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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

OF doping young players, la Drey
fuss
Pittsbure has three Cardinal cast
offs in Hoffman. Kruger and Weaver
Chicago has two Wicker and VIII
Jams.
Fred Faikenbure pittsburgs tail
twirler is called the Human Shot
Tower"
Dick GarTin, brother Of Virgil.
the tan Texan with Brooklyn. is to
be given pitching trial in the New
York league
Cincinnati expects to ultimately
land pitcher Claude Elliott OF AIiiwau-
lee and third baseman Cotton Tur-
ner Of Columbus
Il is believed that Manager Buck
onberger win not be with Boston next
year as the Triumyrs are said to
want Hugh Duffy.
Tom Fisher brother Of Chauncey.
who is The star pitcher Of the shreye.
pors (La.l team. may be given a
trial By Cincinnati next spring.
Pittsburg critics have finally begun
war on the gamblers who attend
games. Barney Dreyfuss is also
anxious 10 stamp out this practice.
Director Billings of the Boston club
cannot quite understand how Billy
Lush hit 50 weakly for his team last
season and SO well for Detroit this
year
a pleasing feature Of the Cincin-
MATHS play at present is the apparent
" good condition OF Jack Harper His
twirling arm seems to be good once
again
Frank Bowerman declares that this
is his last year in base ball He in.
tends spending the rest of his life In
Romeo, Mich. where be owns 4 lum-
ber camp and farm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09


Denver has a pitcher named Bar
Der he should get out Of many a
close shave.
Bob Lowe and Charley Nichols. old
Bostonese chums. are now rival man
ayers in the Western league
Frank Seheibeck. the veteran short
stop. who has been playing for Den
yer. has been traded 10 Colorado
Springs.
Jack Thornton. recently fred by
Milwaukee for assaulting Cockman. is
the Thornton who pitched for PhiIa.
delphia thirteen years or so gone by.
Emil Frisk. the Western leagues
mighty slugger has again become
pitcher after trying his hand in the
outfeld and at FIRST base for couple
OF years
Outfelder OLeary cs "e- Moines
has received an oner y team
In the aud nutli
the seas IS or sien
o contract.
Pitcher Hotter. one ious
stars of The champion e BIT
GA the head with q nltcnad BAN whsle
az bat in game between nss Mcines
and Peoria. ana Tor a rma SIS reCa.-
erg was doubtful
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

Hahn continues to be the real thing
for Cincinnati.
Joe Corbett is pitching sensational
hall out on the coast.
keister's hitting has been doing
great execution for the PhilHes.
Pittsburg has purchased winham
the Worcester left-handed pitcher
The Cincinnati papers have opened
up on Tom DAILY and say he has a
dead arm.
Pitcher Bill Phillips has been frugal
and has considerable property at his
home, AIlenport Pa
The Boston club is said 10 be ash-
ing for pitcher Curtis Of the Fort
Wayne tlndl club team.
George Tabeau is urging Cincinnati
TO try ont pitcher Walker and out
fielder Dan Kervin next fam
President Hermann of Cincinnati
has become fascinated with the work
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09


Bender has hit l9 men in p
games
The Bostons lead in long bits
triples and home runs
Pickering has scored more runs
than any man in the leasue
/ Dougherty is the only man in tho
American who cuts his hair curly
Courtney is back in the game foi
Detroit and playing excellent ball
Cleveland was after Catcher AgneN
Of Harrisburg, but failed to land him
Now they call him Honest Biz
Donovan because he never steals a
base
The New York club Is trying to Sc
cure Catcher McCauley from the Mon
treal club
Ezra Morgan. Fall Rivers premier
/ pitcher has been purchased by the
ST. Louis club.
Manager McAleer of St. Louis has
purchased Petty, the star pitcher Of
Cedar Rapids. for $500
McAleers team seems hopelessiy
weak with the willow A couple OF
heavy batsmen are badly needed
1t used 10 be the rule that Joss had
his bad inning toward the end OF a
game Now he has it at the start
Charlie Hemphill who was hitting
very feebly for MeAleer, has come
70 life and is fairly numbering the
ball
lave Cross. the Athletes third
baseman, is playing grand game.
although this is his 18Th year in the
profession
Ed Hanlon says that BIN Donovan
is the hest pitcher in the business.
Connie Mack agrees with Mack on
that point
Had "Chick" stahl submitted to an
operation when III St Louis be would
now be in arstclass condition and a
help to his team
Joe sugden Jimmy Ryan and Dick
Cooley are the only men left on top
of the earth who reverse the bat and
bunt with the handle
Hill the experimental third base
man of the Browns. IS not only do-
ing good work on the bag. bur is be-
ginning to hit the ball
Manager Callahan has picked M
st Louis catcher named Felton for
emergencies. slattery being the only
catcher now able 70 work.
Dougherty Of the Boston AIHeri-
cans. who is making bid for the bat
ting honors. hiss led the Connecticut
and California leagues in stick work.
Comiskey has about closed negotia-
tions for the release of Eddy Hincy
utica's third baseman who has
thowng arm on the Harry Steinfeldt
order.
There have been stars Of much
brilliancy for a few years. but not
any have shown quite so brightly or
as long as Alr Young And he is as
good as over.
Comiskey's men have shown them
selves to be an exclusive home team,
and have done all their best work
under the watchful eyes OF the "Old
6oman'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

TOW 10 osCufc Wid fets.
The gentle. graceful little jumping
mice. whitefooted mice, shorttailed
meadow-rats and nyingsquirrels are 20
be found in almost any rural place in
this country These interesting little
creatures can be captured with ordi.
nary box-trapsi figure fours or the
square or round wire mouse traps. The
whitefooted mice. or deer mice. may
be found in the abandoned nests OF
other rodents. in holes IN the fence
rails, and under clods Of old plowed
fields, or beneath brush heaps ia the
fence corners.
Sometimes birds nests are found
with a neatly thatched roof over the
bowl and round doorway Of access
TO the interior. where knugly curled
mp in a warm bed OF down. the Httls
white-footed mouse Is sleeping.
You may capture these little fellows
by hand If YOU use due caution IN ap-
preaching their habitation. and shield
your hand with an ordinary poke.
handkerchief They win make delight
ful pets, and YOU wiz end them much
more interesting than the common
white mice, Give them a tail. narrow
cage with plenty Of head room. wire
a branch containing a last summers
birds nest 10 the side Of their cage
for sleeping quarters. and feed the
mice with bread seed and grain
Meadow rats are not climbers. Put
them in a nat cage with a good Wide
expaDse of bottom covered with sod
Of growing grass. the roots Of which
they VIII eagerly devour. Feed them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

The common cabbage Is native Of
Europe and grew originally among
the rocks by the seashore. To this
day il is found growing wild in such
localities iu Denmark. on the south
coast Of England, and on the north
coast of the Mediterranean. In an
probability it was cultivated very
anclently, and previously TO that time
was gathered in the wild state. The
garden-cress. SO popular as a salad
was valued in early times for proper.
ties of It's seeds Apparently il was
native Of Persia. whence it spread into
Europe, where doubtless it originated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09
MAKE Yourself Wanted. .

WA"C N04fSrH " oNtcls
In an address reported in the Amer
lean papers. Secretary Shaw tells an
incident that puts IN half a dozen
words the secret OF business success.
A young clerk in store" he said
asked forsan increase Of salary. The
proprietor gave 1t to him. A little
later The clerk asked for another rise.
At first the owner was indignant;
then, after thinking the matter over
he sent for the clerk,
Young man" he said, what you
need is not more money. but more use
fmlness." Then he pointed out to him
countless ways IN which he might
have done something for the company
and had missed his opportunity times
when he had been careless or indif-
ferent or ignorant
Every time, he concluded, that a
customer comes IN and asks for you
personally, it counts for you and
counts Tor the store Your business is
10 make Yourself wanted"
It is the secret OF success in bust
ness is it not also the secret Of sue
cess in every place in life? In the
home, IN the church. in the school.
everywhere, the one whose work is
thorough and cheerful and enthusias-
tie fig the one who is making the most
Of his life.
make yourself wanted and you
win soon know the JOY Of solid sue
cess.--Y Youth
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

Rock Island has new short stop
named Dwyer
Umpires Conn and Lewinson, the
only valuable men on the stan this
season, have both resigned Il is un-
derstood both are dissatisfied with
the salary paid. and the executive Of
nee is not inclined TO Increase It.
O'Brien. an innelder obtained from
the Worcester club has strengthened
Rockiord's inheld.
Dal Williams the veteran catcher.
is finishing out the season with Dav-
enport
The Springfield club has taken on
pitcher Niskocil, who was with the
team when it was in Joliet early in
the season.
George HUFF. the University Of NH
nois coach, has seen number Of
rhreel games, representing. Is is
said, the Chicago National league
club
Rockford has released pitcher Cal
houn and signed an amateur pitcher
from Dixon named Koff.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

The life Of a man is less than q
span, for it falls into the River OF
Death at the end.
A long life IS not SO much to be de.
sired as a good life
Life has less OF awe than Death.
but It is not so restful.
We live in deeds, not in days
When we marry, life takes on a
great purchase we may win out OF
fall under the mortgage
Life is but a footpath 70 the grave.
There could be no lie In its truest
Significance without death
Let your life be such that death
shall have no terror for YOU
Many a life is unpleasant beeanse
Of a failure to diagnosd biliousness
No man has q right to shorten his
life by making 1t excessively happy in
It's breyity
Life IS a time between morning
and evening Trim the light of your
soul that darkness may no. ovegtake
YOU
The grandest thing 10 life Is To
have a great heart that bids the
hands succor the weae and The
weary
A man may live with many bet hs
must die alone
Life is made up of timc ana a ilitle
brief authority 30 not waste tbs
one or abuse the other
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

In this game some well-known nov
elist is selected, Dickens, for instance,
and each player chooses one Of his
characters to personate. telling no one
the choice
Then one Of the players relates the
life as though IL were her own, and
portrays with voice aud gesture the
character she has assumed. or course
no names must be mentioned
The person who FIRST guesses what
character Is perscnated has the priw-
lege OF deciding who shall be the next
to tell her story
The game Of assumed characters
VIII prove to be very entertaining il
each player does her part and makes
her narrative as amusing and interest
ing as possible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

let him not hope TO do great deeds
VINO fears that other men may laugh
the bravery he shows who leads
A host 10 battle Is not half
As great as Is bis fearlcssness
VINO dafee though others laugh 10 ify'
~ ne has the strength and viii ~ pr as
Ahead. well knowing that tho high
aifiil laughter Of the sco1ers rings.
VINO, hearing them, builds 30 or sings.
hen laughed at Alexander era
The world had come beneath tis sway
Aney laughed at Byron who colid dare
70 still keep on his chosen way
since man first sought success The crowd
ttaA laughed 70 see the anxious Try.
ana only they have Won who proud
And brave, have made the laughter
die:
Who suffers men to laugh him down
Must not expect "a kicfor's crown.
--S h. NIspr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

Overcoats viii be extensively worn
this winter and viii be extremely
popular with the male population.
Trousers with hidden pockets win
be in vogue for married men
Wives viii continue to wear moths
in their furs. with occasionally little
monkey business known a. q collar
cite.
Bathing suits viii not be ga faii
after December I.
Stockings will be worn as usual
with a hole In the toe.
The same neckties viii continue 20
be popular with both sexes.
Pfc viii NOT be eaten with q spoon
after cnrn-huskinE
Finger bowls sin be smaller than
usual to prevent rude people from
taking a hand bath therein
ln eating lsh f will Be considered
good form not to choke on a bone.
For further hinis read he ladf.
Constant Companion or ASA the
hired s'ri bow they dil in tse iamls
from Which she has reeenliy grads
aiod.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

-Hll Where are the dominoes7"
George and Lew have EN-.
And the checkers are gone. tooip
George and Lew have 'em, repeat
. ed Marie.
But they aren't playing with both
at the same time. are they7n asked
Joe in surprise.
"you don't believe It. do you2" said
Marie, as Joe shook his head incredu-
lously. Come upstairs and III prove
it,"
This is what Joe saw: The domi-
noes had been dumped out Of the box
on the 6oor. where they had been
used in building what appeared 20 be
q miniature bridge. There wero six
arches. All the dominoes were en-
ployed IN their construction, SO that
.the arches were strong enough 70 re.
slst the shock Of a blow. A domino
with It's face outward formed the top
Ct each arch
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

There are wet afternoons even IN
summer. and IL you are having a toa
party It Is so difficult to think Or some
thing to play at Tho game OF ia.
cob" IS very much like blindmans bum
only much more fun.
Two players are chosen: one Is
hilndfolded and the other IS Jacob. .
A circle IS formed round these two,
who may not ran outside It, Then the
~hlindman' keeps calling out "Jacobip
who must answer Eyes. siri" every
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

An I tickle in my denlms
When I sec bobi
the osser
Ain'st no use fer fancy tackle,
Bristol rod, er Whirrin reel
Gittin tangled like nl' Whiskey
Makes a fellors brain cells feel
But, zee Whillikens. I'm happy
With th' risin O. th sun
When th hobber gifts to bobbin
And the string gunl
First she trembles on tn water
An th' circles broaden wide,
Rippiin inter baby billers
Sputtrin' onward with III tide;
Then she jumps like an creation.
Does that iigg rim, teetrin cob.
Gittin me All flushed am fiuttrin'
Count o. Chat bubi
there bin
bob
An when night comes 7 turn hon ward
Loaded down with strings " fish,
Sprisin all them city fellers
Causin' them t'Wish and wish
They had thrun away ther riggin'.
Lost ther an an jist played hob
Fishin like a native fishes
With er stick bohl
pole er
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

viii see some OF the letters have had
pieces cut OF them. What boys and
girls have 20 do IS to complete the
missing parts Of the letters and the
answer win be seen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09
nIvlde ThIs plot

Here is a square plot OF ground in
The center Of which we hnd a well
fW). houses CID and trees IT'D in
different locations.
The problem Is so to divide this plot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

time OF course. the "blindmans makes
a dash for Jacob" who has TO dodge
him until he IS finally caught when
two more players are CHOSEN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

is shown IN the illustration. Il is very
easy TO make and viii capture your
little pets without injuring them in
any MaY
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

that each one shall have the same
shaped piece Of ground, each one shall
have a house and tree on that piece
of ground. and each have access 10 the
well without trospassing 1t was the
surveyor who solved the problem.
How many OF our readers would like
TO try to solve IL. too?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09
Al BaItun's Store

a. eve when work has eascd is grind
And yielded RESPITE 70 its knight
Dame Pleasure beck0ns with her wand
l9 check he mad world ln Us flight
hen gather hockwise round the door
The natives at lhe grocery stere'
They loaf upon deerepit chalk.
or balance nimbly on x box
Wniie others seek the curb-stone perch
Ana rHsticate upon the rocks
nen captain Bog9s he gets The
Aad ediaes the grocery stors
rherg,s Clark ana Jones ana wniis
ANA several molders from The works."
t9e elty marshal joins ths BUNCH
Likewise the grocer and bis clerks
fhen General Wood he lrts er soar
ln front of Baltuns grocery stored
There's loud gunaw ana hooded auips
Portending jokes that have been sprung
40 aeitate some hapless wight,
whom the laveiin is flung
For everything is known~=and moro
About The village grocery sturel
Then Slack be lows the corn win fail:
Which prompts Ola Srandad Burr 70
"Th crops is loolcin' mighty well.
Fer which we all tl' Lord shouid
Then silence re,Nimands the 6ore
Who .sees things an the grocery
The government IS eroomed and spanked
And made 10 stand up prim and
straight
ledge Haller stopping FOR sorne plug,
Discusses 'pints' OF town and state
Ills honor rules ON benches four
Yet deigus to argue at the storel
There's Allison and billy" White
One owns farm and tills the SOIL
While 'tOther mounts TO n0thin' much
Nrpt savAn' bread from mold AM fpoilI'
But an are equal to the core
About Jim Baltuns grocery sterei
They SIT and spit and smoke their pipes
Grave stratesisis and sparkling wits.
Some ma the cracks and others don't
Yet every man. he sits and Splits
While time floats 10 the other shore,
And darkness hides the grocery storsi
Old grocery shop we love you yet
Mid palaces of stone and steel.
Aud some day we VIII sit and spit
Besides thy fragrant onion peel
Just resting az the open door
Of that old, corner grocery store!
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

The first man was a farmer-he
raised cane"
The reason a farmer is always re-
ferred to as 'jocund" is because the
novelist was never a farmer
No farmer ever raised a crop by
tickling" the earth. wise writer's Ia
the contrary notwithstanding The
farmer does not have his fun that
way.
The farmer needs to know little
about Ceres to grow a good harvest.
It IS only the poets who give the god
undue credit
Charles Dudley Warner saws
Blessed be agriculturet If one does
not have too much OF IT,
We have always maintained that
outside Of the cornfeld. more suck
ers' live iE the city than on the farm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09
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And next viii come the Autumn girl
The girl that we love best
] wonder If she'll wear our socks
Our neckties. or our vest9
It almost makes a man woman
hater when he thinks it is only the
female mosquitoes that bite him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

When "a sun is risln' yeller
An th' birds is wakin' up.
fillin an tn world with singin'
fllhn' full joys brimmin' cup
Then i sort er git excited
With my hickry pole an cob
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

IL agin' an laws o. dshin'
An feminist th' book o. rUlc1.
scientific anglers scorn II
AS the instrument o. fcoisl
sur durn me. jiCt ike ID.
Spite o. that there cty snoh-
Fer there's nothin IKE 4 pohbcr.
An love bObi
70 er
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

Here is a wellknown proyerb-or
rather the parts Of one. for. as yon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

IT'S not what goa know
ON this earth here below
That makes yun O. wise ona
What gives Nnl a show
Are tae bluffs Thar you sow
70 you s1rNy. mg sa1e
Married men are the better soldiers
they know more about lighting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-22
/ SUBMARINE SCANDAL
The Holland Company Said to Have
Given Stock to Certain zass
- Newspapers.
New York Sun Special Service.

NOW oEh Dun opeclAl 0eEV1Cos
Washington, Jan. 22.-"Every. one of
Lessler of New York before the house
committee on naval. affairs to the effect
that he. had. been offered money to vote
for the Holland torpedo boat proposition
before the committee has been amply sus-
tanned by reliable evidence before tho
subcommittee appointed to- investigate
charges" fe z.' -. - = =
This statement was made by MEM
Der Of the subcommittee. The details Of
the investigation are kept secret.
There is no doubt that the disclosures
made will result in a thorough investiga
ton of the whole submarine boat :agen-
cies,'' continued this member of the COM
mittee; Tin my opinion it will kill all fu-
investigation will reach some of the great
newspapers of the country, the owners Of
wnich are said to have some Of the $1,000
900 worth of stock which has been issued
by the Holland company.
"Tnis stock was presented gratuitously,
the only consideration being favorable
news and editorial matter in the columns
of the papers" -,
In further statement before the COM
mittee Mr.. LESSER mentioned the names
Of ex-Representative Lemuel Eli Quigg Of
New York and John McCullagh, superin-
tendent of elections of New York, in con-
intimidate him to vote for a proposition
to purchase submarine boats of the Hol-
land type. ~ -ss -.E
The name Of the man who Mr.. LESSER
says offered him the bride Of $4,000
through his secretary, to vote for the pur-
chase Of the boats, the members of the
committe decline to diyulge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-22

ners stand many repeating shotguns.
These guards are commanded by Sher-
man Bell, of Rough Rider. fame, and by
James H. Clark who is noted for his figra-
ing proWess. 80
The house didsnot meet to-day, having:
adjourned until Friday, but the anti Vol
colt republicans in control of the organ
ization will maintain their garrison until
the fear of an anticipated raid has passed
At the senate chamber no display Of
weapons is made. The guards are all Of
ficers and patrol their stations Quietly.
The two senates in Session.
The two senates, each of which refers
to the other as the ;runp,'' are in ses-
sion to-day and no progress appears to
have been made toward a settlement Of
the differences between them. The body
over which Lieutenant Governor HaggOtt
presides and which sits in his office con-
sists Of eleven regularly elected republican
senators and eight republican contestants,
who were declared entitled to seats by the
| lieutenant governor and the eleven re-
| publican senators. the twenty-fou demo
| cratic senators refusing to vote when the
question was put by the lieutenant gov
ernor. &Sz
The body which is holding the senate
! hall }at the capitol, sitting continuously
consists of tWenty-four regularly elected
! democratic senators and two contestants
who were seated ia place of two Of the
eleven regularly elected republic leans.
l Soon after the opening session at 10
O'Clock the democratic senator's .ordered
a recess until 11:304 and a caucus of the
democratic members Of both houses was
held in the senate chamber. Reporters