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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
LIGHT PLANT SOLD.

Jas. W. Hockaday, Of Itasca,
Texas, has purchased the Chicka-
sha electric light plant Of White
man Bros. rs takes charge Dec. 4.
Mr.. Hockaday has had the manage
ment Of the electric light system at
Itasca, where he showed himself al
expert ii his line. He took the
business when tie plant was in a
bad condition and was making no
money, and in month had it on a
paying basis.
Mr.. Hockaday will move his
family 10 Chickasha in the near fu-
ture. He comes highly recon-
mended as a man Of great business
abilities and anlost excellent gem
tleran. Heis unable 10 take per-
.sonal charge Of the plant at once.
While he is closing up his business
affairs in Texas, Tom Irving, who
is well-known as the pioneer in the
electric light business here, will
manage the business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
FOOT AMPUTATED.

c. B. Thompson, the brakeman
who had his foot crushed in a
frog at Anadarko Saturday, was
brought to this city the same day
and taken to the Emergency Hos
pital. DR.. Hume, the local sur
geoa Of the Rock Island at
AnadarSo accompanied him here.
The foot was SO badly crushed that
it was found necessary to amputase
it through The in-step. After he
recovered from. the effects Of the
anaesthetic he was removed from
the hospital to his home at Sixth
and Illinois. He was able to sit up
yesterday and is doing very well at
this time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

I need the cooperative coupons;
bring them in. Mrs. Larrabee so-sI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

Iwill sell the Frisco hotel, now
known as the Gladstone. The ho-
tel is well located on III. avenue in
the Frisco addition contains four
teen rooms and is furnished from
the parlor to the kitchen with
everything new. It must 90 at
once and at a bargain.-A. w.
Fredericks office over Clay Dono-
vans Clothing Store corner Third
and Chicbasha avenue. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
FREE LUNCH.

The Methodist Ladies will serve
a free lunch, consisting Of coffee
and cake, at their bazaar tomorrow
Chase & Sanburs coffee, furnish
ed by Webb H7ndtix will be used.
There will also be music by the or
ehestra il the evening
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

The Standard Oil Company isstill
one Of the most prosperous of the
big corporations Of the country.
Il has just declared dividend Of
~ per cent for the last quarter Of the
present year Its capitalization is
500, 900, 900 50 that it will distri-
butte SIz. 900, ,oooof its profits to its
stockholders the middle Of next
month. Ithas distributed S3a, 900,
900 previously on the same pretext
since the first of this year. This is
no phenomenal record with this
company. lis dividend distribu-
ton in 1902 amounted to S45. 900, :
900, and in tgoI to S4S, 900, 900. Ii
will thus be seen that the company
distributes each year in dividends
money amounting to nearly one
half of its capital stock. This
stock is Of no trihing aggregate, as
the above figures show, and no one
has urged that it was under-oapita-
lized. It is interesting to note that
the dividend receipts Of John D.
Roskfeller from this company for
the year will amount to 81, 600, 900
and his brother will accept one-half
as much. Dallas News,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

California points by Frisco. Sex.
Tickets on sale every day. A fine
winter trip. Stop-overs allowed
and s'ae side trips. For particulars
phone 2Io or see A. c. Wilson.
agent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

Geo. H, King aud wife of Pau
nee, arrived yesterday morning tor
a visit in this city. Mr. King left
last night. Mrs. King will remain
some time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

For Sale: Horse, buggy and
harness. Horse good driver and
saddler Perfectly safe for lady
New rubber tired buggy. See
L. L. Bryan
82-87 Bryan Dry Goods Co.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
A CHOCOLATE POT

Will be given to the lady making
the highest score at ten pins this
week at the Early Hotel bowling
alley. s2-S4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

The New Century Club viii meet
at O clock Tuesday with Mrs. l..
K. Hayes, 925 Dakota avenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

All kinds Of scaveuger work done
on short notice. Leave yonr order
at the Nickel Store. If
J. B. Boatright.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

Mis-. w. D. Gibbs arrived the
latter part Of last week from
Georgia Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs are
at the Royal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 90, 1903

The very fact that the professional gambler is to large extent social outcast, plying his craft at night and behind steel doors, and only then with the purchasable connivance of the all. thorities, is in itself a warning that not even the stupidest can fail to ob. serve, says a magazine writer. Stock speculation, on the contrary, hangs out the banner of respecta bility (which a great many minimizing persons have somehow come to confol1nd with mor- ality--and, under it's protection, car ries on it's traffic night and day, ill, city streets and village lanes. in parlor and tboudoir, in store and in factory--tn short wherever it can find a single human being possessed of this mania for getting something for nothing. Men who would scorn to cross the threshold of q gambling house, gamble openly in stocks and are pot ashamed to discuss their ventures in the pres ence of their own children. When Wall street ruins man it strips him of ey- erythinS that he possesses--destroy his business. places mortgage on his home, eats up the trust funds of which he was custodian and leaves him naked to the world.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30

uquidating at more favorable oppor- tunities., Weak syndicates, however, have been effectualy closed out, and there is no doubt but that borrowings of this character have been very large. ly diminished and that the money mar. ket situation Is much stronger than for one or two years past the contrac. ton of loans being chiefly in the for eign account and therefore not appear. ing in the bank statements, Secretary Shaw's indisposition to continue bond redemptions, owing to the small offer ings under circular of September 23, is practical demonstration that there Is now no anxiety concerning tue money market in either official or bank ing circles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30

The money market is no longer q
 subject of anxiety, and the much feared stringency did not appear dur. ing the crop-moving season, says Bank CT Clews. Like nearly all foreseen dis turbances it was averted by anticipa. ton. Funds are now returning more freely from the interior, so that, bar ring any furry incidental to dividend and other disbursements January l, bank averages ought to rise for the next two or three months. Gold i'm. ports have also been on q fairly lib eral scale and international trade con- ditions indicate that this movement has not ended, although easier money rates here would quickly stop the in idux Our bank loans continue at q high figure, this being one of the least satisfactory features of the situation. Bankers. however, show no uneasiness over the loan situation, being amply protected by good collateral. No doubt the loan account IS considerably ex-
 banded by syndicate Borrowings, sew eral of the stronger of these organiza- lions having been continued beyond
 flieig original time Tor t5ne purpose og
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
coDLIvER OIL FOR STOCK.
warmer says It Is Cheaper Than Graan for Fattening PurpOses-Han
 Other Advantages.


 T fatten my stock on codliver oil, farmer said at the abattoir the other day, according to the Philadelphia Record. "I find that this oil is cheaper than grain and that it produces asfner. firmer quality of fat It works admir- ably on pigs. To young pigs give one ounce a day and to adults give quar- ter of a pint. The porkers like it; you can tell if they are taking too much by a peculiar lassitude that they develop. Killed, their fat has, if they have been overfed with the oil, a yellow instead of a clean white hue. To cattle give d half pint of oil daily and to sheep about the same quantity as to pigs. Since I adopted the system of oil fattening two years ago have made more money off my stock than ever before. They eat less grain now by nearly 40 per cent and at the same time they weigh heav- fer than they used to. The butchers tell me their flesh is better, too. They say it is firner, finer and the fat is whiter Of course, an animal won't take codliver oil raw, so mix 1t up with meal. Cod liver oil is an excellent thing for broken winded horses. In fact, use this fluid for 8 dozen purposes on my farm. buy ing it in bulk from the wholesale deal CTS"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
PRAISE FOR ST. LOUIS GIRLS
Patti's Tenor Says They Are the
 Prettiest In America.

Patti's Tenor Says They Are the
 Prettiest In America.
 T walked down Broadway and through the shopping district this aft ernoon and saw the prettiest woman that have ever seen in America :
 This, statement was made at the Southern hotel in St Louis by Wilfrid Virgo, the tenor soloist who was heard in the Patti concert at Music hall the other night. says the St. Louis Repub. lie. 4
 MT. Virgo is an Englishnlan and has spent the greater part of his career in oratorio work in London. He is i'm. pressed with the beauty of St. Louis girls. He thinks the prettiest women in the world are in London and that the prettiest girls in America are in St. Louis.
 T do not mean to datter St. Louis, said Virgo, ''but was amazed at the beauty I saw in the shopping district. St. Louis girls are distinct type, and they are far ahead of the eastern girls"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
HEARD IN PASSING

The presidents intention to broad en our extradltlon treaties to include even bribery is a direct blow at the prosperity of Canada.--Sew York Herald.
 It is sure sign that Colonel Wat terson is mellowing up ia his old age when he confesses he is willing to trust the running of things to the Al. mighty. Baltimore Herald.
 Hold mev' screams Colombia, T am losing my temper and will cer- tainly do something rash" Mean while Europe grins encouragingly and says, Go ahead and lose it. It will do you good. - Detroit Journal.
 An apple tree up in Pomfret is said to have been planted in 1734. It is q vigorous tree and bears fruit every year. It takes long while to ma ture things in the northwestern cor her of the state. Bridgeport Post
 Sir Thomas Upton has become q hopeless slave to the Shamrock habit. and announces that he will bring over Number 4 to lift the cup Sure, it's the fine fleet of Shamrocks Sir Thomas will be after having on his hands before he is cured, 50 it is.-- New Haven Palladium.
 Brain fag' is the rapidly growing aillnent of upper classes in England, and the use of alcoholic stilnulants is all that restores the body to it's nor mal habits We see people stagger- ing about the streets with some sort of flag, only it is spelled with a ''J. = St Louis Globe Democrat.
 Richard Grant White, the. eminent philologist. father of Stamford White Of architectural fame, was asked once upon a time to conjugate the verb kisses He believed and maintained that English Is grammarless tongue, hence he felt no compunction when he gave this: "Buss. to kiss; rebus, to kiss again; pluribus, to kiss without regard to number; sillybus, to kiss the hand instead of tho lips; blunderbuss, to kiss the wrong person; omnibus, to kiss everyone in the room; erebus. 10 kiss in the ark."-New Fork Let ter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
The Effects of a. Bath.

Don't" says pr. John Dill Robert son of Chicago when you speak of bathing Tt may kill you"
 That is just what Chise Tubbs thought as heflay eozily on his cot in a South Clark street earavansary for gents only" the other night in Chicago when strange man jabbed thermom- eter into his mouth and ordered him out to take bath at once, says the Chicago Record Herald. There was fear of q typhus outbreak, and Chisel had to obey. The rest Of the tranps. who were huddled around warm stove, said it was awful
 Said Green Grass Grady: .'You feI- lers can't imagine wot it is t take d bath Y get all cold n wet, n wen y're rubbed down ye feel kinder light an dizzy. Chisel said e felt so light e eud hardly stand. He taw't e wuz goin' Ay awf de cart
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
TIE HOME OF AN OWL
How He Captured the Abode of a
 Big Gray Squirrel. T
A Tragedy of the Forest as Told by 8 Naturalist--A Nest Full of Little
 Owls In the Early Spring.

One afternoon last winter, after long stretch of very cold. snowy weather, the storm clouds parted and the sun shone out bright and warm. And as it shone, it lighted up the top of a dark pine tree which stretched upwards out of a gloomy wood. and it warmed the south side of a large nest of leaves and twigs which rested Tn the upper branches. And a big gray squirrel who had been curled up asleep inside for many days, felt the grateful warn1th and arose, stretching and .yawn- ing, to take look from the doorway. a round hole in the wall of the nest.
 By and by he jumped to another tree, and thence to the ground to hunt for B nut. which he seemed to remember hav- ing hidden somewhere nearby. And he found it, too, under the snow, close to the base of a rock, and when he had eat en it he raced through the tree tops for time before hunting for another one. Within the wood it was already grow ing dark when he started for his home and his bed in the top of the old pine tree. He had not far to go--Solne 26 feet, per- haps-and he was bounding along over the snow, when a dark shadow fell across his path. For one instant he heard the 'fiuff-fiuff' of mighty wings, and had one glimpse of pair of fierce yellow eyes, and then came moments terrible pain, before his life was crushed out by the talons of great horned owl.
 Holding the limp squirrel with his feet, he bent over. and, half shutting his eyes, began lingering the body with his bill. Presently he found the place he was feeling for, and there was a dis tinct ''crack" as he broke the backbone with a single bite. Again and yet again came that onlinous cracking sound, and then the owl began to devour his prey piecemeal When he had finished his meal nothing but the hind quarters re- mained, and these he picked up in his bill and flew of with. The first conven- tent landing place happened to be the now deserted nest of his victim, and here he alighted and tucked the remains of his supper firmly between the nest and one of the branches which supported 1t.
 The following afternoon, as the horned owl was roasting in a large dark evergreen tree, he slowly opened his
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30

In the last few years the use of SO called smokeless powders has become universal, says q writer in the Sc1en- fife American. These arc all nitro substitution products, and their prln- cipal characteristic. from an artillery noin+ of view, is the fact that the en- tire weight or very nearly the entire weight, turns into gas. In the older powders only about 60 per cent of the weight was gasified, and the remain ing 40 per cent was projected from the gun in the form of dust, and con stituted n considerable waste Of en- ergy. The point not entirely sat1s- factory in modern powders is their constancy i'll pressure and velocity, and stability in storage. It is ques. ton whether under the same condi- tions of storage they are, as stable and safe as the old-fashioned pow der. Indeed, there is every reason to believe that they arc not as safe or as stable, and they are watched with great care at stated times when stored. Incidentally, this powder gives little or no smoke, which is us. nally, but not always, m advantage,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
Faremen,n Automohtle scout.

The Ardmore (Pa,l fire fighters do not propose to wear out any more horses responding to false alarms than is nec- essary, so they have hit upon scheme of sending a speedy automobile on ahead to see whether the fire is out be- fore the horses have dragged the heavy engine several miles for nothing, says the Philadelphia Public. Ledger. The minute the alarm comes from Rose mont for instance, as it did. the other morning, Walter Blair, one of the vol untaers, dashes away in an automobile, and if the fire is out be speeds hack again. That morning he raced from Ardmore to Garrett hill, Rosemont, and found 8 bucket of water had settled the fire ,,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30

The lottery project is the subject though hardly tho question of the hour in Cuba, since every body ap- pears to favor it. excepting President Palma and . certain number of mem. bers of congress who want his favor. A national lottery, one of peculiar in- terest at all times to Latin peoples, says writer i'll Golfers is infinitely more so in this case, because it so di. rectly affects the question of all ques- tions in Cuba at the present moment namely-shall the revolutionary army be paid in full? The author of the lottery bill and all it's supporters con tend that the money for the veterans can be had in 10 other way than through the lottery, and that the lot. tery will bring it easily without hard. ship on anybody. As Cuba is now heavily patronizing foreign lotteries, it is argued with considerable plausi- bflity that the money might as well be kept at home. The proposal that the amount might as well be upward of $50,oo0.0oo as only about S25,ooo,- 900, is convincing at least to all who will directly or indirectly benefit by the grant. 1t is freely predicted that if the lower branch of congress, which now has tho bill, passes it by q large majority. the president will affdx his signature. Should he do 50 he will have retreated from the high stand he has heretofore taken in con. denaning any national lottery on every consideration of morality and national honor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30

mouth and very solemnly elected a solid pellet about two inches long containing the bones and fur which he had swal- lowed with his meal the night before. After that away he flew on powerful, silent wings. He alighted once more on the deserted squirrels nest, and after looking about him with his usual cau- tion, dragged out the remains of his last nights victim. and soon there was noth- ing left but the bushy tail, which was caught by a puff Of wind and blown to the ground After that, the owl seemed to develop a liking for that particular nest, and many were the squirrels, mice and small birds brought there to be de- voured. And the top of the nest became lattened and owl pellets accumulated on and around it. Sometimes another great horned owl appeared, and toward the latter part of February the two were often seen together. Early in March the old squirrels nest had been converted into birds nest, and in it were three large white eggs, from which in due time issued three large headed, downy young horned owls for whom their parents were obliged to do even more killing
 
 than usual
 One day the nest was discovered by a bird student whose name we won't men, ton, and he, on study bent went boldly up the tree, He had not gone far, how ever, when his cap was torn from his head by one of the angry parent birds. and as there seemed every prospect of hostilities being renewed, he came slith-. ering down again. He procured fenc- ing mask and, with his face thus pro- tected, made another attempt, and after being savagely attacked, succeeded in reaching the nest. There lay the top- heavy young owls. comically serious youngsters, blinking disdainfully at the bird student, who examined them quickly, but carefully, and left them to their fond parents in order to avoid any further unnleaslntness.
 We'll guarded and well fed, the young owls grew large and strong They soon changed their plumage of down for one of feathers and were out earning a Iiv- ing with their own good talons, at sea- son when most of our birds have scarce ly begun to think of nest building
 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
Boaton,s Trade.

In 1900 the value of Boston's products of manufactures, viz, $206, ,0S1, 769, ex- ceeded by s21,69l, ,2s3, or 11.7 per cent, the value of its foreign trade. Boston in 1895, according to the state census of that year was. the second agricultural town in the state, owing to the high value of It's greenhouse and garden products
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
MINE OWNERS SON A HERO
RisIked Life, to Save Body of Foro- ! man From Mining Vat.

E@
 Donald Ford, son of one of the wealthiest mine owners of Colorado Springs, Colo, risked his life by enter ing precipitation tank in Telluride reduction mill the other day to drag out the body of Howard Morley, the foreman, under whom he worked, says a dispatch from Colorado Springs
 Both were overcome by the chlorine gas, and Ford was unconscious eight hours. Had he remained in the vat a half minute longer he would have died. Both men were rescued by other em- ployees, who chopped hole in the bottom of the vat. Ford, who is nine teen years old, Is studying to be q mining engineer and is mastering all the branches in the mill.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
The Happier Man.

A north Missouri paper asks: Who is the happier, the man who possesses s100,000 or the man who has seven daughters?" To which another exchange replies: "The man with the surplus girls, of course, " says the St. Louis Post Dispatch The man with the money is not satisfied, and wants more The man with the seven daughters is satis- fied--he has enough"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
IF. Henes. Prop.
Christmas Is Coming ]!

and everyone Is preparing Tor 1t. We have prepared for 1t ana wonder if you have. If you haven't prepared for 1t yet, do. so now. Come up and look at our fine. stock of Imported and Domestic Woolens. Overcoats made from $1S00 up.
 Suits made from $15.00 up.
 Pants made from $500 up.
 Our motto--a perfect, it and first class workmanship.
 Cleaning. pressing, dyeing and re- pairing done at the lowest possible prices.
 Send a postal and we will send up for your clnthes and deliver them made just like new" 9 Ladies' work a specially.
 ladies' Suits made to order and strictly tailored.
 Ladies' Suits. Skirts. Jackets ana Capes made over to look like new at the lowest prices.
 Our work the best advertisement.
 A perfect fit and first class work rlanshir, at
 13o WEST MAIN STREET.
 Branch office. 202 Rank street lover Prices printing ofiiceo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30

Good resolutions will be in order from now until New Years day. Peo- pie can make no better one than that they will have the Democrat office, do all their job printing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
Curious yNa1I pecorat.an.

At her home in Madrid Mime. Chnis- tine Nilsson had a bedroom papered with the leaves of music from the many operas in which she had sung in various parts of the world; while the unusual decoration of her dining room, being composed of hotel bills, was made to serve as a sort of diary of the diva's wanderinoe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
Not So Slow.

During tho middle ages gunpowder clocks, telescopes, parchment, paper and the mariners s compass were invent ed or adopted
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30

CALL AND SEE our display of Poultry, best in the city, to be sold at lowest cash prices. A full line of first class Turkeys, Chickens, Fowl, Geese md Ducks. We also have full line of Sea Food Large Escallons 40c quart
 FULTON MEAT AND FISH MAR. NET o5s 00-62 Cherry st; phone. 213-4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30
Crfme ard Educatfon

More than one third of the inmates of the Elmira tN. Y.) state prison are well <ad.--=s,nS