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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28
Renefit for Mocormlck.

Macon" McCormick's benefit which
was held in Industrial hall, Philadel-
phia, on the night Of March 4, was a
tremendous success.
James ]. Corbett started the sub
scription with a contribution Of 500.
Tom sharkey, Jack Mccormick. Geo.
Tracey. the pedestrian; Corse Pay
ton, the theatrical manager: Edgar
Murphy, Harry NJ. StevenH, George
Kessler, Charles Duges, Patrick T.
Powers, Sam Harris and John Ryan
Of Brooklyn all sent contributions Of
from s5 to $50 swelling the fund to
5000 Ben Benton, the Boston news
paper correspondent, had contribu-
tions from Boston sports amounting
to over $3.50
The committees in Chicago, Pitts
burg, st. Louis, Cincinnati. New Or
leans, Baltimore and San Francisco
also secured substantial sums
The committee arranged a splendid
boxing program for the benefit Old
timers such as Billy Edwards, Arthur
Chambers, Professor Billy Mclean,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

Former Champion Bob Fitzsimmons
IS looking for a fight Fitz. who is
in New York, says that he believes
that he Is just as strong as he was
when he was one and twenty, and
equally as clever. Bob also declared
that all of the so-called middle-weight
champions do not mean business, and
was also positive that Tommy Ryan.
Jack O'Brien, Marvin Hart and others
were not as anxious to fight him as
they would have 1t appear.
Some folks think" said Bob. that
cannot get down to 158 pounds again.
and be strong. Maybe Ryan is also OF
the opinion Well. I'll fool him as I
have many others. I am no bigger
today than when met Jim Corbett at
Carson City in 1897 | weighed $50
pounds to his 1873 in that match. IN
derstand that the international A. G..
of Fort Erie is ready to give us a
prize of SIS 900 for fight; well, If
this is a fact, have never heard Of
It except what l read through the
papers."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28
The Making of a Man.

A few afternoons ago a tall sinewy,
fine looking man Of 35 or so stepped
with hts wife. a singularly handsome
woman. into a blue and red automo-
bile In front OF a great city hotel The
man had an air Of distinction. A
wealthy Michigan lumberman. buried
deep In a leather chair al one OF the
hotel windows, nodded smilingly in the
direction Of the fine looking man. who
had just stepped into the auto along
side his lovely wife.
Nifty looking boy to'ye been a cook
i1 lumber camp, eh7" said the lum.
herman.
Which, Of course. he never was"
said the Michigander's companion.
Don't you believe that he wasn't"
said the lumberman. Il come pretty
near knowing, for l was the foreman
OF his outfit. and we had a great talk
and laugh over the whole business al
dinner in this hotel yesterday. I'm
rather proud OF the boy. and I feel
a sort OF proprietary interest 10 him
yet.
But didn't KNOW anything about
him, much less who he was, when he
braced me for a cooks job in Aipena.
Mich. twelve years ago last fall.
was a foreman then. and engaged IN
hiring a gang TO take into the Michi-
gan woods for the winters work "a
pretty well hlled the crew up, but was
sull shy cook for the outft-lumber
camp cooks are hard to get It was
pretty near time to take the gang
into the camp. and was becoming
worried about my inability 70 snag a
cook. when one day young fellow
with a dissipated look about him
steered IN my direction and tackled
me for the cooks billet He was
somewhat roughly dressed. but for all
that he didn't strike me as being any
thing like a lumber camp cook. He
had a pretty good edge on when he
applied for the JOB. but that didn't
bother me any-lumbermen generally
keep their jags a-going pretty comfort.
ably until they make camp for the sea
sons work. and once In camp there Is,
of course. no liquor for any OF them
J asked this young fellow II he had
ever cooked In a lumber camp before.
and he said no. Then inquired what
made him think be could dish up the
grub for a wood gathering outfit. and
he told me that he had picked up the
knack OF cooking IN the course Of a
number Of big game hunting trips In
the Far West. ] wasn't, however. tax
ing his plain word for Il that he'd suit
az = cook. and so ] led him TO the
boarding house where | had my gang
sheltered and put him In the kitchen
10 try him out Despite the palpable
bun that he had on-which be kept
polished up BY means Of frequent
draughts from big flask that be had
along with him-he made good.
could see at once from the way he
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

bering up end Of It. The ecamp was
just the thing he needed to thoroughly
work the liquor out Of his system and
build him up and he has never taken
a drink from the time / saw him &C
through his fight with that after feel
ing on our way to the camp His dad
was so grateful for what he foolishly
imagined ! had done for the boy that
he made me central superintendent OF
all his lumber interests. The young
man you saw entering the automobile
a few moments ago with as pretty a
wife as Michigan has produced took
charge Of the great business when his
father died a few years ago. All OF
which is why I am Of the opinion that
six months in a northern lumber camp
is better for inebriates than all OF the
jag cures that we're ever invented -
Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

Certain substances which are dead
" in their effects upon men can be
taken by the brute creation with i'm.
punitv. Horses can take large doses
Of anumony, dogs Of mercury, goats
OF tobacco. mice Of hemlock and rab.
bits Of belladonna. without injury. On
the other hand, dogs and cats are
much more susceptible to the influ.
ence OF chloroform than man. and are
much sooner killed by it. II this in
valuable anaesthetic had been first
tried upon animals we should prob
ably have never enjoyed its blessings.
as it would have been found 70 be so
fatal that its discoYerers would have
been afraid to test its effects upon
human beings. Il Is evident. then.
that an experiment upon an animal
can never be the means Of any GER
tam deductions So iar as man is CON
rerrea.- -Famiiy Nectar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

ed walks. centered in a tiny lake
with a little temple on its edge, and
swans and white ducks cleaning in
the sunshine on its mirror-like sur
face.
The palace is now an art museum
and contains some OF Romes chief
art treasures. The old terrace wall
in front of it was removed few
years since to Mr.. Astor's villa at
Cliveden, England. and is now pre-
served only in replica.
THIS was not the first time thai
the villa had suffered from a foreign
invasion In 1909. during the French
occupation, France insisted upon pur.
chasing an important collection OF
antique statues. These are now in
the Louvre, the efforts Of the Borg
hese family to secure their restoTa
tion having been vain.
The wish Of the cardinal to make
his villa a breathing place for the
people has always been respected.
It is open free two days in the week.
and with a fee Of five cents on other
days. For several years a dairy has
been conducted in one part Of the
estate, a company holding the con
cession from the Prince Borghese.
Here on summer mornings little tanf
lily parties may be seen making simple
breakfasts on milk and rolls at the
tables in front Of the diary.
The estate is a favorite resort OF
children. There are no signs forbid
ding the babies to roll upon the
grass. excepting in the hay fields
Boys may play ball and leapfrog tc
their hearts content; they are only
warned against putting their dogs in
the basins Of the fountainsl And
what a field for the artist! Indeed
for some years, several have lived
within the limits Of the estate, enjoy.
ing the romantic scenery and the
proximity to the city.
Now the value of the estate to the
public is greatly increased. 1t will
serve as an ideal spot for the outdoor
festivities which form such an i'm.
portant part Of Roman life. In fact
charity entertainments, conducted by
noble Roman ladies' have frequently
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

Terry McGovern has apparently lost
none of his raptd-hre force. IN his
bout with Billy Maynard at Phnadel-
phia the little terror bore in on his
man. and, bullying him into close
quarters. pounded away at his body
in such a terrific fashion that he put
him away in comparatively easy faSn-
ion, This showing against Maynard,
after the latter's fight with Young"
Corbett. a fight in which Maynard I'M
mistakably held his own. contributes
its mite 10 the general confounding
Of affairs in the feather-weight class.
Had q decision been rendered after
his six rounds Of milling with the
champion. those at the ringside claim
that a draw would have been the best
Corbett could have gotten. and then
there are those who hold that the
decision. had one been rendered. must
have gone to Maynard Then, on the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

This charming estate was laid out
In 1910 by Cardinal Scipione Bor-
ghese. nephew Of Pope Paul Y. 1t
was his intention to make it pleas
ure ground for the public as well as
himself. nnd he caused a Latin in
scription to be placed above the gate
way. OF which the following is a trans
lation:
Il, the custodian OF the Pinclan
Borghese villa. inform all as follows
Whoever thou art. IL free citizen, fear
rot the restrictions imposed by rules
and regulations. Go wherever it may
please thee. take whatever pleasoth
thee. All these grounds are laid out
more for outsiders thaa for the mas
ter. In a golden age. when the secur-
ity Of the times spreads tranquility
an around. the master forbids rules
and regulations to be forced upon the
courteous guest: let honest inten-
tions take here the place Of them
for our friends. However. il any per
son fraudulenty and deliberately
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

Daniel A. Jones Of Milwaukee Won
the individual bowling championship
Of the United States in the tourna-
ment at Indianapolis. with total OF
6Ss pins. j. Y Chalmers Of Chicago
finished second, twenty-five pins be
hind.
1t was not until the last series was
rolled that Jones had his title secure,
as Hank Rogman from Lake View
started with a score OF PAS and had
chance to win. Several splits put
him out Of the running.
Chicago and Columbus carried or
the lions share Of the money. Mem.
bers Of the Wrigley and Columbus
teams won S1.037.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28


cook nursed the victims Of the inevi-
table accidents OF lumber camps, and
he showed a surprising amount OF sur
gioal and medical skill had my eye
on that young fellow. and | didn't
want him 70 get away from me. So.
when April came around and the drive
was over, and we broke camp, herd
ed him up In a corner all by himself
and says / to him;
Jack. you're In too fine trim right
now after the long let-up from the
red eye. 70 take and stuff your hide
with it again. now that you're loose
All OF the boysll get billing. OF course,
as soon as We hit the first rum shack,
and I may go up against a few balls
myself, but we're all tough birds. and
we know how to handle It and get
away with IT, You'd better pass It up
yourself OF it'll land you. Take your
dough and go on home 70 your people
and have a decent, civilized visit with
EN-. And / want you to turn up in
Alpena again next fall and III take
you into camp at $40 a month. How
about itT
"The cook smiled and said he'd see
about it. AS the trip 10 the boat that
was to carry us down to Detroit
progressed I was glad to see that my
words OF advice had APPARENTLY stuck
with the cook. He didn't take drink,
although all the rest OF the boys were,
OF course. sniaicated and rioting dur
Ing the whole trip.
4 was puzzled. as the vessel drew
nigh 10 Detroit. to see the captain CT
the boat hand my cook a fne-loolxing
and hulgy grip. But was not asking
any questions. Half an hour after get.
ting the grip the cook emerged from
the captains room wearing about as
swagger an outfit OF togs as ever you'll
see of Of a fashion plate. He looked
like the real merchandise. but the
thing was still a-plenty mysterious to
me.
The boat tied up at her pier IN De
troit and then my employer. one Of
the richest lumbermen in Michigan.
rushed up the gangway, and the first
thing I knew he had my cook in his
arms and was patting him on his
shoulders for all he was worth.
by the Lord. son. now you look
like the man you ought to bel! the old
man was saying to my cook. and then
the cat was out Of the bag. Ny cook
was my employers scapegrace son.
OF whom had often heard. The
boy had been In hot water. owing
to his addiction TO the old stun, ever
since his early youth He had been
banished from Heidelberg. where he
was getting his education. for aico-
holic pranks. and upon his return TO
Michigan he had embarked on a series
of colossal toots that had almost
driven his family to distraction. He
had been offered the alternative Of so
ing into the woods for a winter of So
herine IN aud hard work or Of being
cast Of altogether by his dad. and De
lad the good sense Of taking the SO
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

ment as a lumber camp cook. His
skin cleared up, his eye frightened.
and he took on flesh.
"He turned out TO be the best all
around cook that ever saw In a lum-
Der camp. and had been going into
the woods then for a dozen years
After about a month or so he began
to mingle up with the indoor sports
Of the men after supper. and he won
the bunch completely by the fine abil-
ity he displayed as a boxer and
wrestler-and when ! got him he look
ed so run down that | doubted II he
could stand the gan There was a
fiddle in the camp that had been left
there from the previous winter, and
the things that cook could do to the
instrument were sure a heap. The
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

Professor Mike Donayan and Jimmy
Clarke again donned the padded mits
in friendly bouts.
Dominick McCafferty, Jack McAu-
life. Brooklyn Jimmy" Carroll.
Bull" Mccarthy. Horace Leeds. Bill
Gabig. the mysterious one; Jack Fo-
garty. Jimmy Ryan, Jack DAILY and
other retired champions also lent their
aid as did Peter Maher. Jack O'Brien.
Terry and Hughey McGovern. Tom
sharkey. Jack Mccormick. Dave Sui
livan. and Kid Mccoy.
Mr.. Mccormick has had relapse
and his physician has very little hope
Of ever being able to restore him
10 health, as another complication has
set in which has rendered the patient
helpless in the lower limbs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28
"A ROMAN PLAYGROUND
Beautiful Estate Of the Villa Borghese Will Ultimately Become
the Property of the MinicipaIiY-Frst
Laid Out In 1910
Especial correspondenee.l

break the laws Of urbanity, let him
beware that the custodian break not
the badge OF friendship over his
head I"
The old villa must indeed have
been a place Of rare delight. Around
the palace was a beautiful grove, and
there we're deer parks, lakes where
swans drifted in their sleepy pride,
orange groves, fountains and birds
OF rare piumage. And in the midst
OF it all the cardinal and his friends
moved at pleasure, as gorgeous as
the peacocks in the plaisance. and as
proud.
A bit OF that old-time charm is pre-
served for us in the Garden OF the
Lake, an inclosure Of a few acres
which is simply an intensifcation Of
the spirit, which pervades the other
parts Of the estate There are flow
ers, statues, fountains and iyy-borc -.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

President Hart's scheme of having
all leagues open on one set date each
spring is unworthy Of his long expert
ence in the national game. Geograph-
ical considerations would make the
scheme a physical impossibility with
out considering the many other exigea-
cies Of the various leagues. That
there is such a thing as OVERRIDING
originality is attested BY the abolition
Of the earned run and the impoHition
Of the foul-strike rule. both fathered
ba Mr.. Hart
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28


Gable adviees have brought welcome
news this week to American lawn-ten-
mis- players, for definite information
has been received thar another British
challenge for the Davis international
trophy has been issued. It has been
well known among the bestinformed
American players for some time that
the English Lawn Tennis association
would send another team this coming
season, and they now have assurance
that the Doherty brothers viii be on
the visiting team again. There can
be no question Of the acceptance Of
the challenge, for the U. s. N. T. T. A..
officials. as well as the players at
large, are very keen to meet the Brit
ishers again on American courts this
season.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

been held here. and occasional repre-
sentations Of Roman chariot races
have taken place in the Piazza dl
Sienna.
These "festas" have been to a GER
tain degree exclusive. but henceforth
may be enjoyed BY the people. The
initial popular festival took place on
the Sunday following the transfer Of
the property from the Borghese fam
lily to the state. There were drills by
the boys soldier brigades. bicycle
races. and a fine exhibition Of trained
animals The villa was throngsd
and every one vas light-hearted and
happy. The admission fee wes ten
cents and the proceeds were devoted
to the destitute and suffering in Sic
lily.
That Rome has taken her place
among the modern capitals Of the
world is nowhere more plainly shown
than in her Efforts for the Improve
ment and happiness Of her common
people.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

A personal letter from A Ryder
Richardson. honorary secretary Of the
Royal st. Georges Golf club. sand
wich. to Mortimer NJ. Singer og the
Foxhills Golf club. under date Of Feb
6. states that Mansfield Hunter os
the Oxford and Cambridge Golfng Sc
ciety will not be able to come TO this
country this year, and without him
the team win not come The lnforma
tion is unoficial. but it is the first def
mite statement in regard to the trip
being given up made in this country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

Some remarkable figures have just
been given out by the secretary Of the
London hospital to convey an idea OF
the immense work done by that instl-
tuition It Is stated that last year
100000 pills were taken by people
who came to the hospital for treat
ment. and that over three tons of
cough lozenges were used by them. In
dressing injuries. ninety-two miles OF
lint. 476 miles of bandages, six tons
OF cotton wool and nine miles Of plas.
ter were used. Every day half a ton
OF ice and 400 syphons OF soda water
were made way with. The eggs con.
sumed, II placed end to end, would
form a chain six and one-half miles
long. The years milk bin was over
$4,000. and the meat bill over s2s.
600. The hospital goes SO far as to
estimate that If last years patients
could be stood side by side they would
make a line sixty-six and a half miles
long.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

7 LAST the fate Of the
charming and historic
villa Borghese at Rome,
which was in doubt for
some time, has been set
tied. The Borghese fam
lily. once among the
proudest and richest
among the princely Ro-
man families, has be-
come almost swamped
by debts, and the villa
has been offered for
sale. II was threatened
with the same fate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

which overlook the Ludovlsi estate a
Few years ago. when the famous prop
srty passed out Of the hands Of the
tncient family. was cut up into busi-
Tess blocks, and was lost in the pro
saic precincts OF new Rome.
When the villa Borghese was re-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

Frank De Haas Robson, the Ma
uona1 league magnate. has completed
deal with Manager Stallings Of the
Buaalo Eastern league team. whereby
David l.. Brain last years champion
Of the Buffalo team, goes 10 ST Louis
shis season. Fred Hartman Of ST.
Louis win replace Brain at third 90
the Buffalo nine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

rassled the pots and sklllets and
tackled the job OF getting that board
ing house dinner that he was onto the
curves OF the cooks billet. so | took
him on at SIS a month.
Two days later we struck for the
camp, away up near Lake Superior. Il
took MS four days to make the big
bunk house headquarters. and during
that time my cook had pretty tough
fight with the katzeniammer He
looked as II he had been on a long
spree. and as an booze was forbidden
from the beginning Of the run 10 camp,
and his supply had run out. with no
wav Of replenishine It, there was no
other plan for him but 10 sober up.
It vas plain that the job wasn't any
easy one for him. either. but he was
game. not putting up asly groan or
grum5le. but just taking his medicine
lii-o p man. / never saw a man pick
rn SO fast as that young fellow did
duang the nrst month Of bis employ
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

John j. Rowe. the new executive
OF the national bowling organization.
is mayor Of Lakewood, Ohio, a sub
urb Of Cleveland. He is prominently
identified with the game OF ten-pins
as a member Of the Hecla team. In
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-28

heels Of this. along comes the ex-
champion and does in four rounds
what the champion failed to do in six.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-23
ROBSON SAYS HE IS
 HIGHLY PLEASED
Is eRATIFlED AT THE RECEPTION RENDERED HIM ON HIS LEc- TURF TOUR THROUGH THE SIXTH DISTRICT.

Tuscaloosa, September 22-tSpeciai.l- Capt. R. P. Hobson passed through Tus- caloosa yesterday morning on his way to Greensboro, returning from his tour or the counties of the Sixth congressional district He expressed himself as deep ly gratihed by his reception, unpfscedent- ed crowds turning out anywhere, and his sentiments were universally endorsed He made more than twice a5 many speeches as intended, and drove 250 miles in a buggy. getting thoroughly acqudiat- ed with the country. He eXprsssei htnl- self as very much impressed by the fng- goodness of the people of the upper coun- ties.
 When the question of work on the War rior river was brought up, Captain Hob son expressed hims 9lf as fully alive to the importance of the work and express ed surprise that it had nos been under taken years earlier. He exp 'essed sat- isfaction at the kn owledge that the guar antee of funds for She completion IS prac- tieally assured, now. "As to the unusual activity in inspections,' he added, am not surprised. and 1 shall expect to see constant references in the press about all kinds of nspeetion-inspection on D 1t and on horseback, inspections in boats and in buggies, more inspections in the next six months than there have been m all the six years past.