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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

An entomologist whose studies have
taken him into many parts OF the
globe thus described the habits Of a
species Of ants which grow their own
food. They are known" he said.
as leaf-cutting ants and are found in
South America. They live IN colonies.
and spend much Of their time in cut
tiag up aud carrying away the leaves
OF trees. It was at one time supposed
that they ate the leaves or used them
for their nests. but close observation
has shown that on reaching their lairs
underground the leaf fragments are
given to other ants who act as garden
ers. That Is to say. they take the
fragments. work them into little balls,
and by a skiliful process graft upon
them the spawn Of certain fungus.
which by cultivation is made to bear
tiny masses Of food stuff, upon which
the ants live. It seems almost in.
credible until we remember the other
marvels Of ant life"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

The regions Of the Little Colorado
river in Arizona abound ia wonderful
vegetable petrifaction-wh whole forests
being found in some places which are
hard as flint, but which look as if but
recently stripped Of their foliage.
Some Of these stone trees are standing
just as natural as life. while others
are piled across each other Just ike
the fallen monarchs Of a real forest
Biologists say that the trees were once
covered to the depth o. 1000 feet wfth
marl which transformed them from
wood to solid rock This mari. after
The lapse Of AGES, washed out leaving
some Of the trees standing in an ND.
rieht position.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

The materials requires are very
few and simple. A few old fashion
plates these can, no doubt. be OBJ
tanned from motherl, some thin card
board, a little tissue and thick color
cd paper. pair of sharp scissors and
bottle OF gum OF paste are all that
are necessary before you start TO
work. First cut out the figures from
the fashion plates as neatly as pos
slble and If there is an arm OF hand
that falls at the side. cut around It
up to the armhole Of the dress. as
shown by the dottded lines in the
illustration. so that It is separated
from the body lt may also happen
that the hair falls on the shoulders.
This should also be cut round neatly,
as shown by the dotted lines IL the
diagram, leaving just the width Of the
neck.
When the whole figure has been
cut out paste it on a piece Of thin
cardboard. and, when dry, cut around
il with a pair Of sharp scissors. II
you desire the doll to stand alone. cut
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02
The kev CO.

you may know what the other fellow
has something good that he win play
to the limit You know that if he
bets his pile he is ruined Do you les
up on him? Oh. yes, after he has
showed over his last chip and can't
get credit for any more. No quarterl
You have to do it. You may be will
ing TO buy wine for the crowd after
ward to the extent Of a hundred spot,
but you wouldn't let that man keep
five dollars in front OF him.
Il have been a gambler nearly all
my life, and ! viii say now that the
honest gambler has never been born.
It is Impossible for him to be honest.
Times come when he does not cheat,
but it is for lack of opportunity. We
are out to win. 1t is our business to
win. Gambling is all chance to the
honest man. We have to eliminate
chance as far as possible If we are to
make livelihood out OF it.
There is no such thing as gen
nemens game unless you know the
history Of every man at the table-and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02


Ohiy a boy With his noise and his fun.
me Feriest mystery under the sun
- Arimful OF mischief ami wit and giee
As ever human frame can be
ana as hard 20 manage as-whaf7-ah,
mel
It's hard to tell
Yet we love him we'll
only a boy, with his fearful tread.
VINO cannot be driven but must be led
VINO troubles the neighbors dogs and
cats
And tears more clothes and spols more
Loses more tops and kites and bats.
Ihan would stock a store
For year Or more
Only boy with his villa. strange wavs.
WIN his Idle hours and his busy days.
WIN ms queer remarks and hls odd re-
plies.
sometimes foolish ana sometimes wise,
oiien brilliant Tor one his size
As meteor hurled
From the planet world.
only a boy who VIII be man.
AA Nature goes on with his nrst great
PLAN
y water or fire Or some fatal snare.
Dpnapire not 10 rob us Of this our heir
our blessing. our resi- our care.
Our torment our joy,
only a bOyr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

~-rffNffHNHNNNA ~ ~ ff@&aNfEa
This article IS not an advertise.
ment of cement warranted 10 mend
chinaware and glassware stronger
than it was before. although the bic.
ture looks Ike IT, No cement or glue
Of any kind Is used IN the experiment.
and yet the plate and the wineelass
in the one Sc and plate and the
bottle IN the other are stuck togeth.
er pretty much as IL some material OF
that kind were the means employed.
The adhesive force "a nothing more
nor less than the pressure Of the at
mosphere. precisely the same force
that enables a boy to lift a brick or
a stone By means OF his leathery
sucker"
Let as take the plate and the wine
glass FIRST Suspend the glass from
TIE ceiling or from chandelier BY
means Of a string tied around its
stem. Have ready an ordinary china
plate. over the inner surface OF which
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

Of the plate against the rim Of the
glass gently but firmly. and when you
have held it there moment IL viii
hang unsupported. The reason is
that the atmospheric pressure out
side IS greater than It IS inside the
glass and that pressure holds the
two objects together. The object in
greasing the surface Of the plate is
10 make a tight joint between that
and the glass. so that the outer air
cannot get inside the latter
For the second experiment expend
plate as shown in the picture and
adjust the strings 80 that It viii
hang level Get bottle with a hoi-
lowed out bottom-all wine bottles
are made ia that way-and having
rubbed grease around the rim of the
bottom hold the latter over the spout
Of a boiling tea kettle for a moment
The hot steam viii take the place OF
the air 10 the hollow. and If yon now
press the bottle firmly against the
under surface IL the plate and hold
IL there for moment or two you may
take your hand away and the bottle
viii not fan of. This is merely an
other illustration OF atmospheric
pressure
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02
MAYOR kgaN EXPLAINS ACTION.
Statement From the Chief Executive
of Believille, Illinois.

Of Beiieviiles Illinois.
In answers to criticisms Of his
action IN not using more forcible
means to disperse the mob which
lynched the negro, Wyatt, at Belle
Vile. H.. on the night Of June 6, Mayor
Kern said:
1T is true that I requested the Off
GERS not to use their guns. did so
after careful reflection, was CON
WINGED in my judgment that 70 do so
would not stop the citizens in their
determination to get Wyatt, but that
such a course simply would fan the
flame Of their insane fury / was con-
WINGED that to do so would precipi-
tate a battle I was convinced that
many citizens would be killed or
manned in the encounter.
"The officers did their full duty.
They arrested the assassin They
locked him up in one Of the strongest
and most modern lals in this or any
other country. They exhausted their
possibilities in defending the prison
er. They could not be asked to kill
and lay down their own lives to save
a murderer The men actually on the
ground were the best judges Of the
critical situation
you ask me who IS to blame for
the lynching. The negro. Wyatt, who
came into this community armed and
with murder in his craven heart is to
blame for it. The negro, Wyatt. who
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

A game popular among the THnlkits,
a tribe Of Indians in southern Alaska,
is called Ha-goo.
The children range themselves in
two parallel lines. In the center OF
one line is a player who holds aIoft
pole with brightly colored piece
Of cloth floating from 1t. Then. from
the opposite line advances a little girl
who holds out her hand for the deco.
rated stick. while an her companions
make faces. say funny things and
"cut capersy to make her laugh.
II she smiles. ever 50 lightly, she is
out OF the game: but il she can keep a
solemn face she takes the stick and
goes back 10 her own line while one
Of the opposing players moves across
the open space and tries Ia turn to
keep a straight face.
This goes on until there remains
only one player who has not smiled.
and this one wins the game for the
side.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

relieved Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain from the necessity of resignina.
1t is reported that the Duke OF
Deyonshire at the kings wish acted as
a mediator and played an important
part In patching up the cabinet crisis.
King Edward regards his coming visit
to Ireland as of the utmost import
ance and the visit could not occur il
parliament we're dissolved.
Premier Balfour took the house by
storm. His speech was the most ex-
traordinary and the most vehement
he has ever been known to make in
his long political career. So thorough.
" did he carry the house with him
that the Chaplin amendment to the
budget which declared that the repeal
of the grain tariff would involve need
less disturbance of trade, was defeated
by a majority of 1876 votes. composed
Of unionists. liberals and Irish mem.
bers. The minority who supported Mr..
Chaplin's amendment we're almost all
the followers Of the government. while
many others Of the conservative party
abstained from voting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

Every lad IN the land grows enthu-
siastic when he sees or reads about a
close contest between oarsmen for
the mastery over each other and in
wafdly VOWS that when be grows TO
manhood he viii show the world feats
OF skill and strength that win awaken
admiration But he does not stop to
consider at what cost the oarsmen Of
to-day reach the perfection necessary
70 insure a triumph over their rivals.
A medical paper discusses the
health OF the oarsmen" and comes to
no very definite conclusion as to the
effect of training and racing on the
after life Of the varsity star. Some
wears ago the late Prof Morgan 10 his
little work. University Oars, gave
The results OF an investigation regard
ing 255 who were then living out Of
293 who had taken part Ia the boat
races. And his returns seemed to
show that oarsmen were rather bene-
died than injured by the discipline
and struggle. II must be remembered
that the preliminary sitting OF the tor
pids the eights and the trials weeds
out the weaklings at oxford who could
not stand the strain. And every row
ing man knows that the trained man
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

to tho outside Of the ring and start
again.
Each player can move one space to
the next circle in front or to the side
Of the space he occupies. but cannot
move back.
When a player reaches a black dot
or marble he leaves his pin ia It to
show that it is ''out' Of the ring. and
after that. every other emarbIe7 he
captures counts him two. for he must
go outside and start over again on
another line rith a new pin.
1t is generally the best policy to
devote your early moves TO blocking
another player. and when this haa
brought you near to a marble Is make
sudden dash for St,
Each player may choose any start.
ms point he wishes. and when an tho
marbles have been Knocked out.
h7 player haTire the largest number
% hls credit virs the game.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02


Upon a mountain ia Andalusia
quaint spectral forms are frequently
seen. Whenever there Is a heavy
mist and persons are ascending TIE
mountain they appear "a all their
ghosily splendor and sometimes SO
suddenly as 10 strike dismay into the
hearts Of those who see them for the
first time
Of course Il is an a trick played By
the sun. When a mist partially
shrouds the mountain. the sun Is nat.
uraliy obscured and then he reyenges
himself BY projecting the shadow OF
any person who is ascending the
mountain until it assumes the form Of
a gigantic spectre.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

"Forty years at feecing" Is the rec
ord ef an old man whose face aaA fig-
ure are familiar to some Of the smart
est dwellers on the West Side and to
eyerf gambliag house Of any note ia
thS country. He is an old man now
nearly sixty. He has made and lost
a oozen fortunes. Out Of the wreck he
has managed to save a tidy sum
ensugh to enable him to support in
fins style wife. three beautiful daugh-
t5s and two college-bred sons. Like
ti.s broker and the banker who grow
Hsed Of the fray. he has retired; yet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02
FLgEs N rEAR 81 TAuNDER.
Butcher Removes to Oregon, Where
There Is Said to BE None.

Butcher Removes to Oregon, Where
There Is Said to BE None.
Henry Seaman has left Bayside, l..
E.. and is now on his way to Oregon
with his family. because Long Island
thunderstorms upset his nerves, and
he heard that there was no such thing
as thunder and lightning in Oregon.
He declared, before he started, that
II the report proved untrue he would
seek some place SO far above the
.louds that it would be impossible for
.hunder to be heard there.
Seaman was a butcher doing a Ia
.rative business in Bayside He was
never known 10 lack courage save
when the thunder of a summer storm
was rumbAng and crashing, when he
was as likely to desert his shop ard
stick his head between coapie q
leather mattresses as to continue
waiting on his customers. His friends
inaiiy became accustomed to seeing
aim drop oioaver and meat SAN when
1 storm broke. ands asking them to
leave his stote Push crt himself. One
81 hts beliefs was Than he was safer
ia some mcvine oblec, than on tie
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02
Talk d Eotmlnn Penvs cluh.

There is talk in London Of forming
a Pepys club in honor Of Samuel
Pepys, the two hundredth anniversary
Of whose death fell on May 26. though
his life is practically lost to us from
May. 1863. when the growing infam-
nation Of his eyes. to which he 50
often refers, compelled him to 6esist
from the diary that he had kept SO
faithfully.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02
Game Of slyphs.


For active young folks the game Of
sylphs IS the latest form Of amuse-
ment. It is in reality electric battle
dore and shuttlecock The two play
ers hold a wand each. these wands
having been electrified by friction.
The shuttlecock IS represented by a
butterfly made Of collodion The but
terhy Is thrown into the air and one
or other player approaches the tip Of
his wand to the so-called sylph ue
electrified wands repe the butterfly,
which skins away as the wand draws
near IN this way the butterfly Is sent
flying hitber and thither without being
touched A very good game. with prop
er rules. is made from this idez
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02
eD Il KERN

tried to murder the county superin-
tendent OF schools is to blame for it
first and last
4 dent approve Of mob law. I do
not wish to be understood to condone
the offense Of the mob. But there
was a reason for the fury which
burst forth. Murders have been too
frequent in our county of late.
The assault on Mr. Aertel was sin
gularly atrocious in its nature 1t was
Wyatt who disturbed the peace Of
our community. 1t was he who fired
the shot which felled Hertel. He and
he alone was to blame for the irregu-
lar execution of himself He suffered
the consequence Of his own cowardly
deed"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02
FLOOD NND TORNADO WORK
RUIN IN SOUTHERN STATES.

For days and weeks the sunny
southern skies had been greedily
drinking up the waters Of the rivers
and streams Of North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia. In the valleys
people sweltered as the feyerish
earth was subjected 10 the overpower-
ing sway of the sun, and the rivers
and streams dwindled.
The elements seem TO have become
drunken mad with the draughts OF
natures wine and began a reyei that
knew no bounds Of life or property
and swept all before
The peaceville little town Of
Gainesville, Ga. and its envirsns was
the first TO suffer from the play Of the
monster of the air. With devilish fury
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

Rainy Day Marbles Is a pretty good
game and can be played BY two or as
many as seven. one for each black
dot in the ring" Cut out the pic
ture, with the following directions,
and place the whole thing on a sheet
OF stiff paper or cardboard.
Each player takes a pin and after
e Is decided who shall have first
shot" and IN what order the rest Of
the players shall follow. the game
begias.
Tie object Of eaca player Is TO
reach one Of the black dots. or
marbles" which Is then bis proper
~ and counts one fer him. but al the
same time to keep any one of the
players from reaching one. He can
do ihis hy moving in front Of another
player IN such a way that that player
cannot move forward IN such case.
80 player can neither move forward
uor 10 either side. he must 60 back
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

the blast Of death syept down upon
the village
The destruction Of the large cotton
min by the tornado was the first sert
GUS blow that had been struck the
growing industry. Then a series Of
disasters befeH the towns in the val
leys Of the three states.
This time the elements hurled back
to the earth the water it had sucked
up, not in rain, but In sheets and
torrents that swelled the streams
until their beds wera the confines OF
the valleys.
The most serious result, Of course.
is the loss Of life. Thirty-four are
known to have been killed. The prop
erty loss is over three million dol
lars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

AT the recent eommencement exer
cises Of the Columbian university al
Washington the honorary degree Of
doctor Of letters was conferred upon
George Horton. the wellkIiown author
formerly Of Chicago, who is now pur
suing literary and pathological studies
80 the scanifa1
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

Gen. De Wet has become the head
Of a large political party In the Orange
River colony. Every Boer returned
from British prison camp at once
joined Gen De Vets party. and it now
comprises a majority Of the white pop
ulation in the colony. De Vets ir-
reconcilable attitude gives the British
authorities cause for apprehension.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

Hall Game locates the scene Of the
5ravest deed with which he IS ac-
Quainted at the vatican. The hero OF
the incident ii question" he writes.
'was That venerable nonogenaran
Pope Leo. XIII who. on the occasion
0f our FIRST Interview actually con.
iassed that he had never read one 81
my bookS."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

John T. Griiaths IS at work on the
life Of the late President Harrison
All the priyat2 papers Of the presi-
dent Including some unfinished
manuscripts have been turned over
% him. 1ir GrHshs was closely as.
mciaied with Nr Harrison for many
ssan4.ss
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

even then it isn't For nearly forty
years have played. have belonged
to some swell clubs OF course have
cheated. I could not have won enough
to pay my dues regularly II I had not
Il wore good clothes, had good ad-
dress. and no one suspected that I was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

Senator Depew was citing instan
ces of happy plays of wit. He said
Governor Norris was visitina
Bishop Moore. He remarked. durina
dinner Bishop. I have just made ms
Will You are a Beneficiary. I have
lett you my whole stock Of impu
dence
The bishop gave loud laugh.
My friend De said you are too gen.
erous You have beaueathed to me b.
far the greater part of your estate
Mrs Moore looked shocked She
raised to her husband a rchukinE dn
ger. My dear she said haven't yos
COME into your Inheritance remarka
ply eoour"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02
STAND BY FREE TRADE.
British House Of Commons Rejects
Protection PROPOSALS.

DTItIah HOuse q NoWWuhs heIectN
Protection Proposals.
The British House Of Commons, by
vote OF 424 to 2s, declared its hostil.
ity 20 a protective tariff. which had
been proposed by Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain. Il had been supposed
that the ministry would stand by Mr..
Chamberlain and accept defeat. but
Premier Balfour. in a speech in which
he declared himself an out and out
free trader but demanded that the
party leave his hands Wntied in SO
important a national question saved
the ministry from its threatened over
throw. ayerted a political crisis ana
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

you have rubbed a little butter or
lard.
Now light a piece OF paper and let
# burn under the mouth OF the glass.
The hear viii dilate the air in the
glass, and as the air cools a partial
vacuum viii be created.
But before the air has had time TO
begin to cool, press the inner surface
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

falls IL another man is dealing, ana
as soon as It falls, Some men holo
their cards too closely to permit the
backs to be read Then you musl
remember what each man received IN
order to judge his draw. II he holds
up four diamonds you must take note
whether he gets a diamond on ths
draw. II his four cards are two paira
you have to be on the lookout to see
whether he fills his hand. And then
you might be found out. Discovery.
disgrace hangs over you all the time
and you must see everything without
apparently paying more attention to
|sAs cards Of the others than anybody
else around the table.
An amateur poker player. no mab
ter how expert. hasn't the slightest
chance against a professional. Thera
are too many tricks in the game. Tha
professional knows enough Of these "a
make it a sure thing. while his oppo
nent is foundering hopelessly In the
mazes Of chance. New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

ground. and he frequently boarded a
trolley car during storm and stucA
BY It until the thunder ceased. re-
gardless whittier it conveyed him.
He was entirely unable to explaiH
his abject fear OF thunder. It Is said
however, that when a boy he narrow
" escaped death by lightning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

Below we Give the solution to the
Twelve Rings Puzzle which appear.
ed On this page last week The prob
LEM was 70 divide the square CFig.
- into four equal parts Of similar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

who tumbles back In the boat after a
hard-fought race is as it as ever With
In a minute.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

shape. 50 that each part may contain
three Of the rings.
FIG. clearly shows the way out
OF the dimculty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-02

IIIs cheaper 70 throw a stone 1haa
4 bouquet