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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

already retired from going and com
Ing on the rivers and canals and for
those. still IN commission who are
Iooking forward TO long years OF rest
with the boat bottoms hard and fast
on the fsts. The available mud spots
are getting scarce and one colony OF
wreck evellsrs after another Is being
ousted to make room for Improvement.
Lesn than two years ago there was a
happy settlement Of nfty or more fam
flea living on rottiRG lakers. scows
and bull heads At the foot of Fifteenth
street. Hobohsn, but the improver
came AlonH vita a dredge TO convert
part Of their mud Aat into good solid
ground leg warehouses and 70 dig
0ul the rest q ID for a ship basin.
Ard eAO ooloaists had TO fee before
the digging And the dredging
And only the other day the Erie
man picked his way along the erum-
bling plank Of an old wharf at the foot
of Seventeenth. Hoboksn, with nine
disposseas notices IN his pocket one
for each family IN the last colony OF
canal boat families on the west shore
Of The North River.
Thela colony TO fail under the ban
al improvement and be ordered out 70
make room for some more spur tracks
and new pier was established twenty
years ago. when Capt Wade retired
from active boating Hes now 70.
Capt wade has read his dispossess
notice every boar or 90 slAce he Got H.
hoping 10 discover that he was mis-
taken when be read il arst and got the
Impression that he must move.
I've been a-boatn' sixty years" he
said, and this is the worst thing I've
run aaoul or It's worst than tho In
surance company's Dustin and the
wreck OF my two Iakers That All hap
Dened aboBS the same time.
Il had two a. good grain boats as
ever went through the canal and they
we're both Insured But a steamship
cut into the tow one day and both my
boats went down. And when I went
ashore to get the insurance I found
that the company had busted Just the
day before
Z got a little somethin' out Of the
steamship and bought an old boat with
it. but It got so leaky that couldn't
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Boone and his compatriots had don't
their work, have thought Of this fea
Of the citizens of Eagle city? IL
Kansas case many towns were estab
lishcd after. laborious preparatio1
which disappeared in quicker tims
than they were created, and have lonl
since dropped on the gazetteers ant
the maps Some ambitious Kansa
towns with imposing names back Il
the SOS and COS are now corn fields
History has forgotten them. Ever
tradition IS a little dubious as to tn,
spots on which they stood.
But no such fate is likely to come u
Eagle City Lawton and several otha
towns in Oklahoma in recent yean
had as swift a rise as this latest-ths
latest except Snyder, which was Dor
day rward-accession to tha
territory's map All are on the maj
still. All are hourishing. In fact
Oklahoma itself vac lightning crea
titon. The place that we call Okla
homa, which, at a certain noontime Il
April 1889, had not a single inhabl
tant, possessed a permanent poDula
ton Of $4,000 before sunset on tha
day, with residences. hotels, restaur
ants, stores, banks, printing ofhees
and the general equipment Of mod
ern community. It's $1,000 people IN
1890 were found by Uncle Sans cen
sus takers in 1900 to have increased
to 39S0O0 Probably they number
100000 or 100000 now.-Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04


the year"
open. have on a pair OF duck trous-
ers and a light coat, without any
waistcoat have nothing but straw
hats in my wardrobe, and any day
in the year ! can 90 bathing in the
ocean.
am undecided whether this eli
mate necessarily reduces a mans
capacity for work or not. On. the
whole. | suppose the average mans
actual capacity is reduced, though
sometimes think / do more work
here lien / ever did anywhere else
One Shing is certain. you must get
your regular allowance OF sleep and
get It every night if you are to keep
up. In old Chicago, / remember, a
night without more than an hour or
two Of sleep made no great difference
But here loss Of sleep makes Itself
felt at once And one requires a
little more sleep than in higher iad-
tudes. Fortunately, the nights are
always cool; there is never a loss Of
You have heard Hawaii called the
crossroads Of the Pacific. The nick
name is apt All one has to do is to
stay here long enough to meet all the
people he has ever known, no mat
ter where their homes are. believe
that in the last six or seven years
have met more Of my old Chicago
friends than il I were living in Chi
cago The fact that you are in a
strange land. and that friends and
even acquaintances are scarce doubt
less has its effect When a man whom
you have met half a dozen times in
Chicago comes into your Office here
in Honolulu you both feel as II you
had met your long lost brother. Mu-
tual condolences are easy. Human ma
lure has a way Of leaning on the
nearest reed.
Old friends arrive in different ways
Some Of them come on the Pacific
liners travelling IN state. As often as
iot they are men who we're in hard
uck when you last saw them. since
hen they have struck it rich and are
IN their way around the world. per-
haps Others. perhaps. whom you
left living IN luxury. arrive on tramp
railing vessels from Frisco. working
their way before the mast Some
times they run away from the ship
and knock at your back door after
hark. asking you to hide them until
The schooner or bark they shipped on
raises anchor and starts for the still
farther east. And you always have
place where they can hide and you
are always ready to give them some
thing to eat After the ship sails out
Of harbor you are likely to exert your
self in trying to find something for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04
TO FOLLOW THE DINNER.
Senator Scott Sure His Friend Would
Need a Doctor.

Senator Scott Sure His Friend Would
Need a Doctor.
In the Senate restaurant the kitchen
Is located in the basement. The din.
ing room Is on the FIRST floor, and all
eatables and delicacies must be
brought up from the depths with 9
dumb waiter. The colored waiter whc
calls out the orders to the cook below
is far from dumb, and his voice usual
ly rings through the restaurant with
entire disregard for the fame and dig
nifty Of the patrons OF the place, much
after the manner OF a Fourth street
"beanery" in st. Louis. II the patror
is a good customer OF the restaurant
his name is usually given with the
order, so that extra care win be exer
cised In its preparation. Senator Mel
son, one Of the most temperate anc
modest patrons OF the restaurant
dropped in for luncheon with some
Minnesota friends. There were fom
in the party, and the round table al
which they sat was separated from
the table Of Senator Scott by a large
pillar and roof support, so as to hide II
from the view OF the West Virginian
The colored waiter got the order and
dashed over to the dumb waiter. Hs
called out: "A piece Of mince pie.
piece Of custard pie, small steak, q
pot Of beans, some sliced onions, and
let it come quick for Senator Nelson
Scott gasped and called out: Waiter
add to that and doctor. for the sen,
ator will surely need one. st Louis
Globe-Democrat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

our own bows and get all the fuel VIC
need
Then the mistress Of the laksr. to
point her speech in the morals OF the
colony. busted Off one OF those big
family Bibles. which. placed on top Of
coil OF tarred rope. make = con
venient and comfortable stool.
Tho family Bible not only contained
the family record. but the more i'm.
portant dates Of launching. profitable
voyages and final stranding on tho
fats OF the houseboat
But we've got to get out, groaned
a caller from a boat beached along
side. as she unfolded her dispossess
notice and compared It once more
with that Of her hostess. That Erie
man alnt got any common sense
Hasn't every one Of US paid 81 month
for years for the privilege OF being
aground here7
And now he comes round and calls
as fool things ike the party OF the
second part he's the first part and he
thinks the whole thing An. as II II
wasn't enough TO turn US out OF house
and home, he charges US all for court
that we amt never been to and on
top Of that ohucks 80 cents more for
what he calls mileage to Jersey City.
You can 20 to Jersey City for a nickel.
But that amt the worst OF It.
We've ali got to turn to and live in
houses and pay rent and buy coal.
cause yoa can't chop up a piece OF
your house for kindling."
Yes. interrupted the hostess. With
a sigh, and there's them janitors. /
called on cousin OF mine once that
lived In q house and she was having
such a row with a man that I thought
be must be her husband. and up and
told her that she ought TO get a di
vorcs. She just laughed and says
"Ior'. me that's the ianitor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04
How TO CONTROL cHlLDREN
Steady, Gentle Firmness Is the First
Requisite.

Steady, Gentle Firmness Is the First
Requisite.
Bursts of passion in a little child
must be met by steady, gentle firm
ness on the mothers side. Loud out
cries should be hushed not by angry
words. but by a grave quietness Of
voice and speech. which helps to re-
press them by mere force Of contrast
Passionate gestures, such as blows,
kicks and drumming with the heels
upon the floor. should be prevented by
physical force if necessary. Above all,
the thing coveted, if it causes the
child to fly into a rage as the readiest
means Of obtaining IT, should never
be granted. AS the child grows older
and can be reasoned with. he or she
should be taught to avoid the begin
nings Of wrath. to struggle against
irritability. and not to give way to II
in words when it rises in the mind,
saws the Washington Star
Quick-tempered children often have
generous, lovable natures, easily in
fiusnced for good A wish tO please
another and to do what is right for its
own sake may be made strong enough
to close the lips against the torrent
of angry words that rushes to them.
and SO helps them to victory. Each
effort at self-conquest makes the next
one eosier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Richard Mansfield has a great re
gard for Pittsburg from a fnsnSiai
point Of view, but artistieally he sees
no beauty in the city's CRIME and
smoke.
Some years ago. after perform
ance in the Smoky City. Mansfield and
his company visited natatorium fol
a plunge in the swimming pool.
Standing on the edge OF the great
tub, filled with clean and inviting
water, one of the actors yentured te
remark, Here we have at least ont
clean spot in this city"
Yes" responded Mansfield, as he
twitehed nervously under his imagin
airy burden Of CRIME, but it won't
be after we get out Of 1t Jackson
vile (Fla) Times Union.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Colony Of Conene5 People Which the March Of Improve
ment Has Forced From Their Homes-Interview
With One Of the Women Members

For real contentment there is only
one thing that beats living on a canal
boat ahoat and that is living in a
canal boat that will never float again.
that has gone out Of commission and
become a housebeat on a mudnat, says
a writer I'm the New York Sun.
There Is an abode that is neither
taxed at real estate nor levied on for
tonnage dues. Il is just 4 wreck but
a wreck with lace curtains at the
windows, canary birds singing in the
cabin, and the old cook stove still
blazing u the galley.
But there is cause for worry on the
part Of the boatmen and their families
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04
He Asked A-Miss.

What's the trouble, my boys"
queried the minister Of young mem.
Der Of my flock. you look sad"
And | feel sad" replied the young
man. 4 asked Miss Silyerton to bs
my wife and she declined the honor"
That's too bad" said the parson.
But it's in accord with the Scriptures
which say, 'Ye asked and received not,
because ye asked amiss
Wen, what would you advise me to
do?' queried the youth.
Next time ask a widow" replied
the good man with a suspicious
twinkle in his eye.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04
A MAN OF LEARNING.
What Possibly Jealous Associates Say
Of Prof. Ladd.

Griuds on their former instructors
always tend to lessen the tedium at
the clubs which college men frequent.
Prof. IAdd OF Yale whose erudition
makes him well nigh incomprehen-
sible to even the Postgraduate col
lege man, Is a frequent target for such
stories.
"Just after Prof LRdd had published
a particularly profound work a few
years ago" said the man Of 1896. "one
Of the seniors met him on the campus,
and with ali the fiippancy Of = self
satisfied senior said:
say. professor. that's corking
book of yours: exuuisltely written.
TOO. But It's too deep for me. and I'm
cure no one understands what Il is all
about
TO this the senior claimed that
Prof. Ladd replied:
"'Yes, its more than possible that
4 Is over your head. But Prof. Ladd
understands Il: 50 does God. and pos
cfbiy President Hadley does also
"rmf. LAdd prepared a revised edi-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

he early morning 70 - in The middle
of the day. There Is always a refresh
ing breeze in the afternoon. We
rarely have such an unusually long
cool spell. It has been like this for
the last four months.
! am sitting now in our Pawaa
home. every window Of which is wide
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

So you think that / made a grave
error " presenting the play here in1
New York without first trying it else
where2' said the playwright
I do, indeed" frankly answered the
critic.
But what locality would you havs
suggested as more Appropriated"
Well replied the critic. after giv
ing the subject due consideration,
there IS a little settlement some
where np In the wilds Of Maine called
Alamoosook. ms an Indian name sig
niiying Great Dog Place"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

AOWe opGUs
the castaway to work at. so that he
may earn his living. Occasionally, he
has done something in the states
that might send him to prison if he
were captured, but that will be less
likelJ hereafter. now that the cable
is open.
There was one young man I knew
in Chicago who literally blew in here
on a waterlogged bark from Frisco a
little more than a year ago. He was
fat broke, though when I knew him
back east his father was rich and he
was Ia fair way to inherit a lot OF
money. In the mellowing moments
which followed our first meeting here
In these far away islands he told me
the sad. sweet story Of his life. In
return I got him a Job. He was a
clever. good looking youth, and first
! knew he was high up in the counsels
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04
|EfTJNI0l'
|OF THE DM'


What Is this Mr.. Crusoe?" in-
quired the newly arrived shade. Well,
{ declare. but am glad to see youl"
Thank YOU" smiled the shade Of
Crusoe Perhaps you could give me
some news Of the world you have left.
You know once acquired the habit OF
wondering what was going on. and
never have got over it.
"Oh, there's nothing particularly
new" answered the newcomer. "ex-
cept that a ship captain reports that
your old island is oYerrun with lob.
sters."
All" muttered Crusoe. And so
they have begun running excursions
to my old familiar haunts at last
Judge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Mrs. Powers-Thomas. if you were
TO live your life all over again. and ii
it came to the matter Of choosing a
wife, do you think you would choose
me?'
Mr. Powers (submissively) There's
no doubt about it, Maria, provided you
wanted me.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

But there's one good point about
those fats. I understand they do moi
object to children there. They LAP
special stress on that in their adver
tisement"
mo wonder. They realize that any
couple with a child would have to
move out end find more room"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Representative Grosvenor has pre-
sented in congress a very curious
claim preferred by Jacob Rittersbach,
who wants pay for kit OF carpenters
tools lost or stolen IN 1885. The claim.
ant says he was stage carpenter at
Ford's theater. Washington, on the
night when Lincol was rtot. and
that he was arrested as a witness
and held thirty days. during which
time his tools disappeared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04
A compromlse.

"Whewn exclaimed Nuwed. whats
the matter with this mince pie2''
Nothing" replied his wife. who
was a white ribboner Il followed
your mothers recipe except where Il
called for brandy. I put root beer
in instead"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04
spoIIed. but Not bY Her.

He (chuckling over a job of tea
kettle mending) Maria, believe
there was a good mechanic spoiled
when l went into the shipping bust
ness.
His wife-I don't know about that
but you spoiled a good bachelor when
you got married. Stray Stories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04
Fair Warming.

The voice at the telephone was q
roar.
Hello. CENTRAL"
"Hellol" replied the soft voice.
Give me Main e9.9ss. And. say
central. he's the agent Of this fiat I'm
living in I'm going to ask him what's
the reason we don't get any steam
heat. Please take your ear away from
the phone while am talking to him
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Wederly My wife owes her dress.
maker a little bill. must stop in and
pay it this morning.
Singleton-Why don't you give your
wife the money and let her pay it?
Wederly-Not much She would
order another new dress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

OF
the Chicago Tribune,
writing from Honolulu,
says: My aloha to you
ALI This part OF the
United States OF Ameri-
ca is in the midst Of
an unusually severe
winter. The tempera-
ture ranges from 81 in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

ton Of his work recently" continued
the narrator. "and one Of the faculty
to whom told the yarn says it's 50
profound that no one but Prof Ladd
understands It. His two previous as
sociates are cut out New Yorh
Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Gerald-Tm going to kiss you when
the clock strikes nine.
Geraldine Wouldn't that be fool
ish; the clock sometimes runs down.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Il want to see some Brussels be
gan the prospective customer
Carpets sprouts or point lace ?"
asked the universal provider. briskly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

ing more than a look and a snappisl
No, we have nothing to let here. il
spite Of the fact that the Apartment
to Rent stared me in the face.
Baby was so villainously cross thai
I finally took him over to my sisters
fiat and left him there with her, ana
started on to see a fiat she had REQ
commended It was pretty fiat, suit
able in every particular. and the
arrangements were being made fol
me to have the place when suddenb
my prospective landlord turned to N,
and said; BY the way, have you AM
childreng
4 groaned. There it was again.
the same old question. could not tel
him a lie, and knew that just as sooa
as | told him the truth it would be al
up with the fiat
Yes, | answered. Yes, I've go
one. But if the good Lord viii let ms
live until | get home I'll take him oui
in the back yard and kill him!'
Wen, the man nearly had fit. ha
laughed so hard. and then nearil
had onG, for he made an exception il
our CAKE, and he and the young hope
ful are great friends. Indeed. b,
laSrslnnSly maintains that he saved
tAs child's life. New York Times.
>~->-~-o-~~~~~-~-~---o~~
man was employed to watch one u
the entrances.
One day the superintendent saw
the Ifishman was neglecting his duty
and told him to go to the office ant
get his money, as his sefv.ces were
no longer needed.
The superintendent went away on
business that day and was gone abom
a week or ten days. On his return be
happened to be passing this same
place and was surprised to find the
Irishman he had discharged still acb
ing as watchman
He said: Il thought I Cischarged
you a couple of weeks ago
Sure" says the lrishman.
Wen, why didn't yoa get out when
you were told2"
"Ohl l know when I got a good
boss, if YOU don't know when yoa
have a good man.
Needless to say. he is stin there
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Virtue is its own reward, bua the
truly good man who was starving dld
not and Il very hlllng.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

Pat-Hov yez made a wil7
Mike-lis. OF lit everything to
the doctor thot saves me loife.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

get a cargo. 50 gave a towboat man
Is 70 shove me in here on this mpd nat
and I've lived here ever since. was
the founder OF this colony. All hands
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-04

e one Of the large manufacturing
Embellishments in this city an Irish
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
EYESIGHT AND ELECTRICITY.

Hitherto ii has been supposed that
electric light is more injurious 10 the
eyesight than any other artificial light.
but Russian Occulsts who have been
closely studying the subject now maintain
that on the contrary. il j. less injurious
than the light either of gas or candles or
any other material. AS reason for this
statement they point out that diseases
OF the eyes are in proportion TO the num-
Der OF times the eyes blink or wink when
subjected 10 artificial likht. and that after
numerous tests had been made il was
found that the eyes blink about seven
times minute when exposed 10 candle
isht. about three times when exposed
To gas and twice when exposed to the
sun and oAly once when exposed 10 cleo
tic light
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
MAYPOLE SURVIVOR.

Like most old English and American
customs. which are gradually becominb
extinct. the rearing and painting of the
village Maypole has not escaped. In
America the custom has been abandoned
almost altogether and its observance is
now so rare in England that the few ex-
ceptions excite remark.
Naburn, a small village I'm the county
of Yorkshire, England, still clngs to its
Maypole. which is the admiration of many
American tourists. This tall shaft was
last raised in 1S47. Formerly it was taken
down on the first of May in each year
and reprinted. Then. upon the twelfth Of
the month-the feast day-the youngn
women of the village paraded the streets
dressed in white and adorned with flowers
singing songs appropriate to the season
and occasion. The children. too. came
in for much attention. They received
gifts of money and then adjourned to the
Maypole's vicinity to sing the following
verse;
The Maypole is up
Now give me the cup.
I'll drink to the garlands around It;
But first unto those
Whose hands did compose
The glory of flowers that crowned 1t.
Probably the custom OF rearing the May
pole arose in the beginning Of the fifteenth
century from the practice of flower
gathering. On Auril g. 1914 the two
houses of Parliament forbade the carry
ing out Of the Maypole feast. the petty
constabes and church wardens of all
parishes having a fine of five shillings
a week imposed on them during each
time as the Maypole was allowed to re-
main up. but therestoration brought them
gain into being