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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

had grown up thickly in the dip. Dur
ing the overflow a vast army OF fish
had hoated into the place. evidently
to feed One night a short distances
below this place there was break in
the embankment. which threw the full
force OF the river back into a deer
basin a half mile away. The fall would
not have been more rapid il the bot
tom had dropped out OF the river
Really at nrst / thought there had
been a sinking Of the land when |
ventured out the next morning. Across
the river from where ] lived I beheid
d remarkable sigh The dip had been
emptied BY the sudden break below.
Hundreds Of fish had been caught nap
ping. as it we're. Catfish. measuring
ali the way from few inches 70
foot and a half, could be seen iounc-
ing and wrlggiing in the bushy tops
and forks Of the clumps Of trees which
had grown up IN the dip. It was the
most remarkable sight had ever seen
and I would not have believed it my
self If had not beheld it with my own
eyes"
q didn't see it-what do you expect
me TO do?" asked the skeptie. who had
ordered a highball. but the man from
Arkansas never answered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

really dangerous things that a reyolu
ti0nlst can spend time thinking Of
revolutions against that Diaz gentle
man are the most dangerous,
l. is an unhealthful occupation. The
list OF IFS dead is long. and profession
al revolutionists do not speak Of Mex
leo any more.
sandoval is one Of the few who ever
got away alive He Is fleet Of foot
There is now a standing reward Of.
fered in Mexico Of $4,000 for his head
His sword and his military genius
have since been at the service Of any
government or revolution that felt it
needed them. His business in New
York G the smelling out Of war and
rumors Of war and Offering his ser
vices.
Sometimes they are accepted. The
Colombian reyolutionists hired him a
year or two ago. after the Colombian
government had most disdainfully
scorned his proher Of assistance to the
general OF the Colombian army.
Everybody who knows anything
about South American affairs knows
that there are two great commercial
houses in New York that make bust
ness of backing revolutions and gov
ernments in South America. Their
city Offices are not a stones throw
apart, and the heads Of them meet
frequently in society and business
upon the frieudliest terms.
But in South America their armies
and navies are drilling and their pol
iticians are voting and maneuyerine
and almost any day may see an open
outbreak Of hostilities involving real
bioodshed and real campaigns, as they
have in the past But these are not
fects the sentiment and they fall u
love with other gentlemen's ladies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

More elements OF uncertainty than
yfual enter into the baseball dope
this year. There is the open question
Of w.lere some Of the disgruntled
players like George Davis. Deiehanty'
kid" Gleason and others viii finally
condescend 10 play. OF these men
Davis in particular can make a big
difference. because the teams which
claim him have practically no one 70
MI his shoes. Then there is the ques-
tion Of how many OF the old timers
who held the pace successfully last
year can keep up with the procession
for another circle of the track ana
what teams will be lucky enough to
develop the best one or two young
sters. Getting closer 70 the ground
there is the problem whether the
Cleveland club is TO be allowed to play
It's full strength in Philadelphia this
year on account Of the injunction still
standing against Lajoies Flick and
Bernhardt.
In the American league the Cleve-
land team is locked upon with great
est favor by the "dopists" in general
on account of its splendid showing
against long odds last year after Il
was strengthened up The blues Will
have practically the same team as
last season, and at the rate they were
travelling at one time they ought TO
win the 1908 flag but it is not a
team which inspire confidence in It's
steadiness. II is a fine batting aggre-
CATION, has a strong pitching stan, and
some fine individual players, second
to none in fielding. but Manager Ar
mour and Capt. LaIoie did not de-
veiop. to all appearances. any team
or real Inside" work last year, and,
In the long. close race, those are i'm
portant essentials to success. lajoie
may not be up 10 his old time form
after his illness. and the team may be
weakened by the inability OF Lajoie
Flick and Bernhard to play in Penn
sylyania.
It has been announced that under
the peace treaty and because Of the
retirement OF John l. Rogers there
would be no further trouble in Phila
delphla. That matter is out Of the
hands OF the masnates. however and
il is for the courts Of Pennsylvania e
say what penalty. if any, the players
shall pay for their contempt Of the
courts decree. With all interests II
working harmony it is more than
likely nothing will come out Of the
cases, except a fine for the players
in which case they viii be free 10 plas
4 anywhere again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20


Il Is the tendency Of the day for
woman to be known by her husbands
first name. no initials being used. Fol-
instance, Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry
Belmont has new cards reading Mrs
Oliver Belmont" A few years ago the
proper caper" was Mrs. o. II. P Bel
mont. There was a time when tn,
three given names we're the height o.
fashion. After the women Of the inner
circle had resurrected the forgotten
intermediate names OF their husbands
lesser lights invented aristocratie
family names and went about With
cards bearing names to which they
had no right But this is the era Of
condensation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20
why Nerve Troubles Are Common,
Common Failing Of Americans TO Misuse Their Bodies
Effective Lesson That May Be Learned by
Simple Study ofNstUres Methcds

child. who allows the bed to take the
responsibility OF holding her up. In
stead she holds on to the bed, she griDa
the pillow. draws up her knee. tightly
clenckes her teeth In her busy braiH
she goes over and over again the III
tie round Of her day. or she tastes in
anticipation the troubles OF tomorrow
Even after she drops OF TO sleep she
continues rigid and contracted. foi
long years Of habit are too much foi
old A0shaf Nature What is the 70
suit OF this hurry and waste that ar
rive AZ nothing but wrinkles. weart
ness and loss OF all fexibilityf
We have only to look at Nature 70
see how perfectly she rests. VITA
her when night comes IL is night Tho
grass sleeps until it is its time t.
awaken. The buds roll themselves M
to come out in beauty when the righi
season calls In Natures works We
do not see great effort, but great
power.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

asked If these able-bodied men ever
come back he replied:
Few" said the pacifico, smiling.
Few"
what becomes Of them2"
yellow fever is bad for the unac-
climated." said the pacifico. Struggling
his shoulders. There are other dis
eases too. Sometimes the climate af
Moreover. it would be dificult for a
more energetic man than Senor Muro
to keep track Of some Of his visitors.
To-day they are the loyalists and in
power. Tomorrow they may be insur-
gents, with a price-in South Ameri-
can promissory notes-set upon heads.
So Jiminez and his eonfdants and
colleagues gather in the big, comfort
able chairs in one corner Of the lobby
and whisper destruction to the Vas
quez administration, and the opposi-
ton whispers Of bloody execution, con
fiscation and life imprisonment in
Shiny dungeons in the other corner.
The Hobbies Of the two hotels. the
Muro and the America, are fun Of rev
olutionists and professional heroes.
But Gen. Francisco Lui Sandoval is
the king Of them all. If they could
take their places on the stage as the
supers Of a comic opera. there Is no
question that Sandoyal would be the
star.
Sandoval was born in Mexico. He
began his career py planning . revo'
luton against Porfrio Diaz. OF all
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

In a letter Darwin wrote: AT a
house where we have been staying
there were Sir A. and Lady Hobhouse,
not long ago returned from India, and
she and he kept a young monkey and
told me some curious particulars. One
was that her monkey was very fond OF
looking through her eyeglasses at OBJ
jects and moved the glass nearer and
farther so as to vary the focus. This
struck me. as Franks son. nearly 2
years old-and we think much Of his
intellect--is very fond Of looking
through my pocket lens and have
quite in vain endeayored to teach him
not to put the glass down on the OBJ
iect, but he always viii do so. There
fore I conclude that a child under
years is inferior in intellect to a mon
key"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

Dan Brothers. famous in his day as
one Of the greatest batsmen the game
ever produced, once said that his long
est drives we're made off swift pitch
ing. and he said that such also was the
case with other hard and long hitters.
Infielders dislike to have batsmen get
the hang Of swift pitching, as 1t means
trouble for them If the ball is hit on
their ground. The sphere comes with
great force and. as it travels with the
speed Ct a comet, 1t is hard to handle.
This. they say. is not so Of slow-pitched
balls, which. while they may be hit
just as hard, do not come at them
with as much force.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

BY whistling you can punish re
fractory cat. Try it and see. OF all
things on earth Master Cat despises
whistling. It hurts him and he'll do
anything in his power to make you
stop. Piano music he loves. but just
commence to whistle and see your pet
make a wild dash for another room.
II he cannot get away from you he will
roll over and over in a frantic manner
trying as hard as ever cat tried to
close his ears with his paws in vain
endeavor to shut out the hateful
sound
Don't" he walls in cat language;
don't do it. III be a good cat Truly
/ will"
1t is as if you were doing the back
fence solo and he was looking for the
bookjack.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

Professional ball players are the
sast to take up a new idea in base
ball The mask, chest protector
glove. init and other Improvements
now used by the star players were all
inventions Of amateurs and used long
time by the college players before the
professionals would take them up. It
was long after the college men worked
with the catchers mask before the
league catchers would use the new de-
vice, as the crowd ridiculed the idea
Of a player going "muzzled."
I find a genuine regret all over the
territory that I have covered OF late
in regard TO the foul strike rule. The
college boys are practically unit
against handicapping the batsman with
this rule and doubt very much is
many Of the colleges work under the
now accepted rule. AS Charley Co
miskey well says. the idea Of handi-
capping a hatsman is a new one in
baseball. but the foul strike rule viii
accomplish this with a vengeance.
csn wen understand how the batsman
would object to the rule. but was not
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

Remarkable Sight Seen BY Nan from Arkansas After .
Break IN River Enbankment- Tinee Of Skep> -->-
Gcism Displayed by Listener

did you ever see FISH hanging from
the limbs Of trees2" asked a man from
the ST. Francis Basin. well. | have,
and they didn't have wings. either
They we're just simply plain old ST.
Francis river catfish. and had never
learned how to do anything but swim
and blubber But l found a bunch OF
them up in a tree one morning just
the same, and II was curious sight
or course It Is common enough to find
iish IN hollow 6gs. hollow trees and
stumps after a food. but these mem
bers we're up in the branches. out in
che open in plain view where they
could be seen. Il was during a heavy
rise In the river back In the early
sos. ! was living At the time some
eighty miles up the river from the
mouth on what is known as Cow
Bayou island. IN that section Of AT
kansas. 50 named because OF a fearful
rattle calamity shortly after the war.
when the bayou which surrounds the
island was literally choked N1tn the
bodies Of cattle. Opposite where ]
lived was a sharp curve IN the river.
and a considerable lip with a rather
marked decline toward the rivers
edge The high water had filled this
dip Trees Of a small. bushy variety
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20
GEN. SANDO VAL.
PROFE S6IONAL.
RENCrUTIOkI5T.

negotiations are said to be going on
in other countries for the purchase OF
a navy. Also it is gravely stated that
"the government is mobilizing troops"
That is the tropic side Of the pie
ture, set in a -udy frame OF melo-
dramatic phrase The other side Is a.
most invariably in New York city.
The real home Of the South Ameri-
can and West Indian revolution is not
In the tropics or the southern seas.
It is in a zone OF Manhattan island
bounded on the north by Fifteenth
street and on the south by Thirteenth
street. Every well authenticated rev
olution in the uneasy republics to the
south Of us bears the stamp Made In
New York"
II Is only a few weeks since a New
York newspaper printed in one Of its
columns an announcement that able
bodied men were needed at once for
service in South America. Applicants
we're told to call upon y. |. JimInez,"
at the Hotel Muro, in West Fourteenth
street.
Reporters called upon the apparent
signer Of the advertisement. He greet
ed them with innocent bewilderment,
with surprise, with whole-souled In
dignation. Was he capable of con-
spring against a peaceful land and at
the same time violating the neutrality
laws OF the United States? Nevairel
It was some arch enemy. some jealous
rival OF the past who had done this
thing.
But the Senior F. Leonte vasquez,
minister Of Santo Domingo TO the
United States, had ways Of getting at
the facts underlying that little adyer-
tisement.
1t is well. first. to know who Gen.
Juan Isidro Jiminez is. You may see
him any day in the lobby Of the little
Hotel Muro, in West Fourteenth
street
senor Muro is an impartial man. II
you ask him whether his hotel is the
resort Of revolutionists he will smile
and say that he knows not. AS a mat
ter Of fact, he keeps free from entang-
ling alliances. He cares not whether
his dodgers are for or against the gov
ernment OF the country from which
they come, If only they pay their
board And as the pocketbooks Of
agents OF the revolution and Of agents
of the government are equally well
filled his trade is profitable.
to be confused with the revolution
factories OF Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, where business IS not, o, no
and valor and patriotism are ready &C
fill the air.
It must be admitted, however. thai
the unpolitical guests Of the two no
tells, and there are many, do not take
the revolutions seriously. They beal
with meekness the designation
dumb pacifcos" hurled at them b.
the warlike. When one Of them wal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20
ABOUT THE RED-HEADEO GIRL
She Possesses Qualities Of Which He
Darker Slater Cannot Boast.

She Possesses Qualities Of Which Hei
Darker Sister Cannot Boast
A champion Of the red-headed cir
has come to the front Not that the
girl in question Is greatly In need o.
a champion. In nine cases out Of ten
she Is abundantly able to care fol
herself without assistance from any
source. But this advice OF the giri
with the auburn hair" denes the world
to dispute the truth OF these hve prop
ositions.
The red-headed girl can
]. Detect the odor OF q previous
high balf further. quicker and with
more unerring instinct than any other
being on earth.
2. Nail q lie and bore deeper holes
with her penetrating eye In 80 doina
than any other thing that has eyes.
5. Make any he ass OF liar looA
like thirty cents quicker and with
less effort than any other living thing
4. Break a mans morning nap and
hustle him 10 build the IRE in tht
range quicker. surer and with lesi
back talk than any other style Of
womankind.
5. She is the only known species
who can throw a missile with aceu
rate aim and who does not endangel
the lives OF innocent bystanders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

Dear Pierrepont-Yours Of the
fourth has the right ring. and it says
more 10 the number or words used
than any letter that ] have ever re
ceiyed from you. ! remember reading
once that some fellows use language
10 conceal thought. but It's been my
experience that a good many more
use II instead Of thought
A business mans conversation
should be regulated BY fewer and
simpler rules than any other function
Of the human animal They are.
Have something 10 say
Say Il.
Stop talking
Beginning before you know what
YOU want 70 say and keeping on after
YOU have said Il lands a merchant in
a lawsuit or the poorhouse. and the
hrst IL a short cut 20 the second.
maintain legal department here. and
Il costs a lot Of money. but it'E to
keep me from going TO law.
It's all right when you are calling
on a girl or talking with friends
after dinner to run a conversation
like a Sunday school excursion. with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

President Thomas Hickey has re-
leased the averages of the American
Association, and the list brings out
many facts Of interest regarding the
minor leaguers who have been re-
cruited for the big leagues this sea
son.
Big John Camel. the first baseman,
who has played formerly with both
Chicago and New York National
League clubs, and this year is with
Grimth's Greater New York team.
heads the batters, with a percentage
of s67. Shannon Of the St. Paul club
is second, with S44, while Billy Hall
man. who is with Comiskey in the
South. is third, with an average Of
1874.
Dunkle. who is with the White Sox
this year, headed the pitchers, finished
the season with batting aysrage OF
BOG and won thirty games out Of
forty Flaherty, another White Sox
twlrIer. who was with Louisville last
year. won twenty-six games and lost
sixteen. Jack Katoll. who finished
the season with st. Paul left record
OF nine games won and four lost
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

A German physician who once came
70 this country to practice was soon so
bewildered by the various nervous all
ments he came IN contact with that he
punched them an together and called
them ~Amcricanits-
Il Is commonly said that Americans
overwork their brains and bodies, but
Il would be truer 70 say they misuse
their bodies. II they run 10 catch a
train. II they start out for healthfui
exercise. even II they lie down to
sleep. they throw 80 much wasteful
energy into these acts that they actu-
ally Impede the muscles. This Is pre-
emlnently true of American women,
and OF American women Of leisure. at
that. Generally a working woman
learns some economy OF energy be-
cause she realizes that she cannot 90
on by waste. In the matter OF lying
down to rest. how rarely you see
woman who lies supine Ike a little
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

can be termed literally the original
Pullman coach" though decidedly
void OF the speed and luxury of it's
present-day namesake. The Roman
chariot-like cart is composed entirely
Of wood. the two wheels being sawed
ends Of the Brazil-wood tree. The car
is used by a judge living in one Of the
mountain districts Of Northwest Mex
leo, who prefers for his motive power
two strong poems. The country is billy
and difficult to drive over. Mules and
donkeys have been found baIky and
unsatisfactory to manage. Finally
man power was adopted by the judge,
whereby he is certain to get TO his dis
trict court slowly but surely. time evil
dently being no object to the Mexican
country judge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

Every few months the cable an
nounces that the patriots and lovers
Of freedom in some South American
republic have risen in their might and
declared their independence OF the ~
rant who is at the moment their pres
ident The dispatches furnish the
name Of the man who is to be made
the tyrants successor by the bravery
and devotion OF the aforesaid patriots
1t Is nearly always stated that the
insurgent army is well armed and that
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

sible Is described in a recent book on
French pronunciation. written jointly
by Liable Rousselot, director OF the
laboratory OF experimental phonetica
In the College de France. and by his
colleague, NJ. Fauste Laclotte The
instrument. which is intended for sci
entihc classification Of a spoken word
Is simple Three sound transmitters.
q mouthpiece. a small olive shaped
bulb to fit in the nostril and pad to
be fastened upon the thyroid cartilege
BY a rubber band. are connected by
tubes with rubber covered disks, In
whose centers styles are fastened.
These styles register the vibratory
movements of the voice as they are
transmitted to them upon a revolving,
blackened cylinder, in white lines,
which can be photographed and print
ed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20
ear Johnson and the Umpires.


Ban johnson mas been a signal sue
cess as a handler OF the umpire prob
lem. writes Tim Murnane. He sell
dom during a season changes a man
once appointed unless for good rea-
sons. Knowing that his position IS
secure If he pleases johnson, the UNI
pire works hard 10 improve his worth
and is never intimidated By any mag
nate. The umpire, Ike the ball play
er. viii improve II given the time and
announcement, and It rests as much
with the president as with the field Of
fetal
Ny experience with men looking for
umpire berths has been that they do
not know the rules TO start with.
This is especially so il the applicant
is an old ball player. Players scarce
ly ever read the rules which they are
supposed to know to the letter. All
is left TO the manager or captain, as
less than 20 per cent Of the players
ever purchase l0-cent baseball
guide containing the rules.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20
A paei6e ocean wonder.

It is stated as a fact by reputable
travellers that there is a certain island
In the Pacific. the natives Of which are
still in the habit Of combining their
female children in cages until they
are Of an age to marry. These cages
are constructed OF palm branches. and
the girls are imprisoned in them at
the age OF , or 3 years. They are
never allowed to leave their cages un-
der any pretext whatever except to
be taken out once a day to be washed.
The children are said to grow up
strong and healthy in spite Of their
incarceration.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-20

A curious sight may be seen ae
Brookland. Kent. England, where in a
corner Of the ehurcsyard. apart from
the old parish church Of st. Angus
tine, stands the church steeple. It il
constructed OF timber, is octagonal In
form and contains five bells. The rea-
son for its position is said to have
been the inability Of the church. which
was erected on marsh land, TO support
the weight Of a steeple. In the church
Is an ancient cylindrical lead font,
with the signs CT the zodiac and the
aames OF the months inscribed on Il