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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Although the anttexpansion senti
ments of samual Bowies. the edito
q the Springfield lMass.l Republican
are generally well known and his pa
per IL called the organ Of the antilm
perlalists. an estimable gentleman who
recently settled IN the city took 20 ht
ne interest IN national affairs thai
he knew nothing Of these things AZ
q meeting Of the citizens of The city
TO determine what should be done tc
celebrate The Fourth OF July. this es
Unable gentleman arose and serious.
ly proposed that one o. our leading
citizens. Samuel Bowles. be asked to
read the Declaration OF Independence
in some public place on that day.
when every man wants to show his
loyalty to this country
Tho many old Springfield residents
pre-ent roared With laughter. and az.
ter the meeting one Of them took the
estimable gentleman 10 one side and
quietly explained to him The awful
break thar had caused the hilarity.-
New York Times
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01
THE AUTO" DEMON.
.ondon Newspaper Suggests Some Methods by Which
Pedestrians May Escape the Onslaught Of This
Terror Of the Peaceful Street

tached 10 the rear Of the car All
impedimenta are safely landed in the
apartment made to receive them The
cow-catcher has many advantages.
One Of the most obvious is that the
poor. rundown. and knocked-up PEI
destrian has his injured feelings sooth-
ec and solaced by an exhilarating ride
This win amply compensate him for
all the excitement and turmoil Of be-
ing 50 unneremoniousiy taken aboard.
If he should be at all bruised a free
and swift ride to the nearest hospital
IS Immediately at his service. II is
IDEAL
There are many points In favor Of
this roller cow-catcher The picture
shows how it works.
There is another system which
might be successfully adopted The
stilt method offers some peculiarly use
full features a little practice will
bring with it considerable skin in this
means OF locomotion. and also in
maneuyering the stills in order to
avoid the cars. These stilts OFFER a
very slender target Tor the scorcher
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

The lodging Of speedy motor cars
rapidly becoming one Of the incl
ents. or, rather, habits, Of our overy-
lay existence, says the London Daily
express.
TO lively and acrobatic persons, it
nay perhaps be very exhiiarating
orm OF exercise; but 10 the stiff
ointed man whose body is very SEN
iitiFe to sudden and unexpected
pumps. # is an intolerable and aggra-
'atng nuisance. And 1t is a nuisance
hat Is growing from day % day 70
most alarming proportions, and calls
or drastic measures to stop IT,
Tlsere are very few persons who can
thoroughly enjoy being run over sey-
RAJ times in tie course of a week. or
AN relish the excitement Incidental 10
leing hurled into the next county
very time they attempt to cross the
highway
There Is not 50 much complaint
igainst the ordinary motorist who SEN
hbly keeps within the laws limit Of
speed He is not such a fearful mem
ice rs the +demonin-thecar' who goes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Theso are fully 100000 locomotives
in this country The Pennsylvania
road builds 100 locomotives a yoar.
Thero are probably 100000 passenger
bagsagel express. parior sleepers and
mail cars. The cost OF a standard
freight car is $3.50 with wooden under.
work. and $1,000 for steel underirame
The standard car Is thirty-six feet
long. eight by eight and a half inside
measure. The capacity Is from so 00l
20 ioe.0oo pounds The NE Is from
ten 70 twelve years The cost of
standard locomotive is $4,000 to sig
600. weight on wheels 10000 pounds
tank capacity 5000 gallons aud coal
bin ten % twenty tons capacity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Suits instituted BY women are fast
melting down the immense estate left
by Charles Broadway Rouss. the pic.
turesque Marylander who died in New
York Within a month after his dem.
ise three such suits were Instituted
TWO OF them being successful One
woman sued on behalf OF a minor boy.
who she claimed was the son Of the
millionaire cIothie-. She secured a
verdict Of $4,000 Now another suit
has been begun. this time By the
widow Of Charles II. B. Rouss. a son oi
the millionaire. The estate is now il
such an involved condition that It is
doubtful if one-fourth Of It remains I'd
the original legatees when an the
suits are settled
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

There are more than 30 900 Italian.
IN Philadelphia. which is considerably
more than the average good guessei
would put Il at and the quarter
as some persons ike to call It. ey
tends north TO Bainbridge street from
about Washington avenue. and west
10 Eleventh street from Sixth oi
Seventh. On TIE northern boundary
The line is sharp and well defined be-
cause Immediately beyond H. and close
enough to touch il, IS another thiclly
peopled colony Of another race.
Yet except for It's growth. the ltal-
ian colony seems the same place. the
same transportation OF a Bit OF Italy
that it always has been One cannot
ten in cursory glance whether these
are the same people or new adyentur-
ers into the golden West but the as
pect gives the idea that a. a race
they are more clanniah than many oth-
ers thar come to our shores; the cos
tunes of the fatherland are more
tenaciously chung to, the street habits
are more nearly the same and despite
the practical and proaaic surroundings
Of a busting nation. the background
Is nearly as picturesque as in their
native land The same heavily beard
ed and fierce looking men may be
seen, The same sun,kiased daughters
of the mountains and plains Of Italy
with their rapidly fading tropical
beauty. and with ti.a same love Of
color generally any color so its
red" or green or yellow The men
may have lost some of their pic
turesqueness 81 their native dress Id
d concession 20 the demands of their
employment. BUT me women are gen.
orally in their native adornment, with
the inevitable short shoulder shawl
and the bare head ard some OF the
hends arc blonde. from ramhardy
One ssgn learns 10 Little Italy that
the occupations of les iHhabi,ants are
OF every conceivable kind. and il there
is a preponderance Of any particular
business it is, Queerly enough. that Of
banking The prevalent notion that
most Italians are either organ grind
cm OF fruit peddlers or bootblacks
with a fair snrnkling Of restaurant
walters. Is due to the fact that these
occupations are such az take their
followers away from The colony and
out into other parts OF the city. But in
the colony their calllngs are as various
rs the needs Of the city itself. and AT
though an those who follow trades
learned them IN I,aiy yet every trade
is represented.
Little Italy has six or seven news
papers three churches. innumerable
news stands which are also book
stores and sometimes libraries two
theaters banks without number and
the usual proportion Of shops OF all
kinds, Perhaps the vegetable stores
are rather numerous but 20 make up
FOR e the meat shops are rather few.
Everywhere the names are Italian. and
gereraliy the setting forth Of TIE besl.
ness IS ID the same language. Once
IN a great while you are brought back
20 a realization of the American city
by coming suddenly upon bakery
shop which bears some such sign as
Rudolph Bumperniekel." or upon an
other which reads Dennis O'Flanna.
gan Fine Old Whiskles7 But there !
are many Italian bakeries. too. ia
which you see the black bread OF I
Itals. and some Italian saloons. where /
'ou can buy tie real Italian wines. /
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

% aim a. which argues a proportion
ate degre Of safety
The picture shows how the stills are
90 be used.
Some people might prefer the armur-
ed suit as aifording a scope for org
inality IN the design Of the costume,
Safety is practically secured to the pc
destrian if the material is Of sum-
cient thickness Krupp furnishes a
very superior article and it may be
nightly recommended. They use ( at
arsenals for testing the penetrating
power y big guns Clad IA this hardy
uniform the pedestrian IS III an en-
yiable position indeed lie may con
temptuossly mock at the scorchers,
and boldly put himself IN their way
Whenever he chooses. much to their
annoyance and chagrin. IT is paving
the scgrcher back IN his own coin. and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

out sometimes, subject 10 eheck III
addition. they DO a large business IN
exchange and general money broker
age They act as general agents in
attending TO an the business OF the
newcomer, who would. indeed. be al a
great loss without them Not infre
quently the emigratng Italian picks
out one American city ebove another.
because he knows there some fellow
countryman who Is D banker, and in
whose probiy he has faith. The pa
tron OF such a bank Is compelled To
trust it more completely than in the
usual case where LEGAL safeguards arc
more numerous, and where he Is ia
millar with the country and its Ian
guaget and 50 he chooses il with more
care and. wherever possible With
some personal knowledge Of ihe mar
behind &C. Another function 81 these
banks, or most Of them is that Of tie
employment agency II would take
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

about seeking a target for bis swift
noviEg proiectile
/ The milder form OF demon always
gives you a chance for your life. and
warns You Of his gradual approach by
2remonitory coughs Of his tooung-hon
tYery few PAGES A jump. a dive and
a slide along the surface Of tae read
way viii generally land you in some
SPOT cut q harms reach providing
there are no other cars about
Furthermore this easy going mo-
lorist Is often liable to mistakes of
Judgment il steering the car. which
viii leave you a maygin 81 safety. say.
ia Inch. Or less
With him your chances for longevity
ire. comparatively speaking. good even
if by virtue Of accident
Il IS the goggle-eyed scorchor who
presents real menace 70 the earth's
population, lamp posts. lrees. houses.
etc, and he should be stopped tn his
career al an hazards II IS high time
that something were done to thwart
these screeehing. speeding demons Of
the read. who make life miserable for
peaceful pedestrians
Anyone who has had the experience
knows what a jar it is TO the whole hui
man framework 70 have a 40-horse-
power motor car, moving al a speed
of sixty miles an hour. come bounding
into the small Of ones back just at
The psychological moment when one is
In a poetieal ecstacy over the beauty
OF the scenery. Il is discouraging
both TO art and anatomy II the car
meets you broadside. the consequences
arc quite as confusing. II it hit, so.sr
funny bone, Il Is quite certain that
your risibilities win not be in the
least tIckled By the operation.
It is very evident thar. since the
specs limit law is Intellectual. other
laws might be passed 70 minimize the
fen results Of speeding. Why not COM
pei these rapid motorists to place az
"omnium gatherum attachment on
the front Of their machines. The roller
arrangement would tend
70 simplify the scorching problem. and
render life enjoyable once more to the
man who can't afford TO buy a ear for
himself
This potent device provides for pick
ing up and rolling the unfortunate pc
desuian into a network basket, At
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

hence it seems to be the best system
for counteracfing the speed mana-
The armored suit is equally an
plicabe 20 our dHmb friends chick.
ems, dogs. etc They should have some
protection as wen as man: for they
are constantly exposed to the destruc-
tive tendencies OF the Wild chanaeur.
The picturesQueness Of suburban
scenery would be greatly enhanced
by the addition 81 those armorciad
dogs and fowl 70 the scene.
There are other means which might
be used so further the security OF
those who have to walk. but these sug
gested seem to lessen the motor den.
ger, if not entirely nsatralize it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Though Gen. Lew Wauace's ha4
-and beard are nov snow white. he
still wsiks erectly and with smart
tread and he talks as entertaiuingiy
as ever The venerable Indiana a.
thor declares tkAt ne never felt bet
ter n his life and never suffers from
ache or pain. He utterly refuses to
tals politics, saving that the opinions
of one who is out Of pabhc life com
pleteiy can be Of no value TO news
paper readers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Ex-senator Wolcott OF Colorado is
managing his social campaign In New
port in a manner that commands ad-
miration of the 400. de has rented
an expensive cottage" and there will
play host to Lord and Lady Mimic.
Few more distinguished personages
have visited Newport than the Ca
madam governor general and his wife
Il Is an open secret that Lord Mimic
is not By any means a rich man. He
has two lovely young daughters, Lady
Eileen and Lady Ruby, and the young
er set in Newport are in hopes that
they also may come to visit the Vol
colts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01
ne co''-catoher eatAsrs Up Al Obstacles.


II IS suggested that ID dust Of Pat
rick Henry shall be removed to Rich
moad We see no sound reason. for
disturbing the dust OF the great men
who made a great state. Almost TO a
man they liked their own acres. end
had no love or liking Tor cities They
were neighhorhood men They were
close 70 the soil and the peopi8 and
had local attachments as the men Of
to-day have not To our way Of Think
ing there was a certain dignity about
the way these men PLAYED their Part
ia affairs OF state. and then returned
to their own people 70 live and die
and be buried that We may wen re-
spect even e this day Nsrfolk Vir-
einian.Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Edward Davis, for several years
pastor Of the Central Christian church
OF Oakland, Cal. has forsaken the
pulpit and entered upon a stage ca
reer. He has written a play with a
purpose, and win himself assume the
leading role Practically reversing
this process. James Barton. a leading
player In the Grand Rapids Central
league baseball team is about to dis
card his uniform for the robes Of
priesthood He has been a profession
al baseball player for years. but has
devoted his spare time g study
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Ex-Congressman Allen Of Missis-
sippi stoutly maintains that the ma
tional capital is fine summer re.
sort. Il am free to declare that Wash
ington provides more real comforts
when the country is sweltering than
any other city" he said to a friend.
But the thermometer does climb 10
great height in the summer. John.
was urged. Yes" said the Missis-
sippian with Characteristic whimsi-
cality but that has nothing to do
with the case
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

~"~ ~~tNff
a closer study Of detail than is possible
10 an outsider 70 say whether. ia Lit.
lie Italy. domestic servants are hired
through employment Offices. but these
banks are agents for such employment
of labor on a large scale.
Little Italy has three churches two
Of which Santa Maria Maddalena
aud Our Lady Of Good Counsel-are
Roman Catholic. and one-I. En-.
manuello-t the oldest Italian Protest.
apt Episcopal n this country. All of
these have parochiai schools attached
10 them and both English and Italian
are taught there One OF the the
aters is devoted 10 the acting ~ PLAYS
By real actors and is generally known
10 the students of Italian throughout
the city. The other IS a marionette
theatcr, where are given plays based
upon the Italian classics. such as "Or
lando Furioso or drawn from similar
sources Il sometimes takes as much
as week 10 act a single one OF these
stories. and the improvisation IS gen.
orally very clever performance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01


Mile. Eve Humbert, daughter Of the
woman OF the phantom millions. Is
now said to be living in a charming
little German nook in the valley Of
the Weser and near the green West
phalian woods. Nine Humberts
daughter is the guest Of her former
German governess. a lady of some
means. who has taken pity on the pu-
pil whom she initiated into the mys-
teries OF the Teutonic tongue and
whom she taught TO read Goethe. schil-
Ter and Heine. 1t is said that Nile.
Eve IS 8 great favorite with the peo-
pie of the little German town. who
regard her as an innocent victim. com
pletely in ignorance Of the doings of
her family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

There is some talk in New York Of
asking the grain-carrying roads to
give cheap rates west to such idle
men as would care % work during
harvest on farms in Kansas and else
where lt is believed that a good many
thousands Of such men could be
picked up. glad to get the So a day or
more which western farmers are offer
ing for labor Hardly any Of them
have the means to take them west
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Harold Sterling Vanderbilt. son 81
William K Vanderbilt and younger
brother Of the duchess Of Marlbor
ough. has just graduated from ST
Marks school at southboro. Mass.
with unusual honors. He was The
winner of three prizes. including the
founders medal which is awarded
the member OF the graduating class
who stands highest and also has had
specified rank 30 studies and in con.
duct IN the three years preceding, a
scholarship. prize in the sixth form
and the Ely prize in the same form
for extempofan speaking.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

A seaman on board the Discover.
Of tho English Antarctic expeditioa.
says that for twelve months they had
lived on seal al the time. except sun.
days when they had mutton. The
problem Of eating a quail a day for 3
month. usually considered arduoas
pales into insignifcance IN the pres
ence OF the seal achicrcneut. No No,,
der the sailor wrote: Tareckon .I
they turred The ships company ous ia
field with plenty Of grass thele
would not be much left"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Mary Of the weil-to-do residents. how
ever. make their own wine from
grapes which they buy for the pur-
pose.
There Is very little OF anything in
Little Italy to deiract from the sense
OF being IN the streets Of a genuine
Italian city with al of its atmosphere
and color Even The smells are recog-
nizable
Perhaps the most curious. as they
are certainly the most mysterious.
thing to be seen are the hauHs. and
these are also the most foreign to the
environment These banks. It win be
explained TO sou. il you ask. are mot
real banks, but that is just what they
are. and q great deal more besides
They are not real banks in the sense
that they are not chartered and not
fenerally governed by ordinary banking
rules' bat they are places where
money may Be deposited and drawn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Count de Ia Vauix. who tried issi
fan 70 cross the Mediterranean In q
balloon ard failed. o@linr to bad
weather. is reconstructine his balloon
and viii make the trial aqain this
year His ballast win be IN tie form
Of water pumped up through q hose
the lower end Of which trails in the
sea When the balloon rises mare
water IS pumped up. and when 81
descends some is let cut
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01
oouNT roLsToI IS AeINe.
Reformer Is Unable to Participate in
Public Affairs.


Prof Edward A. Stainer Of Grin
nell college. who has recently return
ed from a visit to Russia, spent some
time on the estate OF Count Leo
Tolstoi He says the count has been
exceedingly i'll of late, but is recover
ing and spends a portion Of each day
working in his fields. He receives
many tourists whose visits he does
not crave, yet he treats all with court
esy He keeps in touch with every
thing going on in Russia Of political
or socialistic nature. but recognizes
the fact that his age and infrmities
will not permit him TO participate in
public affairs or discussions Of any
sort He IS still writing. however, but
does not expect to undertake any ex-
tended literary labor through fear that
he win not live to complete ii.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01
wouLp TAkE No cAANcEs.
May Irwin Thought Life Of Cook Too
Valuable to Risk.

May Irwin Thought life Of Cook Too
Valuable to Risk.
May Irwin has a colored cook Of the
kind usually referred to by mistresses
as "a jewel" Not long ago nanny
was taken III and Miss Irwin sensibly
decided that the patient would be bet
ter of in hospital than elsewhere.
The cook recovered in fine shape and
was about to return 10 her kitchen,
when the doctors decided that slight
operation was advisable Nanny
did not like this prospect, but left it
to Miss May The latter listened
carefully to what the doctors had to
say. and then gave this decision, much
TO the patients delight: mo She's
too good a cook. can't take any
chances" And that same afternoon
nanny once more reigned over her
pots and pans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Mrs Elizabeth Custer. widow Of the
general who fen In the massacre at
Little Big Horn. is in Washington
trying to assist some members Of her
husbands old regiment TO obtain pen
sions and government employment
She Is stl Young ia appearance. al
though she must have passed the six
tieth milestone in lies journey
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Perhaps the oldest members Of ans
church choir in the country are John
z. iobst and his wife Of Em0ns. Pa
Mr.. iobst has been a member Of the
choir in the Moravian church Tor al
uninterrupted period Of ffty-seven
years. Mrs. Iobst has belonged to the
same choir for hfty-two years and
sings as excellent mezzo contralts
to-day as ever.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

7 cont understand how 3. r. Har
riman got up about two weeks aftei
his operation for appendicitis said
one Of group at the club when /,
took me six weeks to get on my feet
.Oh welli your time was not 81
valuable. Sc, from the crowd. Mean.
while the doctor in the group had beer
silent.
You heard. Of course. what the,
iouno he ventured General inter
est
Why the appendix was fun of IN.
aieested securities, and All they had tc
DC was 70 cut the coupons on.'-Nep
York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

want to get aboard27 asked old
Chalon
"No' replied the English salesman.
Il just wanted to see If you wouldn't
consider fitting your ferry up With
steam"
"oh. go away back, There was 4
Ysrkee down here who is going 70 at
Z cut with electric power
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-01

Maeterlinck does not entertain sue.
an exalted idea OF the French drama
as the Parisians do. He remarks ir
the International theater that It
easy % ind in German theaters mors
original, more interesting. sincere and
profound works than any Of the great
French successes.