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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19
BEGINSING GRAVEL WORK
First Load From Ch.ckasaw y Beds
Hauled for Dennis O'Brien
Thursday.

j. b. Hornbeck, Of the Chicka-
saw Gravel Co, called at the Daily
Express Office Thursday with 8
load Of his product just taken
from the pits on the other side OF
the Washita river. Al frst sight
the gravel does not seem 70 be any
thing but ordinary clay with num-
erous small and large Jumps in II,
but investigation shows that the
clay Is the best part of il.
On the wagon were two large
Jumps Of the stuff which had been
packed hard and dry By the action
Of the elements. They closely
resembled broken section OF con
crete paving, the under surface
exposed. These Jumps serve to H.
lnstraie the form taken BY the sub
stance after being placed on the
streets and subjected to years Of
hard usage. The pebbles. or the
gravel proper, were hard as flint,
while the cohesive action OF the
clay rendered the mass as hard as
adamant. The rest Of the load was
loose in the wagon bed. but Mr..
H0rnbeck e~psained that the only
difference between II and the two
large Jumps was that the latter
we're packed hard and solid, while
the former was loose, inst as IL
came from the beds.
"This load goes to Mr.. Dennis
O'Buen, who is improving his
place with the gravel, and will use
il on ali his sidewalks. You can
easily see what a fine paving ma
terial II must be when the whole
mass becomes o'idife 4 like that, |,
said Mr.. Hornbeck, pointing 10
the lump. 'fThis is the last load
am gong TO haul 10 town until tie
mud dries up The mud is almost
70 the hubs of the wagon ia places
and the gravel is very heavy.
There is about one square yard on
this wagon. We do not pack Il
when we lay the pavement; traffic
and the action oftae elements does
that. just wait until we get Mr..
O'Brians 8 place completed then go
and look at II, if you want to see
something fine in a paving ma
terIal."
The two Jumps OF gravel are
now on exhibition at the Express
Office, and all who dceire to see
them are invited to call. The Ex-
press hopes our citizens VIII IN
vestigate this ubject OF street and
sidewalk paving, and begin to
make some improvements along
this line. Now that we have the
material at our very doors It is
shame to neglect such an impor.
tant matter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19

The condition Of II. l.. Ball, the
newspaper man who Is very Ill OF
typhoid fever at his room on Penn .
sylvania avenue, remains about
the same. His temperature at 6
o'clock this morning was 1903, and
be is very weak. Everything is
being done TO save his life, and his
wife and young child, who live 10
Oklahoma City, have been teIe-
graphed for and will probably ar
riva room.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19
HOLIDAY TRAIN SERVICE.

On Dec. 81, % and 20 the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific train
number 1874 from Msngum, due a,
Chickasha 1880 p. M, will run
through to EI Reno junction maxi
ing direct connections with Choc-
taw east bound tram TOR Oklahoma
City, Memphis and all southeast.
ern points. For further informa-
tion call on or write
Il. Stephens, Agt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19

Little Charles Hill Johns, the
baby son Of ~. and Mrs. Ed f.
Johns, who was dangerously Ill
yesterday, is much improved to-
day, to che JOY Of the Johns family
and many friends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19

Say, don't go calling on your
young lady friends without box
Of those fine fresh chocolates in
your pocket. They are winners.
The Midway Restaurant sells them.
te
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19

J.. NJ Hemery ana family, Of
Hamilton No, are spending a few
days with Mr.. Hemery's sister,
Mrs. Lewis Graz on North Third
street.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19

Call up 1872 when You want
dressed chickens, turkeys or any
thing in the meat line. We have
always got supply ready for your
order. Fulton Market. Third. &
Kansas. 80 If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19

Persons desiring information
about the homestead laws. should
see + II. Heskett. He is q special
iss ID that line. Over Sarbacks,
d. mo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19

s. ?. Cook 5 nice, soft drinks At
2l7 Chickasha avenue. Phone 60.
308tf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-19

Step into s. r. Cooks Terri.
torlnl drinking parlor az the ''66 p
21T Chlcknsha avenue. Phone 60.
sos II
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
COST OF MEERSCHAUM.
The Expense II Not in the Raw Ma.
terial But in the Making
Of the Pipes,

A fire in a pipe-maker's shop the
other day spoiled the proprietor's
stock of meerschaum, and incidentally
disposed of the idea, common in most
smokers minds, that this commodity
is very expensive. Meerschaum itself
is not expensive. That used by the
manufacturers in this country is inn
ported as raw material from Austria,
but most of it is obtained in Asia
Minor. Usually there are three or four
different grades, running from the
rough and mixed to the pure and fine
~ grained article There is no duty
upon it. The chunks, not unlike Can.
mel coal in shape, are packed in oh.
long boxes, about two feet and a half
long, foot wide, and foot high. The
raw material is quite brittle and has
to be soaked in water before it is used
for modelling.
Meerschaum pipes are expensive
says the New York Post, because much
Of the material from which the bowls
are made has to be thrown away be-
fore a piece is found that has no
flaws in it. The shavings, however, are
never wasted. They are used to make
cheaper grade of pipes. which are
known as chip meerschaums.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
INSTRUCTION BY PH0N0GRApH
Correspondence Schools Now Use 1t ia
Teach Various Languages to
Students.

Correspondence schools which un.
dertake to teach languages by mail
have found a useful adjunct in their
system in the photograph. In ad.
dition to the usual instruction papers,
which give the student reading
knowledge of language, speaking
knowledge may be gained by the ex.
change of record cylinders between
instructor and pupil. 1t is claimed
that by this means the student may
acquire perfect pronunciation, since
he can repeat the photograph lesson
as often as he finds necessary, and
thus impress upon his memory every
detail of pronunciation and intiec.
ton.
If the student can avoid acquiring
the Punch and Judy tone Of the pho
nograph, says the New York Times,
there would seem to be no reason
why this method should not be an
extremely good one. One can imag'
inc that the temptation to initiate its
peculiar squeak, especially in French
would be almost irresistible. The
idea constitutes one of the most prac'
tical uses yet made of the phono'
graph,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
NEW USE FOR COrToNSEED.
once q Waste Product 1t IL Now Used
in the Manufacture OF
Paper.

A. few years ago cottonseed was 4
waste product, and the only use made
of it was to compost it and, when rot.
ted, use it as fertilizer. Its indus.
trial utilization began with the extrac.
ton of the oil it contains, and it has
now become the raw material of 50
many important Industries that last
spring, when it became necessary to
replant considerable areas of cotton
land which had been flooded by the
exceptional spring freshets, it was
found that the cleaning up had been
so complete by the buyer of the cot.
ton-oil mills that enough seed for be.
tween-seasons planting was collected
with difficulty.
Hitherto the hull of the cottonseed
has had no value, but this is now to
be utilized in admixture with fax fiber
In paper manufacture. A company or
gained for this purpose has bought
extensive paper-mill properties at
Niagara, on the lands of the Mia
Fails Power company. The collection
and preparation of the cottonseed
hulls for paper stock will be under.
taken at mills conveniently located in
the south. The material will be used
IN the manufacture of high-grade pa
pers' and is said to give great strength
with beautiful finish. It's advantage
over other possible paper-making ma
terials is that it is the by-product of
other industries, and is consequently
much cheaper than one which has to
be grown, gathered and prepared espe-
cially.
Probably the most useful steps in
mechanical progress, says the New
York Times, are those along the line
OF utilizing the waste products of ex-
listing industries.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
NeigbboriDg Notes.

A band will be among the really
new things at Biwa blk in the near
future.
The Sparta Supply company con-
templates disposing of it's stock
and business to Latavala & Aho.
a reduction in freight rates from
Duluth to Mesaba points over local
roads is appreciated by range ,11er
chants.
The new Catholic Church at Spar
ia rapidly nears completion. Tie
structure is the finest church edi-
flee on the ranges.
All the secret society orders at
Biwabik will unite in giving a
grand masque ball on Friday even
ing next, February 9TH.
The village of Wakefield, Mich,
was visited by a $4,000 fire Monday
evening. For time the fire threa t.
ened to clean the townsite.
Martin Bros, of Duluth, have a
tie and pulp wood camp on the
Whiteface. They are shipping pulp
wood to Eau Claire mills.
The Duluth, South Shore & At
lantic railway has posted notices in
it's coaches forbidding gambling in
any form on trains on that line.
Winston Bros. & Dear have new
contract for stripping at the Burt
mine, at Hibbing, and prepare for
commencing active work at once.
Capt. Harry Thomas has rendered
his resignation as mining captain
at the Clark and Chisholm mines
to become effective on February LIST
by the overturning of lamp al
the nome of William Ryan, at Two
Harbors, the interior of the place
was practically destroyed. No in
uranCe.
The body of Chris Reinhart, OF
Ely, was found hangingin the bust
near Fall Lake last week. A corO
net>s jury pronounced it case Of
suicide.
Our Two Harbors exchanges re
port the presence of a supertluitJ
OF Nv cary Willies" at that point
NO need of this class in any com
nlunlIV at this time There, ia work
and good wages for all
Nels W. hansen. resident of Tw<
Harbors, died of alcoholic poison
ing on Thursday last. Deceased
was man who had seen better
days, but business reverses drove
MIN to dissipation. He leaves wife
and family in destitute circum
stances.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
Monumental Brassca.

At the beginning of the thirteenth
century it occurred to some one to
preserve the likeness of his departed
friend, as well as the symbols of his
rank and station, says the Gentle
mans Magazine. So efigies were in
troduced upon the surface of the
slabs, and were carved fat, but ere
so years had passed away the art OF
the sculptor produced magnificent
monumental efigies. Knights and no.
bles lie clad in armor with their Ia
dies by their sides; bishops and alb
bots bless the spectators with their
uplifted right hands; Judges lie in
their official garb; and merchants
with the emblem of their trade. At
their feet lie animals, usually having
some heraldic connection with the de-
ceased. or symbolical of his work: e.
g., dragon is trodden down beneath
the feet of bishop, signifying the
defeat of sin and the result of his
ministry. The heads of efigies usu-
ally rest on cushions which are some
times supported by two angels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
Snort in the British Army.

Our garrison towns represent
state of things utterly opposed to the
idea of vigorous prosecution of the
war. Numerous officers in possession
of staff billets are snugly ensconcing
themselves in comfortable bungalows.
obtaining "lodging' instead of field
allowance. and drawing ration allow
ances. Tn fact. the liberal allowances
to officers in South Africa seem to
counterbalance their desire for the
end Of the war. Sport is all very well
in its way. but on active service the
care of golf links and tennis courts
should not exercise officers ability and
attention, while the thousands of
polo and racing ponies kept by Of
ficers throughout South Africa (fed
on government rations) might prof
itably be used to augment the parsi-
monious supply of remounts to the
mobile columns.-Letter from South
Africa in London Spectator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
FREE NEWSPAPERS IN HOTELS
derstOod by 4 Feminine
Guest.

what a brute!" heard q lady say
as rose from the dinner table in the
hotel, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
did not know that l was the per-
son to whom she referred till after
ward, when a friend of mine who was
sitting at a table near by spoke Of
the matter.
1.-THE lady at your table last night
thought you we're brute,' he re-
marked, laughingly.
II heard her use the word, but It
never occurred to me that l was the
person she alluded to. What did
do?" I asked.
you carried off your newspaper"
"Well," asked, what of that? It
was mine."
II gathered from what she said to
the waiter" continued my friend.
that in the town where she lives the
hotel furnishes its guests with the
daily papers. They are placed on the
tables in the dining-room and are
free to all. She supposed all hotels
did the same, and that you were car
rying off paper that was common
property. She considered you a
brute, because she was not accus-
toned to seeing hotel guests buy
their papers,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
WI AS AN ART: CRITIC.
The minister's Outspoken opinio. Of
Vos' Portraits Of Chi1ess
Celebrities.

! WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
ter, was exploring the Corcoran art
gallery one day last spring, evident
~ with the idea of impressing on his
mind the fundamental difference be-
tween the oriental and occidental
brands of art, says the Washington
Times.
Hubert Vos, the noted Dutch paint
err, happened to have on exhibition in
the Hemicycle a number of portraits
OF representative types of various
races. Mr.. Vos had strayed far
afield in collecting his gems, and the
display included the presentments
of Tbetan Lamas, Indian raiahs.
Arabian chiefs, Japanese mobiles, and
Chinese mandarins. Among the lat
ter were the portraits of Prince
Ching and Ii Hung Chang.
The artist, with the diplomat in
tow, paused before these canvases.
"Who is that?" asked Mr.. WI.
pointing toward the picture Of
Ching.
"That is Prince Ching" replied
Vos.
1T don't look like him." was his
only comment, and the party passed
on to Earl Ii.
who's that?'
"That is Ii Hung Chang"
ut don't look like him." said the
minister again.
"But it's only a three-quarters
view, you know" said the artist,
alphabetically.
1T don't look three-quarters like
him. said WI.
And later, when the remark hit
the chorus of sweet girl art students
who had been forming an animated
background, they retired without
and giggled.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
A GiEantic Tunnel.

The subject of tunnel connecting
ireland and Scotland has been
brought before the British govern
ment, and the project will be pushed
if the requisite financial support can
be obtained. The estimated cost is
$50, 100000 The route Professionally
selected is from Straurer in Scotland
to Belfast in Ireland. The total dis
lance is 51k miles. of which 341a
miles would be under the sea, along
line where the maximum depth is
4s0 feet. Electric motors would be
used to drive the trains at an average
speed of 60 to 70 miles per hour
Youths Companion. - r
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31

AN exchange notes that they are
in receipt OF advice from Chu la
longkorn, king of Siam, that he in
tends to visit this country. When
he arrives we trust that, in common
with us, every person in this coun-
try with royal blood in his vein s,
will help make the occasion WORT ~
of remembrance. The king of Siam
is now ~ years old. He ia SOME
what short of relatives, as his faith
er cut off the heads of most of bis
family connection, who were cd !
spring either to take his life or bis
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31

The Duluth dailies observe a d.
corous silence relative to the kiadK
mention by the rural press of til d..
annual county printing contracts
withstanding the assaults with a
tortitude and dignity which woua
do credit to Dakota for9er.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
Terms, 50 Per Year, in Advane.
Official Paper, City Of Virgin a.
Special Notice.

Persons wishing news item, chang of
lad" or anything in the line of locals, lin
serted, Will please have same in our off3c1 nv
Thursday noon OF each week, if convcns int,
as IL saves time ana trouble Tor both paries.
We reserve the right &c positively reuse
any notlce OF Whatever nature after o'cDck
p. m. on Thursday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31

W. E. CULK1N has been -e-appoir-
ed as register of the u. S. Land C.
flee at Duluth for another term. Tt
appointment gives general sat-
faction to patrons of the office an
is accepted as a deserved recog1-
ton of official ability.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31

THE sheriff, under orders of Ju(ge
Stone, has seized and destroyedall
slot machine and gambling devices
at Escanaba, Mich.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31

The board of county com mission
ers. or at least four members of that
body, may find some delectable
reading in recent issues of Metcalfe's
X-Ray and the Star anent the action
of that honorable body in ava, ding
county printing contracts. These
articles would not only indicate but
openly charge certain members of
the board, specifically mentioned
as Messrs. Kugler, Patterson, Ber-
die and Mr1nnis, with being guilty
of indictable offenses and openly
call for an investigation of the
county printing steal by the grand
jury. From the published state
ments OF the method of awarding
these contracts and the evident dis
regard of justice and economy it
would appear the grand jury night
be furnished with plenty of food
for reflection in the matter if desir-
Gus of subscribing the ends of JUS
tice. But with the known manner
in which any man from Duluth
county officials not excepted-stick
by anything for the private gain of
a Duluthite, it would be rank folly
on the part of the interested tax
payer to expect an able prosecu-
ton or an indictment upon proven
charges. The fraud is one of an
nual repetition, and has become 80
stale since the origin of the "merg-
er" that the taxpayers of the coun-
ty have come to look upon this
graft of many thousands of dollars
per year with. much the same COM
placency with which they regard
and by silence acquiesce in lesser
treasury lootings, and seemingly
forget to elect honorable and con-
scientious men as members of the
board as a plausible remedy for ex-
listing evils.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31

throne, or to get into his debt three
dollars apiece, more or less. There
fore the present king is almost en-
tirely out of uncles and cousins, but
he has thirty-fors' half-brothers and
forty-nine half-sisters, one of whom
he married. He is called "Chule"
for short, but Mhen he unwinds his
whole name it strings out thusly:
"Prabat Sondet Pra Pramend Maha
Chulalongkorn Kate Klow. Chow
yu-Hua." This sounds something
like a. university class yell, but it
was the best they could do for him
in Siam. When Prabat Somdet Pra
Pramend Maha .Chulalongkorn
Kate klow Chow:yu-Hua arrives he
should be interviewed on the sub
]ect of whether marriage is a fail
ure. He has six hundred wives and
should therefore be accepted as
competent authority. Part of his
name indicates that he needs the
services of a chiropodist.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31

AN Ohio woman has become i.
sane because of being "passed u
by the assessor and tax collectf
Bring her to Duluth. Aseociatio
with the tax-dodgers at that poit
would tend to allay her consciene
and cure of her maladv.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
Friday, January 81. 1902.

Entered at the Post-Offce at Virginia Min
as seconu class mail matter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31

OUR Bro. Metcalfe, of the X-Rs,
evidently thinks very lightly of ta
Hugo reform administration in D.
luth. And perusal of his columns
would fully convince one that h
position is not based upon any su-
erfluity of emotional love for tt
Truelsen regime.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
BETTER Done in Germany.

1.-THE whole cab-service of Germany
is regulated in way to make the
American envious of German institu-
tions,' writes Ray STANDARD Baker, in
"seen in Germany" In most cities a
large proportion of the cabs are pro-
vided with ''taxameters''-little dia!s
p]aced in front of the seat and SO ar
ranged that they indicate just how
much the passenger owes at any
oiven time. For instance, when you
take a cab in Berlin the indicator
shows a charge of so pfennigs az
cepts) as soon as you take your seat,
and as you drive the figures change
40 pfennigs at time, and when you
are ready to stop you pay the sum in
dicated by the dial, no more, no less
Thus there is no chance for extorticn
on the part of the cabman. and nc
disagreement as TO charges, feature
of disagreeable prominence in London
and Paris. And it may be said in
passing that the charges are general
" very low compared with those in
American cities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31

For the enlightenment of nu1.
erous enquirers relative to the ma
ter we would state that the repor,
of Judge Nelson, of the Municp*
Court, fail to show any moneys 90:
lected from "open gambling" in b,
city for several months past. THE
is no revenue being derived by 1e
city, as municipality, from t(s
source.