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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Owen Miller. secretary Of the
American Federation OF Musicians.
gives the following report OF the num-
Der Of charters issued during the past
two months and the cause for the re-
markable growth in his organizatiot:
Pontiac, ILL.,; Chicago (colored)
Fort Scott. Kan; Pottstown, Pa
Council Bluffs. Iowa: Ironton. Ohio:
Sherman, Texas; Kingston. N. Y.:
Fall River. Mass. Victory Mills, N.
II; Brainerd, MINI; Newport, r. l.:
Northampton. Mass: Murphysboro.
ILL.,; Salem and steubenville. Ohio:
Mattoon, H.; Peru. Ind; Woodstock,
ILL.,; De Koven, Ky; Kalamazoo.
Mich; Pana. Ill.,: Lisbon. Ohio; Taun-
ton, Macs; Warsaw, N. H.; Helena,
Mont; New Haven. Conn. This is
the most extraordinary record ever
made by the American Federation OF
Musicians. or any other musical or
ganization that ever existed In Ameri-
ca, and can be solely attributed to
Labor day. The members Of the
American Federation of Labor, with a
few exceptions, demanded union
music, and II the bands In their own
town were not organized. they invari-
ably Insisted on them making an
application to the American Fedora,
tion of Musicians. and this accounts
for the many charters issued re-
Gently"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13
FEAREo u was IMAeINARY.
Rat Nearly Causes a Panic in a Pitts
burg Saloon.


burg Saloon.
A rat nearly caused a panic in q
downtown saloon the other night. The
place was crowded. Every table was
sourrounded, and there was a double
row Of men lined up In front Of the
bar.
BY and by a rat came out 10 play
II ran from one table to another anc
nibbled bits OF crackers contentedly.
Il would run on to i'm hole with a
toothsome bit and then return.
Ever so many men saw Il. but they
never said a word Instead. they
looked at each other furtively. watch
ing ~ see II others noticed. Then they
made supreme efforts to appear as
though they had seen nothing Some
Of them had known ana some had
heard OF the optical illusions peculiar
10 the iim-jams
Il was a man who was drinking
white pop that made them all feel
comfortable at last. "Gee!" said he
There 8 rat," Involuntarily the
crowd cheered and instantly the rat
Wis chased. There was not a man in
that saloon that didn't take part in
the chase. Hither and thither they
ran after the rodent overturning
chairs In the scufie, and II wasn't un-
til Il had given them a good run for
their money that the rat disappeared
In its hole.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Thousands Of the Pennsylvania coal
miners. for the past SIX months en-
gagged in a strike for living wages.
have followed their hazardous and
toilsome occupation since early child.
hood The condition OF childhood in
the mining regions is one approaching
slavery. As child the boy starts in
picking bony" at the breaker. and as
an old man. bent and twisted with aga
and often deformed by accident, he
comes back to the breaker TO finish
his hard career picking bony' with
the little boys who are just starting
out on the life that he has led.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

DR.. Kuyper. president minister o.
Holland and leader OF the liberal paro
In that country. Is IS. The title he
likes most Is that OF leader OF tbs
little people" but the welfare Of Hol
land forces him into alliance some
times with the men OF the double
names as he calls the aristocrats
and sometimes. as now. with the Ro
man Catholics Dr. Kuyper was foi
many years a pastor Of the Reformed
church and a stanch Calvfnist. He
holds. however. that "A sovernmen
not themselves led by religion mus
lead a nation to perdition." and tha
the Bible is the only possible bash
for any state. which accounts for his
alliance with the Catholics rather thar
free thinking liberals.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

woman's demand the world over
for alligator skin purses. pocketbooks
and bags has resulted In the practical
determination OF the animal in the
southern states Of America. and that
within ten years. The extinction Of
an animal IN sucn great numbers in
90 short q time Is unparalleled. but Il
Is understandable in face Of the fact
that one house In the trade In New
Orleans is credited with having sold
half a million alligator skins q year.
Now Il has been found impossible to
get large aillgators for the geological
gardens IN the northern parts af
America. ard alligator shooting has
ceased 70 ee a sport. because there
are practically no more alligators to
shoot.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

william Allan. who was chief en-
gineer Of blockade-runner In the civ
Il war. who was captured. locked up In
the old Capitol prison and parcled, has
Just been knighted by King Edward.
Shipping interests along the Atlantic
coast know him well as head Of the
Arm Of william Allan 4 Co. Scotia
Engine works He has been In parlia-
ment many years. where. from his
great sire. be is hnown as The Anak
OF the house" Sir William once
wrote = capital story called Running
the Blockade He Is es years old,
considerably over six feet tall and
weighs $50 pounds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

"Ich dien." the motto which belongs
to the Prince OF Wales, is usually
translated Il serve" and tradition has
It that IL was taken by the black
prince from the royal helmet Of the
blind king Of Bohemian who was killed
on the field OF Crecy. Il is a notable
fact, however, that the late DR.. vii
Ham lhne, professor of English litera,
ture at Heidelberg, rejected this
theory. He held that the motto was
OF Welsh origin and took its rise al
the time when Edward presented his
newborn eldest son to the Welsh
chieftains at Carnarban castle as their
future sovereign. He held the child
up in his arms and exclaimed in
Welsh. "Eich dyn." meaning This is
your man" The explanation Is &C
cepted by many antiquarians.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Cancellation has won another Inn
portant victory In the shape of a ma
terial increase in wages for all switch
men In the Chicago yards. While at
one time strike was possibility, the
danger Of one was at nd time very
great, as every one conversant with
the history Of the railroad brother
hoods know they act very conserya,
lively.
1t is to the credit Of the railroad
men that they act conservatively, for
a strike on a railroad always Affects
outside parties more than 1t does the
actual participants, and for that rea.
son the labor unions owe It to the
public to resort to strike only after
every honorable method to settle ami
cably has failed. The strike OF the
freight handlers last summer was an
apt illustration OF what Inconvenience
may be inflicted on the business and
manufacturing interests OF great city
through hasty and ill-advised strike.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

The girl can workers at the Chicago
stock yards have been granted char
ter from the American Federation OF
Labor. since the AmaIgamated Sheet
Metal Workers Industrial union re-
fused to accept them as members.
The latter association viii not admit
women to membership. and President
Samuel Gompers Of the A. F. Of L.
has recommended that its constitu
ton be amended on this point The
girls In the Norton Bros. can factory
in haywood are being organized b.
John Fitzpatrick, and expect to get .
charter soon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

II might be imagined that Connecti-
cut is called the 'land OF steady hab-
its" on account Of the exemplary con.
duct Of its citizens. But Il obtained
that title IN = different manner John
R. Matthews told just how recently at
the waldorf-Astoria- In the early
colonial tines" he said, II was the
custom to provide every one who as
sisted at a dedication. church building
or barn raising, with hooker Of good
Jamkica rum These functions. need.
less to say. were popular. When the
charter creating Connecticut . crown
colony arrived there was. OF course. a
celebration. The first governor. John
winthrop. refused 10 provide rum, and
In his inaugural address deplored the
custom OF tipping. saying II aid not
lead 10 steady habits. Thereupon
the Nutmeg state had a title to hand
down TO posterity New York TrIb-
nuA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

For the amount OF meat used tbs
sausage Ia the most profitable Legacy
Of the hog. Fully so different kinds
Of this suspected article are manufac
tured to suit the taste OF many peo
Piles; for Italians. with = dominating
measure Of garlic; for Germans. hard
and fatty; for Frenchmen. dry and
well larded; for Americans, well
spiced: and all Of these in severa
grades. says the Century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Jay Cooke. the hnancier. has been
an enthusiastic angler from his boy.
hood. one OF his favorite fishing
grounds being Put-in-Bay. not far
from sendusky. o. Mr.. Cooke delights
to tell a story Of an old countryman
who entered a drug store in sandus
Ky. but could not remember the name
OF the article he wanted Finally .
happy thought struck him and he
said: What's that place down thereg
-You mean Putin-Bayf~ said the
clerk. Yep. that's II. who was II
that put IN there7" Il suppose you re
fer TO Commodore Perry" "That'a
him. want bottle Of Perry -Eoric.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

DR.. Samuel Guerney Of the Yale
medical school, class OF 1901, viii &c
TO oomgalli. Rhodesia. South Africa
to become a medical missionary. He
Is the man who took charge Of Cook
the smallpox patient In Derby, two
years ago. when no one could be found
70 undertake the nursing. For this he
was presented with a gold medal By
the legislature The mission at Dom
galli is one OF the most important IN
South Africa. DR.. Guerney is now
purchasing $4,000 worth OF equipment
for the manual training school and
hospital
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Helped Her Up on the High Seat
eyes of Florence as she turned upon
the man.
Il just wanted to do some mission
ary work. pa" she sobbed.
We'll, you just come home with
me-" said the teamster. and. seizina
Florence by the hand. he dragged heI
through the crowd to the wagon
helped her up on the high seat ane
drove away.
"Hoor-a-yl" shouted the pretty girl
But there was no response from Flor
ence. Her face was buried In a hand
kerehief.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13
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Her Blue Eyes. gFt
Somehow I amt fond Of readin'
OF no kind
Two blue eyes does ali the feedln'
or my mind
People say I got no learnin';
I amt wise
Can't help that when I've no yearnin'
'cept for eyes.
When works done and ev-nin' failin'
What IL bookAs
In this life each to his callln'.
Give me looks.
Her blue eyes so fondly glanclng.
That's my food
Thars study most enhancing.
Does me good.
Yesterday heerd story NJ
Told for true fsN
OF man who has great glory
Yet he's blue;
Famous. but he feels SO doleful
That he cries.
Stead OF books Try somethin' soulful.
I'd advise.
Trouble comes with all yer yearnin'--
Comes to ALL
All for love must feel a yearnin'-
Great and small
Oh. what pleasure then In readin'
Her blue eyes.
With love shinin', such feedin'
Satisfies.
New York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

per cent-of the total number en-
gagged"
The American Federation OF Labor
probably represents $4,000 members,
and the Knights OF Labor perhaps 200.-
goo. The Order OF Railway Conductors
OF America--whose head. e. e. Clark.
has been appointed on the coal COM
mission-has nearly $4,000 memberss
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers. over $4,000; the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen. nearly $4,000;
the Brotherhood Of Railway Tralnmen.
about $4,000. and there are at least
our other influential railroad organi-
s1ltions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13
England LEAD. in rrsa. Unions.

In an article on labor unions Col.
Carroll D Wright says:
1T is nficuit to ascertain the mem
bership OF unions. In Great Britain
the law requiring registration enables
the government TO state with fair &C
curacy the strength Of unions In that
country. According TO the latest re-
ports available the English trades
unions had a membership Of 500 Sis.
while in the United States. with double
EnEland's population. the estimated
membership Of labor unions on July
last vas 1.l0o.00o. It Is estimated at
the present time that there are nearly
1s.o00.0oo persons linen. women and
chlldreu) IN the United States work.
ing as wage-earners. The percentages
embraced In lapor unions is not large,
therefore. being not more than eight
per cent OF the whole body. Il must
be remembered. however. that IN many
trades the members are organized np
10 q large proportion sometim---.-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

The printing trades OF Germany
have agreed on a uniform wage scale
and working hours 70 govern the
whole German empire. The workfnn
hours are fixed at nine per day with
Intervals, but the actual workina
time must not exceed eight hours
day All disputes must be submitted
TO an arbitration board compossd
equally Of employers and employees.
Either side has the right 70 demand
arbitration.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

that followed she was not seen to play
1t. She seemed to be what circus peo-
pie call filler In the nolsy"-that is.
her mission was to pretend she was
playing the instrument. while as
matter OF fact she didn't know one
string from another.
The shouts delivered by the slender
girl caused something bordering on a
panic In State street. Men who had
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

The International Association OF Ma
chinists and the United Metal Work.
ers' Union have entered an agreement
intended to remove friction on the
question Of jurisdiction over the help
er or handy man" When the handy
man around a machine shop 10 en-
gagged in doing machinlst work ha
must take out card from that organ
ization, but when doing only ordinary
helpers work he win be under control
OF the metal workers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

II is not generally known that Hen
~ Norman. author OF AN the Rus
sias. Is a graduate Of Harvard. He IA
an Englishman and was educated IN
France, but chose to take his degree
in America II was he who started the
agitation which resulted in making Nj
agara Falls a state reservation. He f.
q liberal and has represented South
Wolverhampton in parliament for two
years. but is best known as an au.
thority on the affairs OF Asia and the
far east.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

rTreasurer OF the A. f. Of L. and gem
eral secretary OF the Journeymen Tall
ors Union OF Amerlca-
B. Lennon, its treasurer, and general
secretary Of the Journeymen Tailors'
Union Of America. Mr.. Lennon has
for many years been engaged actively
in the trades union movement. The
journeymen tailors are well organized.
Higher wages and shorter hours are
among the benefits derived from or
ganization, and they have been fortun-
ate in the selection of their officers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

The Chinese imperial government
has taken another step in advance By
appointing a Japanese scholar OF dis
tinction, Dr. Unokiohi Hattori. to a
professorshlp In Peltin university. The
doctor was in that city during the
siege. He Is to be dean Of the school
Of literature. The appointment il a
sequel Of the visit OF the famous chi.
nese educator, Wa Ju-lun. to Toxic to
famiiiarize himself with Japanese edu-
cational methods.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

th1 6EdNEtAcs oH0lt Brought IN q
Batch Of About Fifty Additional
Spectators.
| wouldn't give up religion II was
threatened with eternal damnation for
keeping it," exclaimed the slender
girl Then she smiled happily at the
crowd and began dancing.
We will all feel better when we
repent. sang the tall. pretty girl. and
the others Joined her in the song. The
woman with the guitar moved her lips
and worked her fingers. but no sign
Of a tune came from the instrument.
'Whe-ew." suddenly shrieked the
brunette. ~Oh. it's such a pleasure to
know your soul is saved!"
Yes. and the Lord gives you that
feeling" said one Of the others.
The brunette's shout brought in
batch Of about fifty additional specta.
tors. She smiled as she saw them
running toward the gathering. and
then said:
Come on. Come from all sides. We
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Arrangements have been made bv
the United Railways and Electric
Company OF Baltimore. Nd. to insure
the lives Of 5000 conductors and mo-
tcrmen in its employ. In case OF "a
tai accident $1,000 Is TO be paid to the
representatives Of the victim. The
company Is to pay the entire cost. but
the men must accept this proposition
a. a settlement OF any claim against
the company.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

The National Convention OF United
Garment Workers ordered the general
committee to pay special attention
during the coming year to the matter
Of Chinese labor IN The west. Il Is
said that 5000 Chinese ceiestiala ara
employed a. garment makers 10 that
section Of the county. and that tho
Inv wages for which they work has
destroyed the possibility Of a faAr
wage scale.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

day.
want you to hear US. for the Lord
wants your soulsl" At this juncture
the little woman in black knelt down
and began praying. The crowd lis
tened in respectful silence, half a
dozen men taking on their hats. One
OF the women started up a hymn.
When this had been finished the sien-
der girl began jumping up and down.
"ump-tiddle ump-tiddle ump-tiddle
dee. Hooray. Ny How happy I
feel she shouted.
The singing and shouting continued
for about Eve minutes, and then came
a luli.
The missionaries had evidently ex.
hausted their repertoire OF songs. The
slender maiden looked at the tail
maiden and both Of them binshed
The girl with the guitar suddenly ais
that Il needed tuning. Tho
brunette began tying her handkerchief
into all kinds Of knots. II was plain
that the enthusiasm Of the workers
was In danger Of dying out.
Rut Eiaht at this point he flttln
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13
Services Suddenly Ended
Lats Father Breaks Up Religious ~RevfvaTv
Street Meeting Was Pronounced
Success Until Interrupted

HOOP-EE! HalleIu-
jahll"
A slender maiden
with very large eyes
thus expressed her feel
ings in State street last
Sunday. With her we're
four other women. One
of them carried a gui-
tar. but In the events
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Forty-nve foreign countries have
ministers or diplomatic representa-
tiyes in England
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Ivory may be made flexible by
sleeping It in q solution OF hydro
chloric acid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

New Britain. Conn. was the frs
city OF the Nutmeg state to put wire,
under ground.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

The mud-eel is one Of tho vert few
creatures possessing both lungs and
giila.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Worms bring 10 the surface a.
much as ten tons OF Bon per acr,
yearly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

There are $4,000 acres Of tea plan
tatlons In India.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

Some souls. like asbestos. are puri-
ied By are.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13

One OF the prominent officials Of the
American Federation Of Labor is John
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-10-04

INSURANCE

Farm pruprt'v nsnfed. oc-
iupied b wnln OF owner
Risks written ~ ny towo In
equity. VIII CO., and make
personal inspection. ano name
rate upon application MIA
INSURE ANYTHING Write oY
call on hmn At office in
Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-10-04
INsTRUcTING THE COURT.
Mw Two Lawyers Won Their Cases in
Early Days of Kansas.

In the early days two Topeka at
tprReys went over into Jefferson
osunty to try a civil case before a
jtstice of the peace. One Of the law
yers went equipped with a lot Of
books, while the other took nothing
atNng save a bottle andhis wits. The
man with the books dearly had the
law on his side, and when the evil
dence was in he commenced to read
from the books to the court to show
this fact. "Your honor" shouted
the other attorney, springing to his
feet. 81 ask you to find my colleague
guilty of contempt of court. He
Genes here with the cunningly
formed purpose of prejudicing this
court by reading from books about
cases which are not before this tri-
bunal. 1t is an insult to the bench,
and | ask your honor to take judicial
cOgnizance Of the matter" And
thereupon the virtuous justice Of the
peace fined the book lawyer for con-
tempt Of court and gave judgment
fer the other attorney.
However, this instance is no more
amusing than another which took
place in Harper county not SO many
years ago. a man had been arrested
on the charge Of cattle stealing, and
l. P. Campbell, now Of Wichita, had
been engaged to defend him, When
the preliminary examination came
on before Squire Spencer, a local
justice of the peace, the county attor-
neg, with his assistant, wal on hand
to prosecute. AT the first word said
BY the county attorney Campbell
challenged his right to appear in the
case, and cited the statute which says
that in a preliminary hearing the ac-
cased shall be entitled to counsel.
"Hour honor" said Campbell, sol.
EMMY, chat statute provides that
the accused shall have the right to
counsel at the preliminary hearing,
but nothing is said in it about the
state having the same right" And
Squire Spencer being a Daniel
come to judgment, said thepoint was
well taken and that the county attor-
ney must be ruled out-the grand re.
suit being that the cattle thief went
free. -Kansas City (Mo.) Journal.