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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24
Scientific and
Safe Duel

There is little danger to be feared
now ii accepting a challenge 70 hsnl
ausl According to statistics Hhich
have been gathered at consiaelaois
tronble il would appear that dueiins
though a barbaroas and stupid prae-
Hra is less dangerous than oicyciins
= ordinary railroad travelling. onis
,ss out al s.si4 duels in twenty years
/, uaiv we're fought with rapler Or
sons 4 saf we're fought with the sabre
~ vim pistols. and "a with riHes q
-+h.- AIMS OF the T.s2s duelists 5000
- wounded. and only %. Or one per
.,,.rn aied. The person who compiled
,ssss arures further says that the TEN
.srature has considerable 70 Do Win
~ frequency Of duels. perhaps Pc.
ssuse intending duelists are AFRAID p
etching cold. In France. where me
.oase q resorted to more frequently
/ sban anywhere else. the duel has al
0os4 reached the altruistic stage par
3 suelfsts Of late have taken . ths
sts~iiizing Of their swords. and nov i
wonId bs considered as reprehenslpie
for aueiist as q is for q surgeon e
,niit the usual antseptic pFecAu'
sons~ In q newspaper story ot q r.
sent duel between young panaet. rs
.ou of the novelist. and Journals
n Paris named Richard. it Is said ma
after the hrst attack the point q naa
sat's sword accidentally touched ta'
ground. VIXEN the seconds intervene'
ana stopped the contest until the olaa
could IS disinfscted II this praetif
ehouid spread to the armies q u
world we might be- treated to the sIFe
tacie Of two great opposing bodies e
troops engaged in sterilizing tnei
{ weapons before beginning g hatfle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24
New York Hotels
one Eaaal. Town OF Thrss-Thousana People

women. Turkish baths. upholstery and
furniture shops. decorators and seam
stresses q steam laundry, messenger
service 4 printing Office. q wine cell
lar with half a million dollars worth
of choice xintages. and clubhouse
with billiard and reading rooms and
cafes. The town would be polieed day
ana night by a dozen private detes-
tives and it would have a weli-trainea
fire department. There would be
bank. over whose counters would pass
millions of dollars each year and 4
central executive office with scores ot
clerks ana bookkeepers and auditors
The proprietor OF this town would as
sumo ali the housekeeping cares 2.
mis- 500 tenants. ana many Of his ipQV
employees. He would provide amuse-
ments aud act as the court Of last
resort. II would seem as if the man
who was r,sh enough TO attempt th'
management Of such a town stakins
his fortune on the issue. must neces
sarny fall: but as a fair Illustration
Is not overdrawn. Its parallel
found in a compact form. with no fea
lures missing and many added, IN ~
modern big hotel that has reached th
highest development in New york
Ainsiee's Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24

II one OF New York's big modern
hotels could be whisked to the country
and IN village formation the result
would be a model proprietary town Of
about 5000 inhabitants. One-half Of
these inhabitants would work. IN re-
laws night and day for th~ comfort
ana entertainment Of the other bali.
whose obligation would be the pay
ment Of the bills. which. in the ag-
sreeate. would represent in addition
10 the running expenses and perhaps
$500 900 4 year set aside for the pro
prietors profits. the interest on sls.-
600 900 invested in land, buildings and
furnishings. Many cities cannot mus
ter a tax list Of Sl5,000,000. SO that TINS
town would be conspicuous above ali
Others for wealth and in completeness
Of the details that make tie material
side Of life a joy It would be unrivalea'
some Of its houses would be eon-
strueted for one family exclusively,
and others would be arranged IN single
rooms ana in suites. All would be FUR
nished in the most luxurious fashion
In the central WAREHOUSE OF the town
steward would be found greater as
sortment Of supplies for the cuisine
than in any public market in ths
world. There would be a row of cooh
shops. each devoted to the prepara
tion OF a special course ranging iron
the soups and entrees and roasts Z
the pastries and coffee. There woul'
be half a dozen big banquet rooms an'
bathrooms. several music rooms and
well-appointed theater OF two. Tn
town would have. Of course, a tele
graph office, a complete telephone sys
tenn and some means Of rapid transi
to every house Enormous boiler
would supply the heat. and an eleetrl
) light plant would furnish the illumina
ton. There would be an ice plaf
large enough to manufacture fifty ton
i day. There would be silversmit
blacksmith and tinsmith shops, elel
trical repair and machine shops 40
5 lists. hairdressing rooms for men an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24
Writer SAYS Duelins ls
Less Danserous Than
Bicyclins.
Trick. Of Peanut vsnasF'.

BOYS who sell peanuts ia the grand
stands al the baseball grounds are
never discouraged Ii there is nothing
doing in their line until after the
afth inning. Patrons Of the game DO
not begin to feel 'peekishT until after
O'Clock. and then the peanut boy be-
gins to work diplomatically. II be
sells one bag in a row Of men he does
not pass on to the next isle, but waits
IN the back seats until his first Gus
toner begins to eat peanuts In a
minute or two men who never had any
thought Of buying peanuts beckon e
him to come forward Usually his
basket Is empty before he reaches ths
next aisle and he goes back for a iresh
sruply. One bag Of freshly roasted
peanuts in the hands ot q man whe
eats them as though be enjoys then
is sure to create an appetite for
4 dozen more bags among bis neighbors
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24
For NrrrCoaW
= ~ ,
Ennerg rgencieS

ia the homes Of many practical
mothers a plan is being carried out
hat is said to have started IN the
nurseries Of England There is found
dpon the wall large card. measuring
perhaps two by three feet Al the TOP
81 the card are written the name ana
address Of the nearest doctor, or ths
one 10 be called. In case Of accident
Reneafh are the words. What 20 do,
and how to do IT. Then there are
list Of the accidents that are lianle
10 happen to children, and the remedy
for each. Bites. and swallowed but
toms. bleeding nose, burns, convulsions'
bruises. sprains. and p0isons. with the
ever dreaded Group. are all provided
for and in a box beneath the eatu
are kept absorbent cotton, court pias-
ter. lint. arnica and various necessar-
les that are only to be used in case
~ accident When general chaos
reiens. and even the most intelllgeh'
have lost their wits. this card Is IN
valuable To be able to read and IN
derstand Il. might be one OF the tests
used in engaging a nurse maid. PRINT
"a cards are more easily read thai
those that are written. and one enef
getic mother who believes In living "
~ her knowledge. after carefully pre-
narine one Of these cards and SUP
hitting it to a well known physician
had a number Of duplicates printed 70
distribution in the nurseries OF ne
friends. She claims that the apprecia
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24

The problem Of the Western town
now is 10 make amends for the past
ana ID build up a substantial and per
manent prosperity that shall make vai-
ues steady and the future assured a
fem years ago the rivalry was for 9
surplus: now ii is for a mere sum
cheney. In the early days were started
TOO many lodges, too many chuFehes'
too manv stores. TOO many newspapers.
Now It IS not difleult and Indeed = I
common. for the merchants 70 asree g
support only two Of three papers g
town of 5000 population or more
where formerly there were hye or slA
The problem Of church consolidation =
receivinq attention. New York Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24

,ers BxH ~ Conn in st. Nicholas for
July.
The ouster when at home lives -
bars lime she'll which nicely protects
bip from the attack Of enemies man.
win his tools. can open the shell ana
remove the soft animal. but nesi4ss
man the oyster has few foes odaiy
anoueh his greatest foe Is not q
might be expected, an animal via
powerfuI jaws and strong teeth nAt
one wholly without jaws Il Is ths
common starhsh. 50 common every
where at the seashore
Now. the starfish Is soft. flexible
creature. very sluggish. seemlhsis
helpless. and utterly unable 70 attack
such an animal as the oyster Aa
mouth, which is in the center OF ing
disk. has no teeth or jaws How can
such a helpless creature open the tof'
n,idable oyster she'll and get at me
animal concealed within2
Its method Of doing sois odd enough.
II first clasps the oyster In its arms.
vrapoine its Eve arms around the
shell tightly. Having thus seized the
oyster it quietly waits Just exactly
yghaf happens next even our scientists
AZ moi exactly know The two shells
~ the oyster are held together ny
hinge which is opened BY spring.
THE snring is SO adjusted that the
shells will be pushed open unless tney
are held together by the muscles
some scientists tell as that, afier me
starash has held the oyster for q While
, tbe oyster opeus its shell In order 70
eet food. and the starhsh that mas
. been waiting for this. now injecS into
: tha shell a little reddish liquid. THIS
acts 4 poison. paralyzing the muscles
} and thus making IL impossible TOT the
/ animal to close It's she'll Others teil
/ Is that the process Is simpler aho
that the starhsh simply holds the sneA
! tightly together until the oyster :.
z smotherea. AS soon as It is stupenea
d ~ the suffocation. tie muscles relax
+ ana the shell opens.
d whichever OF these two accounts 7
: tr.e II il certain that after a littl'
& the oyster shells hy open. NOW come
E the oldest feature Of all The stom
i seh Of the starish is very large am
IS elastic and It is now thrown our 2
IS the animars mouth much Is on
Io would turn q bag inside cut lni
ID stomach Is then thrust within y
,r oyster-shell. and wrapped around =
e. soft animal. beginning at once 70 Z
gest ii. The starhsh does not tAA
Is the trouble even 70 remove the oyse
ID from It's she'll digestiug i in - o~
TX home. ana eventually crawling ava
d leaving behind the gaping emp'
as shell.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24
Odd Plan Being Carried
Out tn Nurseries q
England

tion and enthusiasm with which they
We're received opened her eyes % the
fact that they are one 81 the greatest
needs In the nurseries ot soans
mothers. In the city where doctor
can be called on very short noVee'
they are not so important, but In snp-
urban and country homes sseh naf-
sery card may prove Of me greatest
value many times in the course of a
year Philadelphia Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24

settlement Of Franco-Prussian War.
The indemnity exacted Of France tn
settlement Of the war between thal
country and Germany in 1870. amount
"a 10 nve milhards OF franes-about
81 600 600 600. 0ne-tenth Of this sum
was paid on July IA. iS7li two mil
lizards we're paid on March 2 1872 TWO
milliards more on May 2. 1878 ten
months IN advance Of the time nxedi
and the last instaIlment was paid on
Sept s Of the same year,-NeW lofh
Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24

conditions 10 the PHILIPPINES lsianas
as seen through British eyes are PIC
tured IN a report Of the British Con
sul Al Manila. which has just reached
tba Treasury Bureau of Statistics i
says.
~Ths gigantic nature Of the task BE-
fore the United states authorities 10 /
these islands IS probably not unaef- z
stood in the United Kingdom me
rrouu has an area Of iitooo square
miles fabouf four-dfths Of that Of the
limited Kingdom) The islands are
varv scattered. the extreme north ana
aoufh being about 1000 miles apart
Tbsv are about 600 10 number. though
only Ii are OF any size er Importance
THE population IS variously g.
mated Al from 5000 900 to i00oo,0oo,
To reduce this huge tract Of land and
watarto subsection the Americans have
Al the time OF writing some 5000
troops and a small naval force The
smallness or the latter and the lack
az light draught vessels make i very
hard 10 watch the coasts OF tbs Islands,
and the natives on being driven from
one are able 20 escape 70 another and
reeommence operations. The natives
are IN great measure badly armed and
uuskiued ia the use or firearms. but
are suniclently well led 70 avoid gen
eral engagements. and connne them
selves to attacks on the lines o. CON
munlcation. Al the same time th9
have a system Of secret agents all oTf
the Archipelago who manage In var.
Gus ways to collect funds Tor their wAF
chest. Manila itself, as recant arrests
have shown. being their best bunting
: ground.
srrhs connguratlon of the Islands Is
very much In favor q the guerrilla
warfare carried on BY the nativss
. steep volcanic ranges. large swamqs
and forests. along wiz q deficiency o.
4 roads ali tend to make the movement
+ of troops and supplies dlmcult The
I climate. too. especially Ia the rainy
/ season Is trying IN spite o. the above
4 dimcuities the United States troops
. have made great progress. Posts hay'
3 been established all over the ISLANDS
:. IRON which the troops make constant
a axpaditfous against any eonsidefat 4
). force of natives coming together i
ie their nesghborhood with the result Q
le 4 vsry large and constantly tncreasinl
n total 81 killed and wounded On the "a
tive side at small cost TO the America
&c forces. Owing. however. 70 the fac
g. that the peaceful culuyator q ore "a
sr can By digging up bis weapons h4aam
be the fruculenf bandit Of the mex
ed travelling Is not encouraged. The q
~ portatson 81 leading rebels 70 Guan
one 81 the Ladrone Islands. and e
x. psclally of ths Manila contingent wh
'g. although not actuesss ia arms We
ou directing and financing operations. d
had 4 very saiutary effect, especial
sr- a deportation was coupled with col
aseation of property.
ry a Federal party has been form
na to pror@-Gt1 pro-American opinio'
among ths natives ii which the natl
en. Judges and other oalc,ais Sre taking
yer LEADING part Native provincial So
ernments are Ia couree of organizau
se- ia the more paclned districts. Aet
ose a. they win be a success or not II pro
lemaacai. American schoois are bsi
established all over the Islands :
star Of which are brought ofer e
ls ne United states
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24

About 40 per cent Of the men em-
ploved in the Minnesota mines are
Finlanders. another 40 per cent Hun
xarlans. about per cent Italians and
ne rest are divided among Americans.
Germans. French. Scotch and Welsh
The mainstay Of the mines are the
COrmishmeu.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24


IL sen. .ut rspo Is to his friends that
ha hsa made q saIe ii dis gsonnd. bnt
me reeores did not show any transfers
ii kent Harley Sheppard doeile By
promising him $4,000, which he stated
he had received from the sale Of a
mine Ward now says that Lee shen'
hard stole the Ssooo ana ran "M-s
With il and that instead Of being deaa
he IS in hiding with Wards roll lhe
records do not disclose any transfer
made by Ward in which SSe0o OF even
S. was paid him for ground.
writes Deeoy letter
rnat before Lee ana Kirk Sheppard
dissnneared Harley. the third brother
wanf ~ Sheridan. Wyo TO work
While there he received a letter APP
narentlv written by his brother Lee.
which stated that Ward had given Lee
the s5 600 ana thar as soon as he haF-
lev could come home he could have y
/ The letter was received eve days attef
Il had been sent from Deadwood As
soon as Harley received i be started
for his home When he arrived he
fonna thar his two brothers had been
zone several DAYS and Ward had also
disanpearea The letter was not writ
ten bv lee At am. but hy Ward. who
had Initiated Lees handwriting II Is
now supposed that Ward intended e
aet Harley back home and then Kill
him too.
The house occupied by Ward is
robbers roost. Everything imaginable
* "a be found there There is no prQo
that Ward was q thief. only that q
ms accumulated boxes and barrels q
thinqs that belonged TO somebody else
There are dozen trunks full Of -four
snear dried meats. coflees and an sort
~ eatables. He had been taking sil
verware from restaurants at which b
had eaten for years past a large %
was found filled with silver knives an
forks butter dishes. sugar bowls an
everything that had value ln the 81
: YER line. He had enough miners tool
stored away to run a large mine som
81 them had private marks on, snow
lne that they belonged Go miners
Y that vicinity. In the loft Of his nous
( were found a number Of bridge I'm
= bers. which ne had stolen from a rai
Z road near by. His house contains
{ good stock Of secondhand goods
g other crimes Alleged.
e u.h.,e ~ now good many stori
Y a..st aho,,4 former sudden disappea
I aness where men and women sudde
y IS drnnnea ont of sight. About a ye
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24

,owp of Deaawood and al Lead ana
me entire population turned out %
bnnt for the man who was suspected
oe committing the crime. Hundreds 81
people went over the little garden
match with iron bars thrusting them
ao,xn foot or more in hopes Of stfik-
ine ne soft burial place OF the second
brother who was still missing. but
Ward had made good his escape Inc
searching parties went through the ola
mans house. peeked into every ola
we'll and tunnel for mile around the
nlace nlowed the potato garden ana
tore up me rotting noor Ihey touno
every aav some cline not only 20 the
,rime of the murder Of Lee Sheppard
whose body had been unearthed. on'
~ other murders that are believed =
have been committed by him.
An of the clothes worn by Lee shep
hard we're found in the house. except
fng snit 81 underclothes, which were
op The dead body when found. ln q
old barrel wrapped in a dirty eloth
v.s also discovered the suit Of elothe
last worn IS Kirk Sheppard. the sec
ond missing brother But where tn
bodv IL Kirk had been laid BY War
q sfu mvsfery. Bones were found
few aays ago IN a natural cave heA
ths hanse ana q sack Of ash and bone
was aus up ID the garden. but th
-,roner has thus FAR been unable I
ss 49, rr~faintv whether they ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-15

trades were at &c decline from last
nights close with fair demand at TIC
for May, which orders were. not filed
The pit traders quite generally were IN
clined to the bear side and sold wheat,
while the absorption seemingly came
from a couple Of commission houses who
were prominent on the selling side yester-
day Primary receipts were again fairly
large, while the cash demand was small
Argentine news was Of q buil1sh charac-
ter Bradstreet,s report. showing de-
crease of over 300, 600 bushels. against an
in crease of over 100000 bushels last
year. proved to fall fat on the market
The fear that large amount of wheat IS
being held by professional operators de-
tiers quite a number of our more prorni-
The demand and supply situation at the
moment, however. appears to US as bear
ish
CORN-Corn has been quiet and inclined
to yield a little. Country offerings were
small and weather soft AS against that
receipts. $50 cars. Contract stocks de-
creased "a 000 bushels. Selling was of a
scattered nature.
= OATS-Oats have been rather active at
times at a slight concession IN prices
There was some influential selling early
by elevator people Commission houses
bought. Receipts, 472 cars; estimated for
tomorrow, 155 cars. Cash demand keeps
PROVISIONS have been
Lard and ribs were up TIC to 79c-
Highest prices have not been held Hogs
Sc higher. with $1,000 here and 81 coo west,
against 10000 last year There has not
been big trade. Small offerings and
small stocks have more to do with the
rallies than bull efforts Armour took
lard. Fluctuations were wide, but trans
actions moderate. y. F. HARRIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-15
SENATE BILLS.
Two Railroad Bills Get Into the
Senate.

EnG
Senate
In the senate yesterday afternoon the
senators began introducing bills as soon
as the regular opening exercises Were
gone through with. Senator CLANCY OF
Shawnee led off with five bills. four OF
them being bills which were introduced
at the request Of the municipal league
and one was a. bill for the benefit of To-
pelxa in raising funds for the purpose Of
paying for lands for shops and terminals
of railroads.
Senator Smith got in early with his
bills and sent a batch to the secretary
Of the senate. There were 20. almost
half Of the bills introduced. Senators
Carpenter and Wright both introduced
railroad bills. The bill of Senator Car
penter is supposed to b the administra-
ton bill Senator Norehouse introduced
his bill restoring capital punishment.
The majority Of the bills were OF a To-
cal nature Following is a list of tile
bills Etroduced:
To enable cities of the first class to is
sue bonds to aid in securing railroad
shop improvements.
To enable first class cities to condemn
and acquire Waterworks plants
To tax franchises.
To fix witness fees in police court at
To create a board Of railroad commits
railroads.
To amend the present election law 80
as to prevent fusion
To make the positions of city clerk
marshal, street commissioner and asses
sor IN cities of the second class ap-
To parole conviets.
To hang first degree murderers.
10 provide for the establishment Of
civil service in the state institutions.
Io amend the contempt law so that a
jury trial cannot be demanded.
To give the right Of appeal to habeas
corpus cases.
To give a man or wife the right 10
testify against each other in divorce
To give the school fund commissioners
the power to compromise bonds held
against counties and municipalities in
western Kansas.
To abolish the days Of grace on notes
TO give the state board power to as
sess express companies
70 protect the wages Of employees Of
corporations
To enable the organise zion re 1f~e
stock and farm corporations
10 give Peabody the right to raise
funds TO esquire park
w exempt the garnishment Of wages
TO restore the citizenship OF inmates
OF the reformatory
To license peddlers
~ accept title to Pixies park in Re-
To establish a high school in smith
To protect the insured in mutual com
panies-
10 permit school districts to drill for
gas
To strengthen the game and hsh laws.
To provide for deeds OF trust
To amend the grand jury law, making
IL more difficult to obtain a grand jury
Seventy bills. even, were presented IN
the house Among the most frnporfazf
ones duplicates OF which were not in :
troduced ia the senate were bills:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-15

To create a Judicial district in Chero-
kee county.
10 permit judges to settle bills Of ex-
ceptions in chambers
To invalidate deeds where the post
Office addresses Of the parties are not
given.
To exterminate prairie dogs by funds
raised by taxation.
To tax franchises in cities of the sec
ond class.
10 prohibit combination Of grain deal
ers.
To permit threshers to have a lien on
the grain for their pay.
To repeal the fish warden law
TO increase salaries Of officers of first
class cities.
To repeal all equal suffrage laws.
To pay the railroads SAT coo for haul
ing the Twentieth Kansas soldiers
home.
To build county high school build
ing in Anderson county