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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05
How a Drummer Got Even,
Lost Money ID The South and Sent Gambler % Recover It.
Well st Meridian La, Gof It's Name from Incl
dens Connected with Story

IN Meridian. said a visitor ~is a
wen situated IL The heart OF the city
that is known as the 'Daugherty Well.
That isn't its official title" he con
tiraed. but most Of the boys about
town call it that John Daugherty was
a former Cincinnati gambler who
came South years ago 10 get even with
i've merchants in a town who had won
several Thousand dollars in a poker
game from an Ohio drummer who. re-
turning home. got Daugherty To go TO
this place and win his money back for
him. The professional arrived in the
little town ready for business. he
had laid bis plans we'll First he had
sent a negro there and had all the
playing cards bought
The negro was followed by man
selling cards The stores dealing in
pasteboards were in need Of some al
once When could the drummer get
an order iiied2 The drummer told
them that ne had a hundred packs in
his trunk-sa samples that he would dis
pose of at less than cost-and again
the stores had a supply. That night
Daugherty was there and In about
three days he had about all The ready
money that could be scraped together
IA that vicinity Then he took a train
tor the north. but was captured ar
Meridian and detained there for inves
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05

ileation.
While bis trial was going on he got
acquainted with some OF the local
sports and concluded 10 make Meri-
dian his home. The police attempted
to make il 80 warm for him that he
would leave. but they didn't succeed.
About this time the city concluded to
dig q well Workmen would shovel
away dirt Tor a week or so and then
stop After a while. however they
would resume Daugherty at about
this time was being fined regularly On
the lst of each month 500 and costs.
Then BY the Sd, men would tackle the
well once more. This thing ran along
for ~onths. One day Daugherty went
to the marshal and asked him how
much money it would take to complete
the hole in The ground; that he would
pay 81 then aud let the well be nm
ished. But Of course the marshal
wouldn't listen to any such PROPOSE
tion. The end OF the month came
along and Daugherty, standing in front
Of the St. Charles hotel and seeing the
idle tools. remarked. Well next
Thursday viii be the LIST and III bet
a hundred work viii be commenced
next Monday Sure enough his pre-
dictlon came true and by Wednesday
water had been found. New Orleans
Times-Democrat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05
Mental Stimulus as a Remedy,
Eminent Physician Asserts That Boredom The Cause Of
Many Bodily Hs-AHnena Disappear Under
the Proper Treatment

A great many so-ealled illnesses are
ppobably the result Of boredom-that
A. the lack Of some mental stimulus
sp1Bciently strong 10 overcome the
frequent disquietlng symptoms to
~hich humanity - heir and which uu-
douhiediy can often be converted into
4ona hde ailments BY mental sugges-
4ion. This Is certainly true OF three
fonrths Of milady's indlsPositlons, says
he New York Trihnne which disap
pear A. II By magic under the skillfui
and tactfil treatment Of a physician
Who combines knowledge OF the
world with the ski of an Assculapius-
Even q counter lrritaHt e better
than constant dwelling on the one
idea. sssa the family doctor AS an
illustration had patient who was
convinced that her lungs were affected
and thar she would die OF consump-
uon whep first examined her there
was nothinE wrong but she actually
y veloped alarming symptoms, simply
do believe oy dwelling on them and
fostering ihen and | think she really
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05

During the forenoon Of Jaly 4, 1903,
Amos Patten Of Bangor climbed to the
top of Mount Katahdin. accompanied
by lwo guides. They were the first
white men who ever set foot upon
the summit Of Names highest noun
tain.
In his diary of the trip Mr. Patten
records that he gave three cheers for
the United States Of America. three
more for the American eagle and then
cried Death to All traitorsl1 three
times. After these ceremonies he sang
Yankee Doodle" IN "a loud. clear
voice. and when he had finished the
patriotic exercises Of the day he and
his guides took two stiff horns Of new
rum, engraved our names on sheet
Of lead, wrapped the same about a
gallon jug Of rum and buried both un-
der cat spruce tree ON the very
top"
At his death the patriotic mountain
climber left an estate valued at SIS.
OOu and a family Of five sons. an Of
whom made repeated trips to the
mountain to find the hidden record
and the aging rum which was doing
no good TO anybody.
On July 4, 1853, sixteen Pattens
stood on the mountain top and sang
Yankee Doodle" Hail Columbia
and THE Star Spangled Banner. "
They also camped among the trees
and made a thorough search for the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05
&c Home Market for Meat.

George f. Thompson says: Although
It is always impossible to know the
extent OF the home market for live
stock and their products, all agree to
the proposition that the home market
is the best market Certain features
OF the live stock trade may be shown
very easily. but to give figures con
cerning the markets as a whole is not
possible. Such a statement would
necessitate, not only an annual emu
meration OF live stock, but 4 record OF
animals slaughtered on the farm and
in the village, town, and city. The
census reports OF 1900 are helpful to
some extent, in that they give the
value of the animals sold (less the
number purohased) and the value Of
those slaughtered; but there is moth
ing to show how much Of these values
resented sheep. hogs, and horses. 1t
is interesting nevertheless. to know
that the farmer Of the United States
disposed Of live stock in 1899 to the
value OF s732.91S,114. This repre-
sents the net sales, as the value Of any
animals purchased were deducted from
the value OF those sold During the
same year there we're slaughtered up
on farms animals having a total value
Of slS9 9.s73,s $40. In other words, ev-
cry person engaged in agricultural
pursuits who was ten years Of age or
older, consumed meat worth 1890
during the year 1899. AT this rate Of
consumption, the producer OF live
stock should have received from the
people Of the United States, who were
ten years Of age and older, including
themselves, the enormous sum Of 81
060,S20,0O0 The records. however.
show that the combined value Of the
live stock slaughtered on the farm
and that sold on was but 1912. 2.7SG.424,
or sl4S,03S,576 less than the above
amount. showing that the producer
consumes much more meat lhan the
people engaged In other vocations and
is therefore his own best customer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05

See where the wild-blazing grog-shop
appears. there where the red waves OF
wretchedness swell; it burns on the
edge Of tempestuous years. the hor.
rible lighthouse OF hell.--McDonald
Clarke.
Wise men mingle mirth with their
cares. as a help either to forget or
overcome them; but to resort to in
toxication for the ease Of ones mind
is to cure melancholy by Madness
Charron.
In intoxication zen betray their real
characters. So in prosperity there is
a no less honest and truth revealing
intoxication than in wine The var
nish # power brings forth at once the
defects and the beauties Of the human
portrait-Bulwer.
fntemperance is a dangerous com.
panion. It throws people OF their
guard, betrays them to a great many
indecencies. to ruinous passions. to
disadvantages in fortune: makes them
discover secrets. drive foolish bar
gains, engage in gambling, and often
stagger from tie tavern to the stews.
Cotton
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05
Hunt for Century Old Rum,
Precious LiquS Buried Mount Katahdin cne Hundred
Years Ago Being Eagerly Sogeht For BY Be-
scendans of the Man Who Hidk


jug Of rum, which was fifty years of
age and no doubt very mellow. but
their labors we're without reward
twenty-five years later. on July 4.
1878. twenty-three Pattens, all Of
whom were descendants Of Amos toll
cd up the side Of Mount Katahdin and
spent two days in camp abova the
hardwood line. They repeated ali the
old songs with which the mountain
was familiar and added Rally Round
the Flag Marching Through Geor-
giaH and several others left over from
the civil war. but though they looked
and dug holes under every cat spruce
tree on a hve-acre lot at The summit.
the seventy-dyeyearold rum was not
discovered.
As 1903 is the Tooth anniversary OF
the first ascent Of the mountain, the
descendants Of Amos Patten will make
Still another trial 10 unearth the elu
siye rum. and win pass a week on the
summit, singing patriotic hymns, max
ing speeches and digging fox jug Of
liquor which is more precious than
gold
There are forty-two male descend
ants Of Amos Patten between the ages
OF IA and 20, and OF these more than
thirty have pledged themselves to ac-
company the party A fife and drum
corps will so along, and II that century
old rum can be found they are re-
solved 10 know just how it tastes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05


Little Johnny Caucus Of Montvile
was brought to town to-day by James
F. Welsh, agent OF the s. =. C. c.. and
viii be placed in the Children's Home
temporarily, writes a correspondent
Of the New York Press. Johnny lived
with his father and stepmother in
MontYille until yesterday. Several
weeks ago the s p. c. c. was inform
ed the father was beating his son
hrutally.
Welsh, an agent. discovered enough
evidence TO cause the arrest OF eau.
Gus. At the hearing inhuman cruelty
was proved against the father. Wit
nesses swore he often took the child
to the cellar Of his house anc chained
him there for days. feeding him on
nothing but bread and water. johnny
himself said that he often was beaten
so severely that he could not stand
up. Scars OF his body showed where
he bad been whipped until the blood
In
When the father was put on the
stand he said be had no defense to
make. He admitted he had been cruel.
The only explanation he would give
was that occasionally liquor got the
better OF him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05


A correspondent Of an Eastern news
paper writes the following words Of
truth:
"As you wen know. il is the FIRST
drink that leads 10 destruction; II is
the moderate drinker who makes the
drunkard, and 80 per cent Of those
who banter the bottle bring untold
misery upon themselves and those
dependent upon them.
Il am not a crank upon this sub
iect; ! am not a temperance lecturer,
nor have l voted the Prohibition tick
ct; have never been seen drunk and
am as yet a young man in years: am
single, with no parents to bemoan my
downfall and have not as yet brought
one bitter pang OF sorrow to the heart
OF a single human being. in 50 far as
my knowledge extends. Few know
that the drink habit has ever had any
influence over me; none know I have
ever been an excessive drinker. have
had good control over myself. but de-
spite these facts I have drunk to ex-
cess; have fully realized the evil
effects the habit has had upon me and
would give a fortune, did / possess II.
had I never taken my first drink.
never liked the taste Of any intoxicant
At first | drank only occasionally. with
the full assurance OF my ability to dis
continue at will. but with each sue
ceeding drink its power fastened itself
upon me until reached the point
where ! lost selfcontaol and found Il
almost impossible e quit know its
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05

High Protein and High Starch Corn.
From the Farmers Review. Now
that the farmers Of Illinois are turn
ing their attention to growing high
protein corn for the purpose Of get
ting a better balanced ration for
stock feeding, It will be well to con
slider some of the probable results.
To grow a large crop OF high protein
corn viii require a soil rich in nitro
gen. The trouble with most Illinois
farms. where a proper rotation OF
corn and clover or other leguminous
plants have not been followed, Is that
these lands are already deficient in
nitrogen, and to attempt 70 grow
high protein corn upon them in their
present condition, will likely result
IN disappointing yields. It seems prob
able that the yield from such lands
viii decrease as the protein content
Of the corn is increased. It is now
an established fact that the corn plant
cannot obtain nitrogen from the air,
but is dependent entirely upon that
which is available in the soil. There
is, therefore, but one course for the
grower OF high protein corn to follow,
and that is to increase the nitrogen
in the soil by growing more clover.
COW peas, soy beans and other
legumes. all Of which have the power
Of obtaining nitrogen from the air
through the agency Of bacteria IN
their root tubercles. While it is es-
sential that these leguminous crops
should be grown by every corn grow
er. | wish to emphasize the point
that the grower of high protein corn
will exhaust available nitrogen in the
soil more rapidly than the grower Of
high starch corn and must, therefore.
have gcil rich In that element to OBJ
,ain the best results.
AS feeders we want the high pro
tein corn for our live stock, but it
seems probable that high starch
corn would be less exhausting upon
the soil and give larger yield on
light and thin soils. We DO not know
this to be true. But since all plants
get their carbon from the air ii
would seem that the variety of corn
containing the most casbonaceous
matter and least protein would pro-
duce the largest yield in bushels on
thin soils. This is a point OF much
interest to the grain seller who cares
more for yield than for feeding value.
We would Ike to hear from Prof.
HOPKINS on this point t-Clayton c.
Pervier, Bureau County, Illinois.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05
The Cowboy and His Gun,
Popular Belefin the Marnanshp Of the Men of the Pra
ries Declared by Montana Rsnchman TO Be Fro
neous-CU CUickaess in Drawing The Requisite.

81 don't blame any one for regard
Eng with suspicion some Of the stories
about the dexterity Of ihe bad men
with the revolver" said Montana
ranchman now in New York FL
think the persons who write fiction
for the magazines are responsible for
The impression that every cowboy
can drive taeks with his six at fifty
PAGES As a matter OF fact. the old
time killer didn't pride himself so
much on his ability TO BIZ small
target a. The speed with which he
covld draw his gun have known
men TO spend more time trying TO
set their reYolFers out of their belts
IN the wink OF an eye. Than they did
praciicing at d mark.
AS a usual thing when a man
needed a gun his opponent vas only
q few feet away. often with his xeap-
on cooked and aimed. The man who
could whip oHt his revolver as be ap-
parentiy obeyed the order 10 throw
up bis hands was the real artist
Billy Hamilne. the only man Rho
ever made Bunalo BIZ lay down.
used TO practice by the hour for speed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05

"They can talk all they please about
the cowardice and treachery OF Indians
but let me say they are the gamest fell
lows that ever breathed, says an old
time miner. After they had been
whipped and driven from plain to
mountain range time and again. Of
course, they became treachers, but
before they learned Of the white mans
tactics they were an unflnching foe.
The prettiest sight ever saw was
during a fight a lot Of us miners had
with a band OF Indians in Montana in
the early Sos We had been prospect
ing along the Yellowstone and had not
found any tempting goId-bearing
gravel, so we started to go about a
hundred miles farther down the river.
We hadn't gone far before we ran into
a band Of hostile Indians. From the
first we knew there was a fight COM
ing, but we pushed on.
Two days travel brought us into the
center Of their rather shifting territory
and we knew we were in for t. The
redskins were camped across the river.
but we knew there were others in the
woods all about us. We built a raft
and pushed out to a brush-coyered
sand bar to get out of the way. Indians
generally make an attack in the night
or early morning, but this band chose
the time Of sunset to strike at us.
They piled into their rude canoes and
iioated down stream directly toward
our camp on the bar and you never
saw a more fearless set Of red demons
in your life
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05
HERS is ~ IDEAL FATHER
Anyway, He Has system on Bring.
fuo un 4 Bov.

Anyway, He Has system" on Bring
ing ~ q Boy.
Once In awhile there Is a perfect
fsther. He u the man ID 1900 00v.
know such a one Bringing up a
hog. said he IN reply TO friendly
comment upon his legearold. "is Ike
Keeping a set of books for wholesale
and retail mercantile house. There
ore certain accounts 10 all businesses
mat must enter into Tie question Of
success or failure foR have pront
and loss, wear and tear. depreciation
6f plant. etc Fathers. as a rule. new
Aer place such accounts against their
Aons. dgured out when mine came
10 be about 4 and was beginning TO
feel his oats that I must allow him a
certain amount Of wear and tear
devlltry and degeneracy, profit and
loss. depreciation and futures.
agreed with myself-and his dear
mother-that In bis hth year he
must raise HI about six times day,
soil three suits OF clothes, tell few
white lies, be saucy to his mother,
and chum with me
III he exceeded the allowance for
which he was credited I enetred into
frommunion with him. In his sixth
Near learned that there was more
devlltry and wear and tear in him
than IN his nth. so expanded his
credit, as It we're. and never inter
fered with his allowance until he ex-
ceeded II. Pretty soon. IN his seventh.
eighth and ninth years. there was a
nerfeot understanding between us. and
we could talk over the matter Ike
two partners In a firm. II / seemed
70 make too small an allowance Sor
wear and tear he would argue the sub
iect: and It was the same with every
other kind Of steam that a healthy,
i've boy with an active brain must let
out or burst. II have succeeded thus
rar in my first experiment, / may try
second. My father cramped me to
death when was growing up, and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05

have seen my companions laid low
Cut on ln the midst Of their prime,
BA. rum. that inveterate foe,
That parent of sloth and Of crime
Some pArished from home and fofiorn,
No kindred nor relative near.
With none but the stranger 10 mourn
or drop ne compassionate tear.
For five paiiry cents have seen
The rumseiler deal out the curse,
While poverty meager and lean
Peepd ouf of his customers purse.
The tipplers would guzzle new rum,
And OH al the groggery NEST;
And when they SET out for their home
Had business both sides Of the street
have seen the once promising son
Drink deep at the maddening bowl
TIN reason Was hurled from its throne
Then he ga the gutter did roll.
j have witnessed with pain and regret
The deep degradation and woe,
Such scenes i can never forget.
Whie llfe's purple current shall How.
] have witnessed the struggles of some
Who slroEe 10 escape from the snare,
SO strong was the thfaldom OF rum
All last they gave up ID despair.
No ieetOIal pledge was there then,
The brightest Of hopes 10 inspire.
No kind Washingtouian friends
TO pluck them, as brands. from the hre
I have seen with unmingled delight
The dawn of a happier day
When parties and sectA can unite
The teefotal flag 10 display.
The people have opened their eyes,
A time OF rejoicing has come,
The public begins 10 despise
The murderOus trafiic In rum
AS soon as the pledge ] had signed.
] found there was work to be done;
It was clearly made known TO my mind
had some little errands 10 run.
! have heede1 the voice from within
And tried 20 be faithful thus far;
Old AlcohOfs ranks We must thin,
And speed the good temperance ear
Al A. III.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05

The appearance Al the White House
OF an old man named Barney Hughes
who said he was 100 years old and
that the President had promised him
a house and lot. which he had come to
get moved one OF the secret service
men at the White House 70 say that
Friday Is cranks' day there. Why Il
was so he was unable to state, but
Il was a fact. \ have often won
dered about il, he remarked after he
had persuaded Mr.. Hughes 70 10 away.
Nearly al these funny.house people
come here on Fridays. Ever since I
have been here I have recognized the
fact. when Friday came around. that
would have some work to do. because
Il was sure TO bring on a concourse
Of muddy.headed people. New York
Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-05
Pine Lands of the South.
Experts Maintain They Can Be Mace Fertile and Profitable
II Properly CuIdvsted-Good News for
Mississippi and Lo0isian&

IN the early days OF California, when
its mineral wealth had turned the eye
OF the whole world in that direction.
an enterprising American planted a
small patch Of ground near San Fran
cisco in fruit and grain He was the
subject Of much ridicule among the
pioneers. says the New Orleans Times
Democrat, and one OF the men most
prominent in mining circles smiled
derisively at the man who was trying
to get money out OF the earth with a
spade instead Of a pickax
Il wouldn't give 500 for all the
crops that the Pacific coast will ever
grow, are the memorable words he
said. and in this he only echoed pub
lie sentiment The sandy. semi-arid
soil Of California was regarded as un-
At for cultivation. The country. it
was predicted, would never be any
thing but mining camp Agriculture
was out Of the question. The soil
was poor and rainfall deficient But
the prophet like most others. has
proved totally wrong The mining in
terests Of California have shrunk to
small proportions agriculture now
contributes most OF the wealth. and
the state is one of the richest in the
union in its farms. producing in the
census year crops valued at Sl31 &C.,
SOC Of the most varied character.
Ia an address before the immigra-