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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

too, renewed the unspoken pledge
taken times innumerable.
This seems to be my opportunity. "
thought Thompson. and he leaned TO-
ward the tailormade woman.
How pleasant it is here" he said
1T is pleasant she replied
tits the first time have been
here"
rs It? We come here every weel,
or two. It's a change"
isn't it very free and easy ?"
I'm some ways" she said So they
chatted on.
Your escort seems quite enamored
Of the actress he ventured after a
time.
Does he2" she asked in a non
committal way
Aren't you jealous?"
"Oh, no His talking to another
woman doesn't make me jealous
"Wel. II he was ia my place and I
was in his and saw you talking to
him, I'd be jealous"
"Oh, no you wouldn't" she said.
/. pleasantly My husband and know
each other too well to be jealous Of
each other" She looked across the
table at the man and her face lighted
up with pride and love.
Your husbard?" Thompson said
with a start
Yes" And she laughed merrily.
Does he permit you to talk tc
strangers2' be asked in wonder. 4
mean in place like this?"
Why, certainly" she replied. And
it's because it is Sanguinnett's that
we can be informal" Then she add.
ed:
ITS only where there is true love
and unbouaded confidence that there
is real freedom
Thompson pordered a moment
Then he lifted his glass.
Here's to welded life. he said
ITO welded life. she repeated. and
they drained their glasses.
As she passed out through the door
way a little later. her hand on heI
husbands arm, the tallormade woman
turned and smiled at Thompson.
Standing. he raised his glass once
more. and she knew his toast was.
To welded life George H.
Squire, in New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

Laughter and the music OF guitars
sounded through the half-open door
way OF a restaurant in the Italian
quarter It was a. air from Car
nssn" the musicians played. Into the
middle OF it broke a womans voice.
vibrant dramatic. Only a few S1rs
1t sang. then stopped as suddenly as
Il had begun. The players continued
as II no voice had been heard. The
laughter. which had subsided quickly.
was renewed With it broke out a
salvo Of applause.
Schuyler Thompson halted before
the door lie was strange to San
Francisco. and he hesitated about en-
tering Then he saw the name gan
guinetti" above the entrance The
name seemed familiar Had he heard
it in the Palace Hotel2 Yes, that was
IT, Some ore had said
N you want Dago dinner, 90 to
Sanguinettis"
His stomach told him it was din
ner time; his watch said it was long
past It, Before the applause had
ceased. be was inside
Along the right side OF the room
was a long bar Behind it we're
glasses and bottles On the other
side were tables. most OF them occu-
pied and laden with dishes. It was a
plain place. almost shabby White
sand covered the noor lightly, plowed
into little burrows by trailing skirts.
Odors Of Italian cooking and cigarette
smoke filed the air
The handclapping ended and one
after another. almost simultaneously.
the diners lifted their glasses
toward one woman. held them in the
air until they caught her glance. then
drank 10 her 1t was readily done.
gracefully easily, spontaneously. She
smiled and turned 10 her escort
Thompson seated himself at a
table near the singer. Before he gave
his order to the waiter he asked who
she was She was the prima donna
Of the Italian opera company playing
in the Tivoli opera house. the walter
told him. a woman who sung Carmen
with a force and abandon suggestive
Of Calve Then Thompson under
stood the applause and the mute
foasts.
Gitting at a table nearby. between
the singers and his. Thompson motto
ed a woman and a man Naturally
lie saw the woman first Her appear
nnce pleased his critical faculty She
was we'll formed, well groomed, well
gowned. tailor-made She aiSl her
escort were lingering over their des-
sert AS he ate he watched tham.
Occasionally their glasses met Her
hand once closed on that a her
escort above the table ia 4 Noment.
airy. covert clasp. Her smiles for
him were coquettish, or SO they
seemed to Thompson. fer he had seen
the linking OF the fingers and the
smiles.
"Ah, a little love affair" he said to
himself. and he became interested
and slightly envfous.
The guitars struck up a rsg-time
air and in a minute the sound Of dane
ing, the grinding Of sand between
wood and leather, and the rustic OF
silk and lace flung hither and tnitaer
with energy, came to Thompson over
his shoulder. A girl, young. pretty
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14
Things Quaint and Curious
Gathered Here and There
sLRDs ID FIoHT cooLIN M0TH.
Department Of Agriculture viii Ex-
nerirnent IN California Orchards.

Department Of Agriculture viii Ex-
pertinent IN California Orchards.
Now it is the birds that are TO help
in the destruction Of the Goblin moth
that little insect that is doing so
much harm to the apple orchards Of
California
AT Watsonville the ornithological
department OF the United States de-
partment Of agriculture is working IN
conjunction with the university Of
California TO exterminato the moth
and just now they are installing a
lot Of bird cages as part Of the werk
These cages, Of which there are to
be twelve. will be large enough 20
enYelop a fruit tree Into them It is
purposed TO put thirty variety Of Cal
iforria birds, including canaries blue
jays and linnets, and then to watch
them closely TO discover upon which
they feast most
At certain times the birds win be
killed and their stomachs scrutinized
BY the psychologists. IN this way il
can be determined accurately what
the proportion Of fruit the birds eat
Is TO the insects they consume And
then from this 1t VIII be determined
what birds are most destructive to
the Goblin moth and the other de-
stroyers Of plant life.
IL the experimenters are lucky
enough TO find a bird that makes the
Goblin moth It's prey. that species will
be propagated IN large numbers and
distributed over the state. Il Is
thought they can be kept in the or
chards by attractive baits.-New
York Herald
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

attached to the vessel is a flexible
wire, which is bent in such a man
ner that It holds the cover firmly in
place. The cord. when not in use
can be wrapped around the outside
Of the vessel, and thus in winter,
when It is not needed, the trap oc-
cupies very little room.
Flies, when they get near the paste
in this vessel are In a sore predica-
ment; indeed, so many are the OBJ
stacles in their way, 1t is difficult to
see how any Of them can escape
New York Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

A healthy family Is taat OF Lewis
and Virginia Green Of Bell county.
Kentucky He is 80 and she Is one
year younger, They we're married sew
enty-three years ago. and niil occupy
the house they went TO as bride ard
groom They have ten children. the
youngest Of whom is 80 years Of age.
There has never been a death ir the
family and very little sickness
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

How can felier help II when the heart
bursts forth In song
Whenftne melody ls tuggin' al bis heart
strings an day long
When the world IS an in blossom and
the grass Is wet with dew
And the bird song seems 10 Whl9pef.
Why amt YOU a-singing too?'
My heart is fun of giadness spite Of AT
tne cares and tears.
And , try 70 bury sadness ana % sing
the song that cheers.
But y comes In broken measure-les
alanza here and there
For the heart b fuil Of music, but the
voice can't catch the air.
Oh, my heart goes out ia pity = the life
that piods along
That never stops the sighin' 70 attempt a
verse Of Song
That never cheers the silence nor Wnen
the night Is black
Puts forth "a single note OF love 20 coax
the sunshine back.
How can a fellHr help it when the heart
bursts forth 10 song.
When he melody IS tnggin al his heart
strings an day iOng2
When he world IS ail in blossom and the
grass Is wet with dew
And the bird song seems TO whisper.
'Mhy amt you a-singing toof
Hartford Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

Roman Aaueduet of Pont pu Gard.
point to point Of the high hills on
either side. spanning the river Carbon
IN Its course. AS may be seen by the
Illustration IL consists Of three tiers
Of arches. the lower Of which are Of
S0foot span. The smaller arches sup
port the trunk Of the aqueduct. which
was four feet wide by five feet In
depth, and at an elevation Of 100 feet
above the rivers bed This was lined
with a coating Of cement and red clay
but otherwise the massive stone work
was built without mortar Of any kind
Except for the dilapidation Of the
extremities this splendid structure is
yet IN very good state Of presefya.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

You ought to know better said
the oculist. ~than 10 rub your eyes
after handling paper money. Unless
it's perfectly new, it's fun Of germs.
"But this was a thousand-dollar Bill
a fellow handed me to look at
rubbed my eyes to see If was awake.
responded the patient.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

a Maine lumberman graphically
states the loss through the forest fires
TO the people Of Maine as equal to four
years cut on the Penobscot river. ard
more than a years cut in the entire
st~se. Ten million eight hundred
thousand dollars is the money value
OF the three hundred thousand acres
Of timber burned and the consequent
loss to the various industries from
stump to saw.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

The AnulTreating League. launched
in Dublin a few weeks ago under SO
much pessimistic criticism, has made
magnificent strides, branches nog be-
ing organized an over the counlfy.
while the supply Of barroom loafers is
ero aing beautifully less. The object
of the league Is 20 check thar mis-.
chisvous spirit Of mistaken good fet
Iowship which leads TO excessive
drinking. the members pledglng them
selves neither TO accept a drink ref
10 prcfer one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

North Cardinals New Liquor Law
on the first Of July law recently
enacted in North Carolina went into
effect to restrict the liquor trafic Its
enactment was secured through the
influence Of temperance advocates,
who, by the way are much stronger
IN the South than many Northern
people suppose.
BY this law the manufacture or sale
Of liquor outside Of incorporated towns
is prohibited tt is expected that this
will do away wth the cross roads sa-
looms which have been a source Of
much evil in all parts Of tho South
Persons desiring to buy liquor Hni
have to so into the towns in order to
get it,
The law II also aimed at the little
disulleries tlat are scattered over
the state in numerous localities
where local conditions of manufacture
are favorable While some Of the
larger disulleries viii be moved into
the incorporated towns. It y believed
by some revenue agents that a large
percentage of the small establish
ments viii be rebuilt in isolated
places in the mountains. there to be
conducted in violation Of the law.
An obstacle, however confroats
The distillers who may try to estab-
lish their plants in the towns, in tae
fact that the temperance people will
work hard to secure their exclusion
on local grounds. The sentiment
against the liquor traffic Is So strong
that it viii probably be entirely pro
hibited in some places.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

AT a session Of the International an.
ti-alcohol congress, Mrs. Mary Fl.
Hunt Of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union OF Boston delivered an
address on the significance Of scien-
tihc temperance instruction in public
schools as a preventative Of alcohol
ism. In part she said
"The thraldom Of alcoholism can be
overthrown only by making the
masses intelligent in regard to the
true nature Of alcohoi and its effect
upon the human system This re-
quires, frs, thorough scientific inves-
tigatlon OF the alcohol problem. and,
second. the widest diffusion Of truths
thus learned.
The people of the United States,
believing that such diffusion could
best be effected through public school
instruction, secured between the
years 1SS2-1902 the passage Of state
and national laws by which the study
Of physiology and hygiene including
special instruction as to the nature
and effects of alcoholic drinks and
other narcotics, became mandatory for
all pupils in al schools Of the repub-
lic
Temperance physiology has thus
been very generally taught for ten or
fifteen years. and it is significant that
during this time the rate Of increase
In the per capita consumption Of alco-
holc liquors has diminished mate
rally; also that there has been a gain
Of four and one-tensh years in the
average length Of life Thorough in
yestigation in the most popular State
New York. shows that the study Is
restraining children from forming all
cohol and other narcotic habits and
influencing their parents against al
cohol and tobacco sss-s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

A grocer IA Syracuse gave a brewer
an old cat and four kittens a day old.
The brewer locked them up ln his
brewery for The night. When the gro
cor eam4 Downstairs the next morn
ing he found The cat and hfr four kit.
tens asleep On the doorstep. The
brewery was four miles away. and tte
kittens TOO young to walk more than
q few steps 60 the old cat had carried
each one 30 her mouth four miles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14
NOVEL. TRAP FOR FLIES.

Very Successful In Getting Rid Of the
Household Pests.
In the accompanying picture is
shown a curious device for catching
flies. which has inst been invented
and which is said to work admirably
by thoke who have tested it,.
Its principal part Is a vessel, which
is intended to hold paste and the
sides of which are provided with
longitudinal slots. Over the open part
Of the vessel is a cover and through
the slots a cord runs. The open ends
Of the slots can also be covered, and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

A novelty in Paris is the N coping
tlse hoop" by a woman in y motor
car The principal difference betwee4
this entertainment and other eeatr.,
fueal force exhibitions which havs
preceded it lies IN the fact that thu
car completes a perfect circle. insteaa
81 running round a twisted loop. Thu
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

Patient twho has just had his eys
operated upon) Doctor. Il seems t
me that $50 is a high price for tha
job u didn't take ten seconds
Eu' ent OcnIist-"My friend. il
i6arr & 10 perform that operation ii
ten ands. have spoiled more thar
two lsheis Of eyes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

IN commenting on the c0nclusiona
Of an English insanity expert. the
Medical Record expresses the opinioa
that perhaps the assertion that dIinl.
is the most potent cause Of mental
disorders would now pass withou.
cavii;a Tor unQuestionabiy the hgair
IS The organ which is most disastrous
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14
A Valued memento.

Bowdolu Lermond the le-year-old
son Of Capt William J. Lermond Of
the schooner Washington B. Thoyas,
wrecked on the Maine coast last wsek.
carried home with him the only thing
which be saved from the wreck. five
cent piece and now he has It at
iaened 10 the fob Of watch which has
been given him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

IT, Gaber. Of Minneapolis. has an
Eskimo dog which likes to smoke a
pipe and has a young cMpcob, which
1t smokes several times a day Its
owner says that some OF the Es-
klmos teach their dogs ta smoke. and
that there is nothing uncommon in
finding one that does.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

and well dressed. was in the midst Of
shuttle Laughter and the clapping
Of hands rewarded her Efforts. Thomp-
sons eyes and those Of the tailor
made woman met They smiled.
"Goodin He thought I'm pro
gressing.n He turned again to look
at the dancer, Just il time to see
he fling herself into her chair,
her cheeks flushed and her eyes
sparkling from the exertion and
her black picture hat t3ted far for
ward But It was only an instant she
was permitted 70 remain quiet An
other girl from the same party seized
her by the hands and pulled her to
her feet and together they went the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

William Redmond. 81. p. loves 10
ioii how be once refused a crown. II
was during his youth. when travelling
for sport in Africa He fen into the
hands Of King ia ia. who took such
fancy to him that be offered 20 make
willie Redmond his prime minister
and heir apparent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14


arrested charged with shooting at
Mrs Walter Bohney ~ 25 Grove
place. while she was riding q bicycle
on Pleasant street. while she was rid
ing a bicycle ON Pleasant street, near
the reservoir The boy uaintains that
the shooting was accider tai.
The bullet pierced Ter shirtwaist
and was stopped by coming in contact
with one OF the steels n her corsets.
When found the bullet gas nattened
She Immediately notifee her husband
wko 10 turn told The police.
Olson had a cheap fevolver. and
with other companions. who had air
guns was shooting at birds n the
vicinity OF the reservoit lie claims
the occurrence was purtlf accidental.
but Mrs Bonney manniss that II
was deliberate Mrs honney is not
injured New York Journaa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14
4 RslIo oF ROWAN oREATNEss
Aqueduet WhIeh stnl Endarsa aftsr

Aqueduet Which Still Endures altar
the Flight Of Many Centuries.
Scattered about in various parts Of
Europe, wherever Romans once held
sway, are the remains of aqueducts
once huge and massive and even yet
picturesque in their shattered great
ness; their waterless channels mutely
suggestive OF more gloriotis past
Among these the NEST celebrated is the
great aqueduct Of Pont du Gard. near
Nismes, in the sonth of France, which
was designedsto convey 70 that town
The waters Of the fountain Of Azure II
CROSSES the beautiful valley from
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

A la Crosse. Wis. baseball club.
composed entirely Of pastors. has re-
fused 10 accept a challenge from the
brewers baseball club. feeling that the
object Of the challenge was 10 embar
rass the members
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

a Long Island ID IS blessed with
this curious combination Of names,
Knccland kctcham
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

a burglar undertook a iqb at An.
drsws Center Penn, during a thun-
deratorm and was detected Ny the
aid OF q Cash Of Lightning
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

How the urns containing the ashes
of those cremated are kept in the
crematory at Philadelphia. Tablets
bearing an inscription are usually
placed over each opening
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14
SAVED BY CORSET STEEL.

Stray Bullet Kept by II From Hurting
Bicyciist.
Allen Olson, a boy residing in the
southern part Of Utica, H. y, was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

tIon, a contemplation Of its time
enduring soiidity leads one 10 a ques-
ton of all-absorhing interest Had
Rome but founded her empire with a
like regard for solidity and endurance
what would be the condition Of the
civilized world to-day?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

The great mural painting. The
Last Supper" by Leonardo do Yinci.
10 the reiectory Of the convent Dele
Grazie in Milan, IS fading away Only
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14
oagAT MAsTEapIgoE rs vANIsAINe.

o few shadowy Outlines remain, and
in a short while the masterpiece Of
the fifteenth century wiz exist only
IN The copie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-04
DR.. Pardon Denies.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Before the report of Auditor Petty to the
Commissioners. relative to the Watson de-
falcation. came here for a brief stay. In
the report OF Mr.. Petty. as published In
The Star. he refers TO my debated revela-
lions" I have been acquainted with Mr..
Petty for thirty years Have always es-
teemed him highly az an honorable man, a
careful and efficient officer. loyal friend.
I am sure that Mr.. Petty. knowingly. would
make no erroneous statement. In this case
he Is in error. First. in stating that he
CWatson) was In my employ In 1880. He
was never employed by me. but was In the
employment Of Mr.. Eric Noble (now de-
ceased), who rented desk room from me in
one Of my Office rooms at 1928 street.
Secondly. relative to my knowledge of lis
employment in Mr.. Petty's Office or at any
other place since he was sent to The reform
school in 1880. l have no knowledge.
have never seen him or known of his
whereabouts since that time. 1 never knew
that any one by the name Of Watson was
employed under the District government.
was employed there I would not have sup
posed that 1t was James M. Watson. jr, of
1SSG-and he Is now James M. Watson Jr.
II had ever seen him there or elsewhere
1 would not have recognized the boy OF
sixteen or seventeen of 1890 as the man OF
twenty-nine years If had known that he
was holding a position in the auditors Of
fco I would have made suggestion to
Mr.. Petty or the Commissioners.
A P. PARDON.
Freehold, N. J., July 2, 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-04
Fruit Peddlers.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
1t is interesting at this time of the year
to watch the arrivals of new varieties of
fruI. displayed on the street stands and the
push carts Of itinerant hucksters. Only a
few weeks ago oranges and apples still
held the ascendancy which had been theirs
all winter. Then. about two weeks ago.
came the first marked change that the
season of summer fruits was at hand by
the appearance of luscious California cher
ries. These, both of the deep red and white
Oxheart variety, held distinctive place in
the fruits of the city for about week
Then suddenly there appeared great guam
titles OF apricots, and almost Simultaneous
ly with them came red plums. and within
the past few days some ambitious propri-
etorS of popular corner stands have dis
played small baskets of peaches These
however. are not yet sufficiently attractive
to create any great demand. and their high
price is another element against their pop
ularity.
been more numerous or better than now.
One who keeps his eyes open to the sights
and incidents of the street has doubtless
been interested in noting the almost daily
change in price as the cherry boxes become
more numerous. At first 30 cents a pound
was the regular rate. while the small round
boxes. which hold a trifle less than a
pound, were offered for % cents In a few
days the price dropped to 25 cents a pound
tEen 70 cents and now, for over a week, il
mas been possible to buy excellent cherries
from the pushcart men for Is cents a
pound Some hucksters have displayed
signs offering cherries at 6 cents a half a.
pound. The half-pound packages and small
Ter ones for cents are the popular sizes
for pedestrians. and during the lunch hours
the cherry pushcarts on Nassau street and
on the corners Of Broadway streets inyarf-
ably do lively trade.