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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08
ACE PENSIONS.


one ot the ersateat Accomplishment
Of she Iron Chancellor
bismarck who thought to DO some
thing in the name Of humanity before
re died. declared in the preamble Of
his scheme fer old age insurance in
Germany that every man who had
served the state faithfully throughout
his life and fallen a victim to honest
poverty ia old age might claim sup
port from the state. not as q charity
but as a right This idea has stamped
itself upon the law Of the land in Ger
many already. Ambassador Waite has
recently published the most important
provisions of the German law FOR the
use Of American students Of sociology.
a. it relates to what Is known as the
disability and old age insurance Law"
which has been passed By the German
parliament. In the German scheme.
which has been organized with the
greatest care and carefully fortified by
statute Law. every wage Garner who has
completed his sixteenth year IS enroll
ed under a compulsory pension law
which insures against disability IN Old
age and relieves every wage Garner Of
the dread of being a 'pauper." while
sparing him the exhibition of foolish
pride which Is SO ofien seen in the
United States Under this law the la
borer has earned the right TO support
b old age. no matter how mercllessly
che siines and arrows of outrageous
fortune may assail him. The details 81
tae orFanization ol German iaborers
lniar the disability end oid-aEe PEN
sIon law Tiil Be foand chiefly Interest
sac to stad1ntt 9f sociology li 'n-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

HIS WIFE AT THE WHEEL.
taped from the coast There were two
rude sails on the raft. and the clumsy
structure had had a fair breeze behind
her for a day and a half AS the raft
was not easily managed we could have
evaded it by putting up our helm. We
were for doing this at once. an but
the captains wife She knew they
were eonviets and desperate men and
that once aboard OF Us we should be at
their mercy. but she nevertheless in
sisted that we should pick them up.
They were 80 miles of the coast. with
the signs Of a storm coming on, and
she declared that II would be a cruel
act 10 leave them to perish. ] was Of
g mind to lock her up ia her state
room and dodge the ran. bat the other
two men were against me. and ten
minutes later he aoat was alongside
and the convicts were climbing aboard.
I expected nothing less than an lmme-
date attack from them for twelve
tougher looking men Z never set eyes
on. but. 20 my surprise. they halted at
the rail while their leader advanced.
dofed his cap. with a scrape Of his foot
and IN passable English inquired for
the captain. He was told Of the cap
tain's illness and Of our being short
handed. and he bowed and scraped
again and said 10 the woman
Madame. have no fears. You prob
ably know that we are escaped con
victs from Cayenne but no man viii
offer harm to any one aboard we
may be robbers and murderers. but we
are also gentlemen ii a way. There IS
bad weather coming on. We have ar
rived at an opp0rtune moment Most
of US are sailors. and an of as are a.
your orders
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08


Ever since the assassination OF King
Humbert hundreds Of Chicago tulians
have been trying to win prizes ia the
national lottery by playing the NUM-
bers which correspond with The age
Of the monarch at the time Of his
death. These numbers are given in
mystic codes Of the race as ffty-sx.
ten and forty-nine. the king having
lived iifty-six years, ten hours and
forty-nine minutes. II these three
numbers should win the player would
receive 4.250 times the amount of his
stake Some unusually optimistic
gamblers have tried t0 win even more
than this by playing a fourth number.
seYenty-three. which IS the symbol Of
a regicide. II this combinations. 10.
80 and 73-should win the government
at the Quirinal would have 70 pas just
10000 times the amount 81 the stake
The last drawing OF the national lot
terry was held 10 Milan a few days ago
and. singularly enough. the winning
numbers were 55, 10. As and ~. These
came pretty close to the mark. and as
a result the Italian gamblers are more
determined than ever 10 keep On play
Ing their favorite combination until it
brings them good fortune.-Chicsgo
Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08
cArcH THE oDoRs
Makers Of scents Use Grease to Hold
Flower Perfumes.

Makers Of scents Use Grease 70 Hold
Flower Perfumes.
Every housewife knows-and most
boys and girls as well-that butter
and milk absorb the scent Of any odor-
GUS substance placed near them. ANY
one with a keen sense Of smelling can
easily name the articles that have been
in the refrigerator over night with the
milk pitcher or butter dish. Both or
these foods contain fat, and the readi-
ness with which fats store up odors Is
a principle that Is turned to good use
IN perfume-maklng. A nowers scent
is a most transitory thing-almost as
hard 70 lay hands upon as the colors
Of the rainbow. But by bringing this
quality Of fat Into play perfumefs
manage to capture scents from the
most delicate flowers and bold them
prisoners for years In the flower
growing regions OF France, where most
or the perfumes are made. freshly gath
cred blossoms are stewed on racks be-
tween trays coated with a layer of
grease. AS the flowers wither and give
of their feeting essences this grease
attracts and retains them. When they
have shoveled and become odorless the
tat is collected. packed ia tin boxes
and having become something more
than mere grease. given a prettler
name -pomade. meaning a fragrant
ointment" In this form the scents OF
the flower farms are shipped 20 all
corners Of the world. Il has no very
pronounced odor itself-is quite dis
appointing so far as smell is concerned
but perfumers know how to bring
out It's hidden treasures. by churning
It in spirits the scent Is extracted and
and made into perfume. ready for lhe
handkerchiefs Of folks who are prob-
ably not aware that il butter and milk
could Be kept safely with onions the
flowers IN the French valleys could
never be made to furnish a single drop
Of fragrance for their toilet tables
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08
Primitive Mexican In
dIans Who Lack
Knife Instinct.

and the most difficult thing for him to
accomplish" Speaking Of the eondi-
ton Of the seris as regards blood
thirst, Professor Magee says that II
still remains very deplorable. and the
visitor must not only be prepared, but
Yisibly prepared, for trouble al any
hour Of the day or night. The one
question on which the Sall treat
ment Of him hangs, Is hat 81 oppor-
tunity- It makes no dinerenee whether
be be a Caucasian OF mixed blood a
Yankee or a Mexican, or even a mem-|
Der Of another tribe of Indians; the.
sole consideration is that he Is an
allie. wherever and whenever found
II the alien IS wen equipped with
means Of protection. SO that il IS plain
ly inexpedient to attack him boldly he
viii escape trouble as long as his vigil
lance remains acute. The night which
would naturally be considered the
most dangerous time for the stranger,
is really the safest time. for BY doing
careful watch duty BY turns, party
of visitors can avert attack But in
the daylight there IS apt to Be peril
GUS sense Of security. and it is then
that 1t beho0yes every alien to be indl-
yidually on bis guard The seris seem
to have none Of the sense Of hospital
ity or honor which marks many In
dams Of a higher type. They have
some notion Of loyalty to one another,
but the rest Of the world Is always fair
game Another thing differentiates the
Seris from the Indian tribes conven-
tionally familiar To newspaper readers.
namely, their treatment OF their dead.
As far as is known. they have no re-
spect for the bodies Of their warriors,
leaving them unburied wherever they
happen to fall; but the funeral Of a
woman Is an occasion for great pomp
and ceremony. There may be some
relation between this and the fact that
the seris, like other Indians. trace de-
scent through the maternal line IN
deed in the seri tongue, the women
have no word signifying father,
though they have for mother Men
only can speak Of their fathers. The
reason for this distinction is not man
ifest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08
Churches With
Bio Incomes

The one church IA America which
has the largest annual income and ex-
pendltnre q unguestionably ST. Bar
thoiomew's Episcopal. Of New York.
Its Income last year-that is, the
money value which il represents-was
g20S 600 This Is not an exceptional
year and does not include big gift
OF $500 600 made this year for its elm
lc now building. is pew rentals alone
amount 10 above $4,000 a year. The
sum named includes what Il gives to
missions. and also the expenditure
connected with iis CREST parish house
in Forty y-second street A dozen other
Episcopal churches In New York and
Philadelphia have incomes exceeding
$4,000 < year. The Presbyterian
church having the largest income In
America. IS ihe Brick church. New
York which took IN $4,000 last year.
good deal more than half of which
went TO missions The largest Baptist
church In America is the Fifih Ave
nue.. New York. 10 which John D.
Rockefeller belongs. aud through
which his gifts. or most of them. 60.
The church Is. apart from the Rocke-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08
Habits Of
ferris.

Washington Correspondence Bos-
ton Tranacrlpt) The seri Indians"
said Professor ". J. Magee. who has
recently returned from an ethnologieal
expedition into Mexico, are in the
scale Of civilization a few degrees
above the Cocopah Indians. who we
set cut to visit; they do make their
own bows and arrows and boats. and
show some cleyerness IN primitive
navigating. but they still lack the
knife instinct" This commentary
called forth a question as TO the mean
ing Of the knife instinct" The ordi-
nary man IN a civilized community,
the professor explained, is so familiar
with the knife and its purposes that
its use has become practically auto
matte. AT the table be cuts his food
with his knife without going through
any conscious mental process II is
as natural for him to DO this as It is
70 take bis drink from a cup or other
vessel for holding liquor. II he wishes
~ oENA a B@~Aaht ttEA Win kNAA- Al
a hard knot, or 70 whittie a bit Of
stick, or to split an apple into two
parts. down goes his hand instinetiyely
into his pocket for his knife, and lie
can be talking or thinking about other
things While he uses the knife for
cutting Not 40 the seri Indian. il
he obtains a knife IN barter he thrusts
it into bis belt as he has seen the Mex
lean fronuersman do. but IN a mean
ingless way It Is a matter Of imi-
tatlon and not reasoning with him. for
he has no idea Of the common uses to
which the Mexican puts the knife. II
a deer crossed his path while his knife
was IN his girdle. and with the aid OF
his dogs be was able to capture and
kill Il, 1t never would occur TO him to
use his knife for cutting 10 the carcass
He would tear it Ike a Wild beast II
he kills a pony for food and hangs a
quarter near his door to be eaten as
needed. he viii bite into the meat and
pun 1t apart with his teeth and nails,
stripping the sinews and tendons grad
ually TIL nothing but the bones are
left TO cut the flesh away would be
the last thing 10 occur to his mind,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

fellors. however. q large glver and
last year lis cost including benevo-
iences. was si45. 900. While Congre
gational benevolent societies have
larger incomes than any other. proper
tionaie 70 the membership OF the de-
nomination. Individual churches do
not run as high IN expenditures as do
churches in other religious bodies. The
most expensive church may be either
the Tompklns Avenue. Brooklyn, or
the Old South Boston. Their totals
run about $4,000 and this includes
only not local expenses but also mis-
sion and other gifts.
The Methodist church having the
largest annual income IS the Madison
Avenue. New York, although there are
several others Sd that city having In
comes almost as great The Madison
Avenues total amount raised was Ss9,-
flf last year. Meihodism Is made up
OF small churches; its total number Of
them reaching 53.soS in an America,
a larger number by nearly 10000 than
the Baptisls who rank next IN val-
ne of church property Methodlsts OUT
rank an others in An ta. The
amount being sl22.eS0. $50.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

captain and mate heard 0f the arrival
Of the gang they became almost paaic
stricken and advised this and that and
the wife was the only one who had the
least confidence IN the promises made.
It was we'll that she had and that her
advice TO trust them was followed by
all Of US. We could not have kept
them from coming aboard with our fee
bic crew. and to have shown our mis-
trust aftefward would have angered
them They took hold with as At once
after being given food and before
night we had cause to rejoice that
they were with u.s. We got dirty
weather which lasted three days. and
but for their aid the Nonesuch would
have become q helpless wreck or gone
to the bottom. We had to run of to
the east during this spell. and it was
only when the weather cleared that
the leader Of the convicts had a con
ference with the captain and bis wife
and asked that the gang be SET ashore
10 Brazilian territory. This was prom
ised him and Z must say that ] never
worked with a more cheerful and will
ing crew aboard Of any craft. Seven
Of the twelve had been convicted OF
murder and ali were desperate men.
but they we're as obedient as children
and IS good natiired as yon please
They were careful Of their language.
respectful ia their demeanor. and not
and up that river for forty miles 70
set them ashore IN his gratitude to
them the captain gave them sailcloth
for two tents. musket. a lot Of clothes
from the slop chest and an the provi-
sions we could spare With cooking
utensils. fish hooks. and a few carr
penlers' tools they we're fairly WE'LL
rlgged out for a life on the banks Of
the stream for half year to come. and
at parting there were as much hand
shakings and as many farewells as II
band Of old friends were breaking
up Their escape from the colony wac
desperate one. and the authorities
made an exhaustive search, but. as FAR
as / am able to learn, not one Of the
dozen has ever been taken
TECARR
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

&c TEMPLE


A noted statlstician and investiga-
tor who has lots az time for such work.
has been doing some figuring on the
cost Of the Temple Of Solomon. and
says few people. even In these days Of
palmy exrayagance and millionaire
display. have an adequate impression
OF the enormous cost OF the great tenn
pie. According to VilIalpandus. the
talents" OF gold. silver and brass
cqualed the enormous sum OF e6.S79.-
s22 900. The worth OF the jewels is
placed al 3 figure equally as high. The
vessels OF gold. according 10 Josephus,
we're valued at 100000 talents, which,
reduced 10 English money. would equal
e57b .296. .203. The vessels Of silver. ac-
cording to the same authority. we're
stin more valuable. being set down as
worth E646.3f4.0 600. Priests vestments
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08
ITS GREAT COST AS
FIGURED OUTN DOL
LARS AND CENTS

and the robes Of singers, f2Ql0,Q0o,
and the trumpets. Z 200 O0o To this
add the expense OF the building mate
rial, labor, etc, and some wonderful
figures result. Ten thousand men
hewing cedars. $4,000 bearers Of bur-
dens, $4,000 hewers OF stone. $500
oyerseers, al Of whom were employed
for seven years. and upon whom. be-
sides their wages, solomon bestowed
e6.7Ss. $40 II their daily food was
worth nifty cents each. the sum total
of an was c6s.s77.0 .0Ss during the time
Of building The materials in the
rough are estimated as having been
worth E2.545. .337 900. This gives a
total. just for this much Of the ex-
pense. which BY no means expresses
the whole cost. Of el0719.62O. .26i. or
about $50 .5sS. .lOi sos.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

A man who does not care two sfraps
for his title is Sir Bryan OLashlan.
once prime minister Of Victoria For
twenty years after he succeeded his
brother as third baronet the name AIf.
3. OIaghlanr stood on the door 81 his
once IN Melbourne. and NAV stand
suli. the baronet not having taken the
trouble to have the Sir substituted
for Mr. man 81 the same iYpa
was Adam BLACK. the .oander 81 the
famous English publishing lfm He
refused q knishtho3d in recognition of
ais services 20 EdInbaGr Ma na
said he. &c FoHid never 40 TO have lhe
ladies eQmln into tns shop and safn
s.f Assam Il take 8 penny tt g.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08
An Authors Vicissitudes.


Robert Buchanan. the author. who IS
now suffering from paralysis in Scot
land. has had more than his share of
lifes woes. Il is little more than 30
years since AIR. Buchanan went to Lon
don. He told in a pathetic story well
coined BY Thackeray in the then young
Cornhill Magazine how he and his
companion. having nowhere to lay
their heads. passed the night in the
park how his comrade. poet OF
promise. caught cold and died Since
then. az author and dramatist. he has
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08
Can Read
Mems Brdins

Miss Maud Lancaster. an English
woman has gained fame as a teiepa-
thist IN london and eastern cities.
She asserts that telepaghy IS science.
and dehes the contrary TO be shown
by inviting 70 small private receptions
IN which she gives illustration Of her
power scientists. students. newspaper
men. police officials. and an other pos
-3aie douhters aud scohcrs who wish
TO come. There she gives Illustrations
OF her feais ln telepaihy and deiies
the closest of these Ohservant and in
Quisitlve persons 10 say that the won
derfui things sne does are unreal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

cludes an classes servants. teachers.
clerks, secretsries. waiting ladies. COM
panions and persons employed in or
fees and business establishments OF an
descriptions. All these employments
are classified and graded. and the scale
of assessments he dxed according 10
wages and salaries. with every possi-
hie provision to make the law work
smoothly and equitably Every mem
BET may pay his assessment In stamps
provided by the chiefs 0f police. The
whole system IS very ingeniously con-
triyed, and of course being under the
patronage Of the government the
scheme Is little likely to Call OF fmdu.
Ing It's PROMISES Boston Globe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

What happened in the industrial life
Of Japan also happened in her edu-
cational life. Students went to for
eign countries and entered ali depart
ments Of learning. Those who could
not go abroad rushed to the govern
ment and mission schools until an of
these were filed 10 overaoWing. and
the rapidity with which the pupils ac-
auired foreign knowiedge was eyi-
dence Of taeir ability and Ct their
deep interest The number of schools
and pupils increased as rapidly as the
financial condition 81 the government
Eculd allow. until At the present tims
there are no fewer than $1,000 schools
having 100000 teachers. 59o.ooa grad
yates and 5.oo0o00 pupils. While the
annual outlay f,r educaso1al pur-
poses IS not less than $500 coo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

After about thirty hours Of drifting
the wind changed in our favor, and
one morning at sunrise we were MAX
ing shift 10 get on our course again.
when we espied a raft with twelve men
on II close at hand With the naked
eye one could make out that they We're
clothed in convict garb, and OF course
the deduction was that they had es-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

been much 10 the fore. and might be
expected TO have made provision for
his old age. To some extent he did.
but four years ago. entering into spec
ulation that proved disastrous. he be-
came bankrupt. the copyright Of his
works disappearing with his other as
sets. a small pension was granted
him from the civil list. barely sufficient
TO keep the wolf from the door. IN his
last extremity his friends and fellow
workers ID literature are endeayoring
70 raise a fund that may make COM
Portable his remaining days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

Shetlands they are Quickly relieved of
any anxiety as 10 the gentle dispcsi-
ton OF The ponies when they see six
OF eight boys rush to harness them.
They have q little fox terrier dog on
the farm that loves to jump on the
ponies backs and ride. and TIE ponies
don't mind It q bit All the stock
ponies and colts run out all winter.
They roam The farm and hunt under
the snow for grass. They prefer 70
stay out no matter how stormy At
the same time they have access to a
big straw stack and a warm barn. but
it takes q blizzard 70 drive them 10 the
barn except a. feeding times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08
Thoi's the Startling
Power Claimed BY q
Woman.

Miss Lancaster is the dauehter o. an
English clergyman ano has been pos
scssed Of telepathic powers since she
vas o child. but has been using her
gifts professionally only short time
The brain of the average mortal she
declares. IS as transparent TO her as
window glass. and she feels thought
waves az readily as one can reach
olt and finger anything against which
tfsir bands strike Miss Lancaster
differs from other experts In telepathy
In that she has pat her marvellous
power to practical account. as she has
several times assisted the detectives Of
Scotland Yard to tracking down felons