind your spirit Wingss
Hear the inner voice that sings
Songs Of beauty an the while.
Drive the demon Of despair
From you heart; and. free and fair,
Meet the broods Of grief and care
With a smile
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

-My chosen friend. when ! bake
time to De amused" writes Archbishop
ireland. Us Horace. the poet of fhe
Acgustan age. who best suits our
own In his love Of the Bard Of the
Esquiline Archbishop Ireland agrees
with a few such other men as Glad
stone. Rosehery. Dean Milman. Bul-
wer-Lytton. Bishop 1urd Dryden anl
Milton -Iarners Weekly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

Nebraska has been termed the
'.blackwaier state The explanation
Is found 10 the fact that the water
Of the principal streams is as dark
as that Of the rivers flowing from
the bogs Of Ireland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

An effort Is being made to establish
in one Of the Scotch universities a
chair for thes tudy Of the Scots Ian
guage and literature. The old Scot
tIsh tongue as written by James V.
is almost unintelligible to the modern
scotchman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

With the exception Of iron. zinc and
lead, aluminium is said to be the
cheapest metal extant Twenty years
ago the worlds output was i've tons.
and 1t commanded $4,000 per ton.
Last year the output was 5000 tons,
and it sold az s7o0 per ton It's light
ness constitutes lis cheapness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

A Toledo surgeon cut a young wom-
ans throat and caused her death
while operating for tonsilltis. OF
course, be win claim that the opera
ton was thoroughly successful as
far as the tonsolitis was concerned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

It is true that there is always room
at the top, but not that everybody can
get there who tries. Circumstances do
really alter cases, and Addison's re-
mark that otis not IA mortals 70 com
mand success" is justified by the
daily experience Of thousands Of
worthy people.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

It has o. decided that horses ana
mules are not contraband Of war.
Anyone who is at all familiar with
the animal would not hesitate. how
ever, to declare the hsale a belliger-
ent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

Potatoes contain the poisonous aka
lold solauine. although this is not gen
orally recognized New potatoes con
tain comparatively little Of this poi
son. unless they grow above the sur
face OF the ground and have a green
skin. when they are generally known
TO be poisonous. 1t Is not, however,
known widely that old potatoes con-
tain much OF this poisonous principle.
and that many cases Of serious poison
ing have occurred In late summer
when old potatoes were used. Ia 1892
and 1898 there was almost a wholesale
poisoning among the troops OF the Ger
man army. The symptoms were head
ache in the front Of the head, collie,
diarrhoea. vomiting. weakness and
slight stupor. and IN some cases dila.
tation Of the pupils. DR.. Meyer lnves-
tigated the matter and found In old
potatoes kept in q damp place and be-
ginning TO sprout twenty-four times as
much solanine as IN new potatoes
New York Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

Canadians have ever resented Rud-
yard Kipling's ailusion to the Domin-
ion as ~Our Lady Of the Shows
Goodwin Smith has now placated
them by calling it -this Land Of Sun
chin. 3D.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16
RISE ABovE n.

Whatsoever in befall
earn to rise above It an;
Join your comrades in the strife.
Though the shaft Of sorr0W's dart
Rankles in your bleeding heart
Hide your grief, and do your part,
This IS life.
Why become a slave Of chance?
Why be crushed by Circumstance?
Rise above IL, and advance
Over all adversity.
You're a king, and can create
For yourself your own estate;
You are master Of your fate;
You are free.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

1T is, indeed, a charming COW" I said;
"But COWS have legs, and yours has
none, my pet
4 know said Polly, nodding her wise
head,
"But. Auntie. they are in the pencil
yet
Carolyn Wells. IN Youths Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

Polly sat drawing at her little desk.
A thoughtful wrinkle on her baby brow;
She drew an animal Of form gr0tesque,
And calmly stated "Auntie, that's a
COW"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

The hest way to teach virtue Is
10 hge it. Paul Revere rockingham.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-21
ROYAL ARCANUM AT BANQUET
Kenosha Members of the Order Entertain
the Members From Racine.

Friday night was a gala night IN
the history of the Kenosha Council OF
the Royal Arcanum, it being the occa-
sion of the banquet given in honor OF
the Grand Regent and officers and
members of the Racine Lodge. Grand
Regent Morse, together with the Off
GERS and twenty-five members of the
Racine Council arrived in the city on a
special car at eight O'Clock and were
escorted to the lodge hall, where the
members of the Racine council con-
Quoted the initiation of a candidate
into the mysteries of the order. After
this work was over the company ad-
iourned to Central Music Hall, where a
banquet was served. The tables were
set for hundred guests and they were
arranged in very beautiful manner
with flowers and ferns.
At the close of the banquet chairs
were pushed back and Johnson A.
Jackson was introduced as Toast
master. During the remaining hours
of the evening the members of the or
der listened to brilliant speeches by
distinguished men present. Among
the speakers were Grand Regent
Morse, of Wauwatosa; Past Grand
Regent Judge E. B. Be1den, of Racine;
Attorney Gillian, of Racine, and quite
a number of the members of the Keno
sha and Racine councils.
The banquet was one of the most
en- joyab1e affairs ever given in the
city and the Racine members of the
order were high in their praise of the
hospitality extended by the Kenosha
men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-21
THURSDAY, NOV. 81, 1901.

KENosHA is going to be avery poor
hunting ground for hobos this winter.
ANY applicant who makes that Gus
tomary appeal for little assistance is
more than likely 10 be confronted with
an immediate offer of job. The con-
dition of the labor market at the pres
ent time is striking proof of the high
degree of prosperity now enjoyed by
our people. Work for all who care to
work and at good wages is waiting for
any one who applies. The demand for
labor is greater than the supply, even
at the increased wages offered. Not
on1y is there a great demand for COM
mon 1aborers, but all of the factories
of the city are in need of the higher
grades of skilled mechanics, machin-
lists. etc. But d short time ago the
employer was able to choose his man
for almost any position from multi
tude of applicants. Now it is the man
who has his labor for sale who chooses
his employer. All the factories of the
city could employ more men II they
could get them. The NEWS is con-
stant1y being asked by manufacturers
to make their need of skilled men
known in hopes that some may be in
duced to come to Kenosha, but the
same conditions that obtain here seem
to be general throughout the country
and desirable men are very hard to get
at any price. There seems to be no
limit to the number of "he1p wanted"
ads which crowd the columns of the
dailies of the larger cities where the
labor market is generally in longest
ed condition. The supply of unskilled
1aborers is generally far in excess of
the demand, but at present, according
to the reports of the State labor bu-
~eaus, for the first time in many years
the conditions are reversed. The
State Employment Bureau reports
that it has on fiIe in it's Offices hun
dreds of applications for laboring men
offering wages from $50 to So day
without takers. Work at good wages
has always been regarded as the final
test of industrial wel1-being, and,
Judged by that standard, our present
state of prosperity is greater than that
ever enjoyed by this country or any
other in the history of the world.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-21
Mayor German Issues Strict lnsirue-
tons TO Police Officers of City
This Afternoon.
BURGLARY MUST BE STOPPED
All Suspicious Characters Must be Arrest
ed and Hobos Must be Driven Out Of
Pown.-Poreh climbers Shot.

In consideration of the recent burg.
1aries that have been committed in the
city during the last few months, Mayor
German this afternoon sent to the
Chief of Police a new order for the
governing of the patrolmen. which
should result in the city being rid OF
all suspicious characters.
In the past few years the police 9th
GERS have been ordered to refrain from
shooting whenever it is possible, but
the order given today relegates the
club to the background, and brings the
revolver into active service. The first
order of the Mayor is in regard to
hobos and street vendors, and the po-
lice are ordered to drive all of these out
of town without allowing any explana-
ton. Hobos and peddlers will not be
allowed in the city under any circum-
stances.
The next order is in regard to suspi-
cious characters, and the order of the
Mayor is that all such people be ar
rested and confined in the County jail
until they can show that they are not
IN any way connected with the series
of crimes which have been committed
IL the city.
The last order is the one that will
cause CONSERVATION among the hosts
of criminals. In this order the Mayor
orders the chief to instruct the officers
to shoot on sight any porch climbers
or night providers who may be seen
prow1ing about the residences of the
city.
These orders go into effect this
evening, and it is probable that there
will be grand round up of hobos and
suspected people before the early
hours of the morning.
1t is thought that this action of the
Mayor will have the result of driving
criminals from the city and it is to be
hoped that if any burglars are seen
proving around the officers will en-
force this new order and "Shoot upon
sight, One burglar killed is worth
more to the city as preventative OF
crime than a hundred convicted in the
courts.