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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08
zone Hole Cat"

In the days before baseball became
so popnlar-in fact. when that game
was almost unknown boys used to
play zone hole cat" a game from
which, some say, baseball was origt
nally derived
There was an old Scottish game Of
much the same name as the popular
game Of the ffties. but which is con.
siderably different In the way It is
played The game is called 'cat in
the hole" and old as It is. 1t IS capa'
Bile Of affording some good sport yet
In playing the game six shallow
holes are dug, rather nearer together
than the bases in baseball and ar
ranged so as to form a diamond. In
the centre stands a boy with ball in
his hand. AT each hole is a boy with
a stick, one end Of which he rests in
the hole be is guarding When the
boy with the bali sings out, "Cat Ia
the hole" all the other boys change
holes AS they do SO the boy with the
bali tries to throw it into one OF the
holes before any boy gets his stick
into It. II he succeeds the boy who
is slow in changing. and finds ths
ball in the hole before his stick, is
out. He then has to take the ball
himself
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08


Hugh Duffy has great player in
Coekman, his Milwaukee third base
man
The Omaha Club has released and
Peoria has signed outhelder Walter
Preston.
Peoria has released catcher Joe
Wall. He claims to have been badly
treated
Des Mones has signed outfelder
Richard Taylor, Of Pittsburg, Pa, for
Rerly Of the Birmingham Club
The Peoria Club has made new
record in Sunday playing There have
leen double-headers on Sundays and
holidays and even morning games on
holidays, but It has remained for the
Peoria Club to inaugurate the Sunday
morning system
The Milwaukee Club declined 4
challenge from the Milwaukee Asso-
citation Club to play an exhibition
game in Milwaukee June 2s the entire
gate receipts to go to the winner.
After the championship season Mr..
Haveaor will be accommodated, says
Manager Duffy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

II IS not necessary 10 use a pipe
90 blowing soap bubbles. a wire ring
dipped into strong soapsuds. viii be-
spanned by a tenacious him, which,
il held vertically before the mouth
and blown against. may be blown out
into a pouch. and even made 10 de-
tach itself and hoat away as a large
bubble
But for another curious experiment,
not even this simple apparatus IS
needed. Arrange the palm and I'm.
gers of your hand in cone shape.
with the little finger bent On itself,
and the thumb and forehnger meet.
Ing at their ends % form a circle.
Dip the thumb and forehuger In soap
suds to form a film connecting them
put your bent little hnger-the small
end Of the cone-to your lips and
blow
II your lungs and your soapsuds are
strong. you can produce a remarkable
soap.pouch. a foot or so long and four
inches in diameter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

To Measure Width Of a River
TO measure the width of any or
binary stream, or even Of a good.
sized river. it is necessary to make
use of only your eyes and the brim
Of your hat That seems queer
doesn't itq But it's true, and here IS
the way TO DO iti
Select a part OF the river bank
where the ground runs back level
and. standing at the waters edge FIX
your eyes On the opposite bank. Now
move your hat down over your brow
until the edge OF the brim Is exactly
on Fine with the water line on The
other side
This win give you a visual angle
that may be used on any level sur
face aud fl, as lras been suggested,
the ground on your side Of the river,
be Cat, zen may clay of" a CORE.
spending distance on IT, To do this
you have only to hold your head
perfectly sfeady. and. after getting
the angle with your hat brim, sup
reFtine youF chin with your hand. II
necessary turn slowly around, until
your back Is toward the river
Now take careful note Of where your
hatbrim cuts 'he level surface Of the
ground as sou look out over the lat-
ter and from Were you stand to that
point viii be the width Of the river
distance that may be readily meas
urel by stepping II you are careful
in All these details you can come
within a few feet Of the rivers width.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

O'Brien and Tamsett, of IndIanapo-
lis, colllded June 26 while racing for
a fiy and O'Brien had his collar-bone
broken
Milwaukee shas recalled Pitcher
Pete Nolden from Memphis and
loaned him to the Duluth Club. Of the
Northern League.
The Lumley case has been finally
settled By the National board. Kan
sas City getting the player for whom
Colorado Springs made such a stifE
fight
tinglaub the third baseman Of the
Milwaukee team, is a deyout Christian
and in his spare moments essays mis-
sionary work in an endeavor to con-
vert his team mates
AT ST. Paul June 2, Judge Lewis.
in the District Court dismissed the
order to show cause and denied with
out prejudice the application for
temporary Injunction to prevent the
construction Of downtown base bali
park. The Court held that the cree
tion and maintaining Of a ball park
is not necessarily a nuisance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

are doing little business in leather
these strenuous days.
The ST Louis Club has taken on for
trial a local battery in Pitcher Terry
and Catcher Anderson.
Pitcher Billy Reidy, Of the ST. Louis
club was on June 80 given his ten
days notice of release.
Tim Hurst has under consideration
an offer from Ban Johnson to umpige
in the American League.
owen is destined to be grand
pitcher He has everything in the
way Of speed. control and curves.
Manager Crimth, Of the New York
Club, has been trying 10 buy Jiggs
Donahue from Milwaukee, but without
success.
Manager Barrow, Of Detroit is
hunting for a southpaw pitcher, and
has offered Toronto a trade Of Yeager
for Hardy.
Cy Young Is old and fat. but he still
sends them over with lightning speed
and still has the most wonderful COZ
troll ever seen.
Latest Detroit advices are to the
effect that Jerry Utley has reconsid-
cred and decided not to join the
Washington team.
The showing Of the Washingtons Is
the worst for six years. but, then, that
club never encountered so much hard
luck as this season.
Roy Patterson is sick and win be
unable to pitch for awhile. This
knocks Comisky out of his one stead
lily winning pitcher
Criger has more assists than any
American League backstop, Ferris
more chances than any second base
man, Parent more than any short stop,
while Collins Is second among the
third basemen
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08


Dealers m wild animals get most Of
their lions from Nubia There the ma
tiyes search for a lioness with new
born cubs, kin the mother and bring
up the young beasts on goats milk.
When they are two months old they
are taken 10 the coast on the backs
OF camels and shipped 70 Europe.
Lions are also obtained from Abys-
sinia and Senegal Formerly the At-
las mountains furnished the finest
lions but the species now no longer
exists except a few specimens IN
menageries. Adult Nubian lions are
worth $1,000 apiece. while Senegal
lions range IN price from $500 20 $3.50.
Tigers vary in price from s375 to
$500 apiece and more. according 10
the variety and rarity Of the animal.
siberian tigers. for instance. sell at
the latter figure. They are large,
beautifully striped creatures In the
winter they grow a long, wo0lly win
Ter coat Some fun grown tigers are
captured IN pitfalls. but most speci
mems % these animals are caught
while small cubs and raised on milk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08
FISHING FOR FINGERS is A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.

house. each OF them must place his
forefnger on the table. inside the cir
Gle. and keep it there
When he says Your house" each
player must withdraw his finger, and
place It on the table Ia front of him.
Tho Fisherman's object Is to confuse
the players. SO that .hey will make
one OF the two movements at the
wrong time. and 10 that end he gives
the two coDlmands. My house and
your house. SO frequently that they
have difhculty in following him.
Every player who makes false
movement Is 10 pay a forfeit. and in
order to confuse them ali the more.
the fisherman has a right 10 give the
same command twice IN succession,
instead OF alternating them. This
will be almost sure to bring a forfeit.
But the fshermans object is not
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08
NatIonaI Leaaue News.

Dick Harley is coming up some IN
batting. 1t was high time.
The Brooklyn Club has recalled
Pitcher Vickers from Holyoke-
Mcfarland. Donovan's dudish young
pitcher, seems to be the goods
Patsy Donovan has tried twenty
five players up to date with st. Louis
The Brooklyn Club has accepted the
terms Of Outfelder Gessler, late Of
Detroit
Ed. Abbaticchio is at present the
onGy player Of Italian extraction in
the league.
Comedian De Wolf Hopper consid-
ers Hans Wagner the greatest OF all
players. past or present
Charley Dexter is valuable man
on any team. He is a great hustler,
and is good on inside work.
Ta1cher Roscoe Miller's hard luck
still clings to him so persistently that
McGraw is afraid to use him.
Frank Chance, of Chicago. and Jack
Barry, Of Philadelphia, have at last
developed into good first basemen.
Tim Murnane thinks that Collins
and Bradley both outclass Leach. the
best of the National third basemen.
It seems that pretty near every
team save Pittsburg can beat Mathew
son. The Pirates have not got to him
this year
The Phillies have secured a real
find in Outdelder John Titus He has
some things yet to learn, but is com
ing surely.
The Cincinnati Club next fall will
try out several promising American
Association players to be recommend
ed by George Tebeau.
Tim Murnane says. "The success
Of the New York Club has practically
made John t Brush dictator Of the
National League once more"
Pittsburg has the major league sea-
son record for consecutive victories
fifteen But Jersey City leads the
country with sixteen straight.
The r@eases Of Robert 4. Spith, 5.
J.. Milton, Fred Smith and Stanley
Yerkes. by St Louis, have just been
promulgated by President Pulliam.
Johnny Dobbs has pleased Hanlon
with his work in center and is fix
tsre On. the team Dobbs knows the
game the~oughly and seldom makes a
fathead play.
Bobby Lowe thought the Chicago
National League Club treated him
shabbiIy " handing him his release
when he wss disabled. Lowe ought
to hear captain Anson's story before
tabbing hanself as the only martyr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

tnrow comes and sorrow eo4s
,l-l1e is neckea with shine and shower.
Now NE Gear 81 grievlnr COWS.
NOW we smile ln happy hour.
Deaih nRaiis uss every one
IOuer dreamer teacher writar-
bet us then, ere ne be done.
Make the world little hrghteri
Burdens thai our neigib0rs bear
f-asitf iet ua trF 10 make Them.
Anains' perhaps. our nelehhors wear.
FER na a1 our hest To break them
rom ne siraitened brain ana mind
A.ft us loose the binding fetter.
Lei ps as the Lord designed.
Mako the world "a little hatterl
selfish hro0dng sears The soul
Makes tna heart a nest 81 s0frows
DAfkenIng the shining goal
W the sun-iliumlned morf0Wa
~ neieiore should our lives be spent
Daily growing blind and blinder2
Iel u5 as thl Master meant
Make thc wnfld a Nttie knderi
Magazine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

Not moro than half a dozen play
ers can conveniently take part IN this
nshing game. but as q is played
around a table. three or four games,
each with SIS table. may be played In
a room al the same time.
TO prepare for the game. get about
one yard Of moderately stou- cord,
and at one end make small loop
that win not slip Pass the other end
OF the cord Though this small loop,
thus making a larger loop, about six
inches IN size.
Now tie the uniooped end Of the
cord 10 a short stick. and you VIII
thus have a fishing rod and line us
ing the loon instead o. a hook and
needing no bait But that will be all
right for It. is fingers. and not fish,
that you are going 20 try 70 catch.
with bit OF chalk, draw a circle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08
American Lsaaue Notes.

Catcher Charley Farrell Of Boston
is all right agaia
Wyatt Lee should give up pitching
entirely and go to the outfeld
Charles Somers attends every game
he can get out to in Cleveland.
Shoftstop Hunter Hill. Of the Texas
League. has been signed by St. Louis
"Jimiohn" is the pet name Chicago
fans have bestowed on Jimmy Calla-
han
The Chicago Americans have six
men with batting averages Of 800 or
better
Collins team has made as good a
record in the West as at home this
season
Cy Young on the Western trip shns
out his opponents three straight
games.
Iaioie has been clouting the BAH ol
late. ma Is rapidly getting to the top
the heavy batters.
Manager McAleer is quoted as say
ing that his Browns are the worst
cutters he ever saw.
The firm Of Burkett sud Heidrick
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

Pitcher Wiegand. OF Decatur, has
been. released.
c. 5. Peters, Of Chicago has been
secured to succeed Darnen as umpire.
Decatur has signed a shortstop
named McClintock, from jamestown.
NJ. "
Frank Donnelly has been signed Ivy
Springfield to manage their team next
season.
Springfield has released Pitcher
Kuluz and has signed Pitcher Nc
Canerty.
John Arthur an Oledo pitcher has
been signed by Manager Rowland, Ok
Dubuque,
Dubuque has released Pitcher
O,day and signed Pitcher Gus Parrish.
of Berlin, Wis
Rock Island has signed Catcher
Ransom Shortstop Frank Goeman and
Second pasemau Loran Beatty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08
ZABOR
NOTES
When You're Broke.

When you're broke the thought comes
STEALING
Fate Mkind with yous been dealing
And you hold "a spItefu feeling
Hard % cloak.
POmpous seems each friend and puify,
Close the air You breathe and stufy
And you're curt and cross ana huIy
When you're broke.
9xlne reading. walking waiting.
Little things eXasperafnu
Happen while you're hesiiatinB
70 invoke
An aid but temporary
From "A friend dear % You very
What "a load of care you carry
When you re OrQkel
Just to think. 3 LITTLE money
(Rathef lack Of iD makes sunny
Skies 0'ercast and far from funny
Choliys Joke.
'Tis the spIite Of Luck yof Re after
And until yuu Ye firmly gated nef
THERE'S but little grounds for laughter
when you're broke.
Roy Farrell Greene in New York lfess
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

Wentworth is the biggest house in
Yorkshire-some say the biggest in
England. There is a frontage Of 70a
feet and great ranges Of cellars, filed
with huge casks OF beer The size
OF the place is so bewildering to new.
comers that it is reported that packets
OF paper waters are offered to guests
with the idea that they should drop
them as they 60 to their rooms, SO as
to find their way back again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

glue. So as to hold q In proper shape.
% should aavc a diameter large
enough 10 allow il 70 slip easily over
the glass tube and ono end OF Il
should be- closed
NoT TO play your trombone Slip
the paper tube over the lower end Of
the glass one. and the notes you make
as you blow ia The mouthpiece VIII
vary according 10 the distance up or
down 70 which you moyo s. E.sil a
little practice you can play many
simple tunes on the instrument.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

Not bird hat comes 70 the coun.
rs but earns H. living from the
people. m some way OF another they
earn their risht 20 live Most Of the
sore birds are insect eaters. Il is a
question whether we could live en- this
earth If insects were allowed % mul-
tipiy iu tbe numherless forms and
myriads Of progeny that nature pro
yides Certainly man could not alone
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08
oue.r wav Of TellIno lime.

In Malay the natives kept record
Of time in the following way:
Floating in bucket filled with
water, they placed a cocoa-nut shell.
having a small perforatiou through
which by slow degrees the water
found its way inside This opening was
50 proportioned that it took just one
hour for the shell to i'll and slplS
Then a watchman called out, the shell
was emptied and they began again.
Such trlnes as minutes and seconds
were not Needed on the peninsula.
Fancy anyone asking the time in Ma
lay, and being told that the cocoanut
shell was half fulI.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

The loss OF two players as promin-
mt in the baseball world as I'D Dele
ianty and Robert Lowe does not often
1ccur during one week Only the
'ormer however. has really been lost
the game. as the disability which
promises to keep Lowe ont Of active
participation in the game perhaps for
ever does not in any way prevent
he employment Of the large store OF
wisdom and experience he has gained
81 the diamond. and. if be chooses, he
nay yet become one of the great
bench managers Of the future
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08
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keep the insects down without the
help CT the birds Even the hawks
and owls live mostly on field mice and
gophers, and Mr.. Grow win eat almost
any old thing which, If allowed 70 re-
main to pollute the air means disease
and death
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

The value Of cat in the days loni
ago was fixed by law. The price Of
kitten before It could see was q
penny: after II could see. twopence;
after II had caught a mouse. four
pence-which was very large sum
IN the 10th century. The cat musi
also be perfect in hearing, sight and
smell, and have good claws. II anyone
stole or killed the cat that guarded
the royal granary he had to give in
exchange a sheep. its fleece and e
lamb"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

r. is not often that church is
eaten. at least in southern latitudes
but an Eskimo community has just
Witnessed It's newly erected edidce sui
fer this fate THE church was built oi
40 seaiskins. and a party Of dogs, more
hangry than reverent attacked the
walls and haaily swallowed the whole
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

Col. Barney Dreyfuss holds that
jack Taylor, Of the Chicago Ma
.ionals. is the most crafty pitcher in
he land. Il have seen them all work,
and don't think that there is a man
The equal of Taylor in trickery and
using strategy on the 4ield said be.
Taylor is ever working the batsman.
he keeps the ball high and in close to
the men, as a rule. He watches the
weak points Of the batsmen."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

A queer musical instrument. a sort
of trombone. May 81 made out of a
glass tube and sheet Of bristol
board. The tube should be about "a
inches % length. and threeiourihs Of
an inch NJ diameter one END Of il
may be aattencd into mouthplece
by holding 2 spirit lamp long enough
10 soften the glass
Get a sheet oi brisiolhoard and out
of It RON 9 tube thar will al over the
glass tube iaateu fhe edges % the
cardboard tuhe together with a strong
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

A funny trick while not new Is
very amusing II deftly performed.
TAO Of the players must know the
game. One sits ia q chair and tho
other stands behind him. The com
pany is asked to write a word or a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08
Edward pelehanty.

This is the latest picture Of the IA
nous baseball player this seasons
star Of the Washington American
League team, who lost his life in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

Here is a letter that boy sent to a
young friend Of his. Instead Of writ
Ing it ont in the usual way he drew
number Of clever little pictures
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

Bresnahan Doing Good Work.
Roger Bresnahan leads the New
York National League team in bat
ting and also the National League,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

shly to make the players pay for
feits: he is fishing for fingers. and
he watches for a chance to jerk the
loop from the table, catching one or
more fingers IN t. The player whose
finger is caught becomes the fisher
man. and the game is continued as
long az It amuses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

about Eve inches IN diameter IN Il
center OF small table-a round table
Is preIerabie-and invite the players
20 gather around IL
The fisherman. holding the rod In
his hand, arranges the loop around the
circle on the table. and then tells the
n,avers that when be says My
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

with .s6S The management Of the
Giants made no mistake when it add
ed this valuable player to its roster.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

only the dots in the angles and on
the sides. and the problem was to add
Eve dots and seven lines in such a
way as to leave just four dots, neither
more nor less, on each Of the ten lines.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

The Dot and Line Puzzle.
Here IS the solution Of last weeks
puzzle The triangle was given with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-04
FOURTEENTH
AMENDMENT
Judge Alton B. Parker Ad-
dresses Georgia Lawyers.
.
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
This Was Theme Of the Great New
York Jurist Who Concluded Ad-
dress With Tribute to United
States Supreme Court.

(By Associated Press.)

(by Associated lTess'l
TALLULAII FALLS, GA, July 3.-Tle
members Of the Georgia State Bar Assoc
citation to-day listened to an address on
due Process Of Law" by Chief Justice
Alton B. Parker, Of the New York State
Court of Appeals. In conclusion no re-
fcrred to the Fourteenth Amendment as
follows:
More and more every year is due pro-
cess Of law invoked by reason Of Its
place in the Fourteenth Amendment to
challenge the action of State govern
pents, and the time cannot be predicted
when such efforts will cease.
1T may be safely asserted that tho re-
straining power Of the Fourteenth Amends
ment against the States will be exercised
far more conservatively by that court Of
which every citizen IS justly proud than
It would DO were the exercise of 1t con-
fined to the other departments OF the ma
tlonal government
IT feel warranted in saying that, val
uable beyond compare as has been the
service of the Supreme Court OF the
United States to the people 1t has never
been charged with a greater RESPONSE
b!lty than that placed upon 1t by the
adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment
responsibility to the meeting of which
Its individual members have practically
devoted their supreme energies. great
abilities and broad scholarship, Keeping
ever in mind, as appears from the many
opinions written. the danger expressed
by Mr.. Justice Miller of so far extending
the Fourteenth Amendment as to fetter
and degrade the State governments.