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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

One Bird Green In winter. Red in
summer


One BIRD Green In winter. Red in
summer.
Mr. Wilmer Stone addressed the
Biological club Of the University OF
Pennsylvania recently on the "Moult
Of Birds"
This subject, said the speaker. Is
one that has Interested me for long
time, but IL seems to have been gen
orally neglected by ornithologlsts. All
birds moult regularly once a year: this
is a physical necessity, for the wearing
Of the feathers makes their replace
ment an absolute requirement II flight
is to be continued. This annual or
post-nuptial moult occurs at the end
Of the nesting season. The feathers
never drop out at the same time; the
process is gradual and during its con-
tinuanee the bird has never more than
one or two feathers missing at once.
In the body, as recently discovered BIZ
Professor Dwight. the moult takes
place along regular tracts The wing
feather moult begins with the inner
most Of the primaries. the ninth. which
Is moulted first; the others ruilOw IN
succession outwardly. In the tail the
first feather lost is the middle one.
and, as with the wings. it is followed
by the loss Of the next outward one.
and so on. Here Mr.. Stone exhibited
specimens showing the various stages
Of wing and tail moulting. He then
referred to a number OF exceptions to
the rule such as that OF the wood
peckers. which in moulting lose the
side feathers Of the tail first, and. con-
tinuing. said some species have addi-
tional moults. like the scarlet taneger.
It undergoes two moults. II is a green
color in winter and a red color in sum
mer. The claim has been set up by
some ornithologists that this is not
the result OF moulting, but due to an
actual change of pigment There is
however. no evidence to sustain this
view The speaker then explained the
succession Of plumages from the egg
to the adult. and followed with a de-
tailed consideration Of plumages. with
the reasons for same and for excep-
tions to general rules in large num-
Der Of birds, illustrating his remarks
With specimens. The subject was dis
cussed by Drs Montgomery. Calvert
Conklin and Harshberger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

OF the nations four great monu-
ments 70 the northern soldiers OF the
civil war. New York has two-or.
rather. IL viii have upon the compile
ton Of the Temple Of Fame on River
side Drive. the corner stone OF which
was laid the other day in that city
The other memorial Is the beautiful
arch az the Plaza entrance TO Prospscf
Park IN Brooklyn This cost the old
'city Of Brooklyn $3.50 .OOO while New
ilork's monument win cost $50 OO0
cleveland has a soldiers monument
the actual cost OF which was $40 900
though legal fights over the site. etc
brought the total cost up s4O.O more
AND anest and most costly OF an is the
towering shaft which Indiana has iust
completed In her capital city Of In
dlauapoiis. and which cost the state
s700. 900.
The present site OF New York.s
monument is the fourth which has
been agreed upon.
Ciex'eiond Monument.
Cleveland passed through a longer
and bitter fight before Cuyahoea coun.
TVS monument was erected and dedi-
Gated The project was broached ars.
10 1879. and the site suggested was The
center Of the Public square or Nonu-
mental Park. For eight years the ldes
OF a civil war monument ianrulabas
and IN 1851 the project was revived nv
4he choic6 OF the southeast section ~
ihe square, which neeessitated the re-
mofai Of Commodore Perry's monu-
ment The men OF the G. A. r. and
the county commissioners who had
control Of the public parks couldn't
agree on the site or upon the designs
Tor the monument and its erection. The
controversy was taken into the courts
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

a dull knife. and stuck on his
dough-colored face by drunkin' hand.
Still he enters a church, an, in ever
look an motion. seems ter announce:
Here | come, the king Of grace an
booty An his ugly impudence car
ries him TO the sides Of the pirtiest
gals when church is over. While others
sigh an wish they could, he goes right
in an dares an does.
1T amt no serprise to me thet he's
engaged 10 Dolly Madden. one Of the
pirtiest gals on the cricks. While poor
Edgar Taggart who loves Emma Sal
yers, the sweetest gal in the county, an
Is worshlpped by her. stands around,
like a sick rooster in a cold rain. an
never offers to go with her Hit
makes me sorry for both Of 'em. She
does all a modest gal can do TO toll
him up, but he never gifts In grabbin'
distance Of her. She's tried goin with
others to spur up his jealousy, but 1t
only skeers him fudder on. Hits a
plum pity. His bashfulness promises
to leave him in miserable ole bachelor
hood. an viii force poor Ella, at some
hopeless hour. into a marriage with
some cheeky thing she don't want. But
my son Fred. the lawer out to Vance
burg, tole me when he was home last
Sunday that he was goin to fix on
a plan to git 'em together, an ef he
sots in on It. he'll work IT, Him an
Edgar alters wuz the greatest cronies
in the world. an its through love for
Ed an friendship for Emma that will
cause him to fix up some rascally trick
to get 'em yoked Can't fool them
sharp lawyers. ] tell ye."
About a week after the above chat
between Aunt Jemima Meaders and
old Mis- Latimer. an elegant looking
town gent" called at the home Of Ed
gar Taggart.
Why, hello, Fredi Come In. sir,"
effusively greeted Edgar Taggart when
he appeared at the door in response
to the formers knock
"Of course I'll go in. and have a
chair and make my self to hum.
laughingly spoke the young lawyer
What's the news. Fred2" inquired
Edgar. as a conversation started.
Il hear you are to get married right
away"
What" exclaimed Edgar, spread
ing his blue eyes.
That's all 4 hear. and it's news
enough for one time. I knew for years
you were crazy about one another. and
I'd feared you would never muster up
the spunk to propose. but I eongratu-
late you on a species Of courage
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15
From a small n.rlnnln-.

Some interesting facts regarding the
coffee tree have been printed recently.
The native home Of this plant is said
to be Kaffra. in southern Abyssinia.
1t was not until it had been in use for
centuries by the Arabians that a plant
was carried to Java In 1706 a tree
from Java was sent to Amsterdam.
and when it lowered and ripened seeds
a young Seeding was presented 10
Louis XIV From this plant seedlings
we're sent to Martinique. and from
these plants again seedlings were sent
TO Jamaica, Cayenne and san Domin-
go: while from Amsterdam plants
we're sent to Surinam In fact. It was
from the one plant sent from Java ia
the beginning OF the eighteenth cen
tury by Governor General Van Ho0rn,
that everything in the French posses
sions and West Indies sprang. In this
way has Travelled the progeny Of the
original coffee plant. introduced from
Arabia at the end 81 the seYentseth
century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15
MoDERN JERusALEN.
People In Quaint Costumes Greet shs
Traveller On An sides.

A+~H~~ AA 4A@AAA @HAtAMN4 crest NA#
Traveller On An sides
Studied then from its thoroughfares.
says Cleveland Moffet. ii Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly. Jerusalem looks
for all the world like a huge. rambling
fortress. with fighting towers and dun
geon depths. On either hand. instead
Of lines Of houses. you have formid-
able and continuous walls. pierced with
low doors and body-wide stairs and
iron-caged windows You cannot tell
where one house begins and another
leaves of. nor whether a certain open
ing leads to roof or courtyard OF dwell
ing room. There is. indeed. one way
to tell. that IS. to push boldly in and
up along stairs and passages and see
what you can see. Whatever else you
fail to do in Jerusalem. and you are
sure to neglect half the guide book
admonitions) do not fail to study the
streets from overhead. as many Of
them as possible. You can always find
a viewpoint by a little searching. Take
Christian street about midday. when
the sun lights both sides. and get your
station on the arch near David street.
no matter If you have to do some
clambering Now look to the north.
there where the greenish dome and
white minaret rise You see a straight
way along the base Of a high wall,
window-pierced with a lower wall on
the other side. its stones old and
grass-grown. Below. you see two lines
Of iimsy awnings. tipped down like
the visor Of a cap. to shelter the booths
beneath from the white glare You
see donkeys camels. sheep. peasants.
soldiers. Greek priests. sisters OF char
ity, tourists, pilgrims, Turks and all
who visit Syria, veiled women sheeted
women and beggars lyou will see them
all If you wait a littlel moving to and
fro, now lost under the awnings. now
coming into the open. You can follow
them between two somber archways.
the one that you are on and another.
yonder where a eross-wall stops your
view. You can watch them until you
tire.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

up-fied away, as It were insisted
on her answer instanter."
You took my letter OF pr0posali
What do you mean. MANI Are you
crazy2"
a may be in some respects. It's
theory OF some high grade philoso-
piers that on some point or another.
we're all crazy. I'm crazy. ! think.
after a little beauty out to town.
whose father has a fortune. and you're
doubtless crazy about Emma. You've
let your mind run on her long enough,
the Lord knowsi But drop that crazy
stare and stare at this.
Edward took an unsealed envelope
thrown in his lap by the lawyer and
read:
Ny Dearest Edgar.
As you doubtless surmise. ] accept your
proposal 10 marry. although 10 wed this
evening. / had thought a little sudden.
Mr.. Meaders. who brought me your let
ter. insists that Il Is not too sudden.
however. He says you have your rea-
sons for desiring a hasty marriage.
shall not insist on knowing them. tn
be ready al $3.50 this evening
Forever yours.
EMMA SALYERS.
Well, that beats mel" exclaimed the
young man. astonishment, ineredulity
and delight all jumbled together in his
expression.
Il see nothing mysterious about 1t.
A young man writes a letter 10 a girl
proposing marriage. A friend takes
it where it belongs, and returns with
the girls letter accepting with pleas
ure-simplest thing in the world"
Il never wrote her any letter I'll
swear iti''
Don't try to throw the girl new
young man. because you feel too cow
ardly to do what your heart and honor
commands-no; nor you shouldn't
swear either. for I'm county examiner.
and authorized to administer oaths
and I have your own letter here that
would convict you OF false swearing
Here, isn't this your handwriting?"
Edgar took the proffered slip Of pa
per and read as follows:
Ny Dearest Emma.
AS you know. for years ! have loved
you-secretly. madly loved youi I have
tried TO muster up the courage to tell
you 50 In words, but always failed. Now
I've finally decided 70 write you WIN
you be my wife, And IL so. would you
object TO the ceremony tomorrow even
ing2 Yours ever.
EDGAR TAGGART.
The man put his hand to his fore
head, as If he felt his reason going.
Finally. he said:
Fired, I'D be the most delighted man
in the world did l not fear l was either
in a dream or going daft This is my
handwriting. still. Fred tell you I
never wrote il.
Then fear for your reason myself.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

One Of the most serious difficulties
in the way Of land settlement In some
parts Of Australia is said to be an
obnoxious plant called the prickly
pear. AS a pest to farmers It may be
fairly olassed with the rabbits. It
has taken possession Of whole tracts
Of country and the settler has to fight
a pitched battle for every acre he calls
his own. A single fruit brings forth
thirty-sixty and even a hundred fold
Of good productive seed. All herbage
may droop, die and disappear in the
oven Of an Australian drouth. but the
pear survives. aourishes and carries
on its processes Of expansion and re-
production with unconcern. In the
fierce struggle for life" when a
drouth is devastating the and this
pest is living example of the survival
Of the "unfttest7 1t was brought to
Australia. like the rabbit. either for
use or ornament. and It has become a
plague and a pestiience. Its extermi-
nation in the colony Of Queensland. at
least. is a question OF national import
ance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

in turn connected by a power applying
crank to crank on gear or sprocket
wheel. Il aims not only to strengthen
the principal muscles Of the body In the
best and most natural way. but also
to bring them into action at one time.
so that the heart and lungs will get
plenty Of work to do without fear Of
overexerton or strain. Every move
ment Of the feet. arms. trunk and legs
add to the propelling force; the exer-
else Is pleasant and enjoyable. and the
muscles Of the operator may be used
simultaneously OF relaxed at will In
addition to these qualities the machine
acts especially on the back. waist and
abdominal regions. which boom the
weak points Of the American people.
and does away with round shoulders
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15
'Ths Mystery Of a Proposal.
BY ]. NOEL JOHNSON

BY J. NOEL JOHNSON.
copyrighted. 1900 Daily Story Pub. Coz
"Of ali strange featers about human
mater to me" said aunt Jemima Mead
ers, the quarest one Is that them folks
who have come of first best from the
hand O. mater, is the kind that sets
the least value on the work, While
what nater has been stingy. hard. an
ugly in turnin' out a job, thar you'll
find most redicilous self-aDresiashun
The sweetest flowers hide in ugly
hooks. while dog g-fennel. 3imson-weed.
and burdoek crowd along the high
way
IRE alters noticed that ar" re-
turned old Nance Latimer, giving her
clay pipe fresh feed. 1--WE alters mo-
ticed that hang-back disposition on
the part OF the feater-fayored people.
Everybody wants ter chase arter 'em,
an that keeps 'em. like a dogged cat.
in er chronic state O. skeer I'm most
'shamed ter let II git out, Mis- Mead
ers, but, when I wus a gal, I wuz more
retirin nor a craWfsh. When young
fellers wud come swarmin' ter our
house. I'd 30 up the ladder to the left
like a squirrel up er tree, leayin my
plain but brave sisters to bear the
brunt. AS er consequence, they was
carried of years afore me, an I'd er
still bin single ef it hadn't er bin for
Mans trick. One day, when she seed
Joe Latimer comm, she took down
the ladder as he was comm in at the
door. He caught me an wouldn't let
me 80 till blessed him with a prom
ise."
Aunt Jemima lifted her bandana,
dropped a smile among its folds, and
proceeded:
Il hearn O that-yas, take that Ed
gar Taggart for a sample. He's tall.
broad, fine shaped. an is graceful as
a pine when bowln' and scrapin' to
a soft wind; still, look how he tries
to sneak away his beauty He enters
the church house like a timid child
pullin' back from a stranger. Gals
all focus on him as he enters, an Jest
set drinkin his beauty while he
snooks OF in er dark corner an sets
blushin like a smoky sunset. On the
other hand. here comes Tim Bradford,
who Is ugly enough to make an ole
family nag run away. His white hair
sticks out in wisps, like paint breshes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

Lady Kenmare. who has done so
much for the poor people on Lord Ken
mares Irish estates. intends next year
to personally superintend the hotel on
the lovely Lake Of Killarney. which Is
their property. Killarney house. their
own residence. is exouisiteiy situated
on the same lake at no great distance
from the hotel.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15
BoEfon in fbe Cur Race.

@@@AOU ~ tye GuP kuCe.
The announcement that Boston will
be represented in the trial races for
the honor Of defending the America
Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's
yacht has crested something like a
panic In the New York Yacht club Al
first there was most decided opposl-
ton manifested among the members to
any contestant not sailing under the
auspices Of that club. and it was ar
gued It was not according 10 the reeu-
lations In any event as the prospective
owner Of the new contestant IS NOT "a
member Of the club. The liberal spirit
Of some Of the members. however. a.
well as the sharp protests made In the
press. has silenced the remonstrauts
and there viii be no further Opposition
made to the boat now building by
Crowninshield for Lawson. Most un-
questionably fear has had much to do
with this opposition. The coast from
Eastport to Cape Cod swarms with
yachts-a hundred to one that sails in
New York bay. In the sea coast towns
there are not only a large number OF
professional yaehtsmen. but almost
every man, woman. boy and girl is
more OF less expert in the fine points
Of sailing The whole atmosphere OF
that coast Is one Of yachting. and
every day In the season. fair or foul.
its waters are covered with the white
winged flyers The New Workers.
therefore. have every reason to fear
Boston much MOE u Sc. .;,..,,
have to fear Lipton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

Dr. Dudley Allen Sargent. director OF
the gymnasium at Harvard university.
pas just brought before the scientific
Forid a strength machine which en-
bodies Ia an intricate and wonderful
nannCr ali the forms Of exercise which
81 70 ihc highest development Of man
ne machine IS called an inomotor. It
Ias as yet been seen by only a few
hyslcal experts. but by them Il is pro
unce1 wonderful machine
'Dr Sargent worked on his invention
our years. and he feels that IN it he
pc a plan Of exercise and develop
menl which win revoluuonize gymnas-
pm work. The machine Is described
test As a pair Of levers connected By
bur adjustable rods with a sliding
1tat and sliding footrest. which are
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

monument stands In Governors Circle
two squares east Of the Capitol. Il
rises 10 the height Of 26S feet. and at
220 feet there is a lookout which az
fords a fine view Of the city The
monument has its own electric plant,
which furnishes the power to run the
elevators and for the lights. The
monument takes the form Of a shaft.
surmounted by a bronze figure Of
Miss Indiana" twenty-eight feet high.
On the east and west sides Of the base
Of the shaft are the groups Of statuary
representing War and Peace. and which
are the largest groups Of figures cut
from the rough stone in the world.
About these groups are figures cast in
bronze. emblematic OF the army and
navy. On the plazas surrounding the
monument are bronze statues OF
George Rogers Clark, the explorer. and
Governors William Henry Harrison,
oliver p. Morton and James Whitcomb.
The BrooAJYn Arch.
The designer Of the Brooklyn Arch
was John H. Duncan. the man from
New Orleans who designed also the
magnificent Grant monument on River
side Drive. New York. Work was be-
gun on the arch in 1889. and it was
dedicated in October. 1892. the cere-
monies aiding in the celebration Of the
4OOth anniversary Of the discovery.
stands eighty feet high. the total width
being the same. and the archway fifty
feet high and thirty-ive feet wide
The arch is crowned by a group OF
statuary BY Macmonnies representing
the navy. On either abutment OF the
side Of the arch that faces the park
will be a ggoup Of Macmonnies statu-
airy. One Of these groups is in place
but Is not completed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

Dr. Thomas Il. Norton. United States
consul at Harpoot. is forty-nine years
old and a graduate Of Hamilton col
iege. He was for seventeen years pro-
fessor OF chemistry in Cincinnati uni-
versity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

The Paris National library which has
today over 100000 volumes. was
opened in l645 with 1900 volumes. It
Includes today. among other things.
about 2So.00o volumes relating to
French history and $1,000 volumes
relating to the history Of other coun-
tries.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

Win your eyes popping. and your
Jaw on your collar bonei You don't
know how know but here's her
answer. was at her house not over
an hour ago-in fact I carried your
letter Of proposal to her. and as /
wanted this long-standinF case closed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

thought entirely
lacking IN you. A
finer match was
never made in the
mountains. You
are as good as you
look. and she
looks as good as
she is. and that's
a great deal to say
indeed-but not 4
bit too much Oh.
don't sit there
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

/ stopped here yes
terday and found
all Of you away"
Yes: some one
was here. Mother
said she missed all
her custard pies
from the safe.
Just so; well.
after eating all I
wanted, l happen
ed to look on your
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

His lips look like
the edges Of wet
sole leather forced
together. His ears
stick out like fans.
His eyes run out
and his forehead
runs back. His
nose, long, thin,
high an crooked,
looks like it had
been Whitfield from
4.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15


writing desk, and saw this letter ad-
dressed and unsealed. l opened it, and
read 1t. ! feared you'd never have
courage to mail 1t, and so took the
liberty OF a lifelong chum to benefit
you everlastingly by carrying II to her
myself. So here we are, ready for
wedding"
Edgar's great joy was dampened by
the mystery Of his letter. He knew
he had never written it, stin any one
who knew his chirOgraphy would have
sworn il was his handwriting.
While he still sat. helpless and stun
ned before the mystery. the young
lawyers puzzled look vanished and his
face blazed with the light Of discov-
cry.
Edgar" he shouted. gleefully rub
bing his hands together "Tll bet l
have a solution to the mystery that
will relieve you from the menace Of in
sanity. You wrote the letter while in a
somnambulistic state. You know you
used to get up at midnight, when we
camped out that season. cutting cord
wood, and would sometimes get a fire
started preparatory to breakfast-get-
ting when I would awaken YOU"
That's SOL" cried Edgar, brighten
ing, "and I was up and all over the
place night before last"
During which time you wrote this
proposal?"
"UndOubtedlv "
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

In American the Salvation Army has
765 corps and 2.5S3 officers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-15

After the ceremony. the lawyer took
Edgar to one side and admitted he had
forged the letter. being so familiar
with the groom's handwriting. "Just
name your first boy for me Is all
ask as a return favor"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-27
NOTICE.

Owing to the death of President VIII
liam Mckinley the celebration of the
Twenty Fifth Anniversary Of Harmony
Lodge No. 3, l. O. o. F.. has been post
poned to Saturday, October II, 1901, at
the same time and place.
BY order of the Committee.
e. r. HENDRY,
Secretary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-27
NO EXTRA SESSION.

WASHINGTON, September Alt Is
not believed here that President Roose-
welt will find it expedient or necessary
to summon Congress to meet in special
session. There is only IA very meager
sprinkling of Senators and members of
the House of Representatives in Wash
ington, but those here generally hold
the opinion above expressed. Some
even go to the extent of predicting that
there will not be an extraordinary ses-
sion of the Senate though on this point
there is a difference of opinion. The
matter Is entirely optional with the
new President