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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

In business circles nothing is so
important as a clear head. Success
full business men win not tolerate
drinking by their employees. Even
small doses Of liquor. Kraepelin found
by experiment. impaired the physical
powers so that "the average efficiency
was not regalned until from twelve
to twenty-fcur hours had elapsed after
the alcohol, had been taken. II this
proves to be true he says. in the
case OF persons who have acquired a
tolerance for alcohol many individuals
are never completely normal. their
mental powers never recovering en-
tirely from one dose Of alcohol before
the next is taken"
A clouded brain cannot do safe
work. Even seml-teetotalism. there
fore. is fun of danger. Noah made
the first wine. drank it and was
drunken He "swore on" and lived
TO be 9Je svsrs old. Every one has
the power to control his appetite
The eccentric DR.. Abernethy, who was
a great apostle Of temperance, once
said: when patients apply to me /
offend them greatly by telling them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

Alcohol has the power. taken even
in small quantities with any degree
Of continuity. to create an nncontroll-
able appetite for more. Such an ap-
petite INDUCED ultimately destroys
soul and body. 1t was these two
characteristics combined that led Sir
BENJAMIN Ward Richardson 10 call al
cohol Satan in solution" The Japa-
nese have well expressed this subtle
Satanic power in their proverb that
a man took a drink. then the drink
took a drink, then the drink took
the man Not every one who takes
wine or other Of the alcoholic liquors
may Immediately become a drunkard
but no one can tell how soon his
liking for these drinks may pass be-
yond the line Of self-control, making
him a slave
Hence total abstinence is the only
safe rule. The use of alcohol. even Il
it never goes beyond moderation, by
deadening the idealism. the finer men
tal sensibilities and spiritual appre-
hensions. lessons the ability OF the
individual TO be the temple Of the
Holy Ghost. and thus the best work
er for God and man.
Decay in the character OF a people
is a cause of natural weakness that
invites attack and units for defence.
Hence alcoholic drinks. by destroying
character. are a nations greatest en-
emy.
The hearthstone has rightly been
called the cornerstone Of the nation.
II the home Influences are degrading.
its example that Of selhshness. indo-
lence and cruelty. owing to the de-
cline in the character Of one or both
parents that follows the use OF drink.
that home has by SO much weakened
the physical and moral stamina OF the
nation. And whenever any consider
able portion Of people is given to
indulgence in alcoholic drinks. then
the safety and perpetuity OF the ma
tion itself is imperiled.-S Sunday
School Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

The movement which started in
cleveland against the use Of the foul
strike rule by the American league is
,ur'gue. and only that It is planned
by means OF the familiar endless
chain 10 food Ban Johnson's office
with letters protesting against the foul
strike and asking the American league
not TO use the rule The American
league would have done mighty fool
ish thing if Il had reversed It's de-
cislon TO abide by the vote az Chi
cago. While technically the young
league has the right to withdraw that
decision. its enemies would raise such
a hue and cry that the public would be
easily deceived
The only thing 10 do Is to stand by
that rule and use the foul strike until
the public demands its abolition in
such unmistakabe terms that even its
friends cannot Withstand If those
Cleveland fans would only address
their chain" letters to James A. Hart
1909 Fisher building. Chicago. H.. IL
would be- more sensible than sending
them to Johnson Hart is sponsor for
the foul strike and is solely respon-
sible FOR IT'S continuation in spite Of
The efforts OF johnson and his asso-
ciates 10 XIII lt--Chicago Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15
Extermlnated Anlmala.

Every century sees several specie1
of animals BECOME extinct. In the racs
for life the weak must yield to the
strong, and because they are persist
entity sought for food or for feathers
not only individuals. but whole fam
lilies cease to exist The disappear.
ance of the great aux can be laid to
the nineteenth century. 1t became ex.
tinct on this side Of the Atlantic
about 1S40 and in Europe about 1874.
The South African quagga disappear
ed about 1873. owing to the slaughter
by hide hunters. The thsn-shelled
tortoise Of the Galapagos islands be-
came extinct in all probability about
1875. The black emu Of South Aus
tralia was also exterminated during
the century, though it was abundant
in 1903 The great cormorant was
last seen alive in 1882. and many
other species Of birds frcsl an parts
OF the world have likewise been ex-
terminated. In the Danish West IN
dia islands. for example. out Of four
teen species catalogued in s7ee, only
six still exist; and similar history
can be told Of many other localities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15
oua LlvEs Too sTRENuous.
Writer Urges Greater Simplicity and
More Leisure.

Writer Urges Greater Simplicity and
More Leisure.
Tell your friend You mean TO spend
your life fighting for money and
power. and he Will if he be an aver
age man. applaud your decision; ten
him you mean to dwell in the coun-
try. gaining a simple likelihood from
your labor. and he will either not be
lieve you mean it. or he will conclude
YOU are a beaten competitor in tk9
city's race. Most people do not know
they are slaves OF their modern i'm
provements. so called. They buto
houses larger than they can occupy
for show; they pinch and scrape year
after year to pay for them. and after
that continue pinching to pay taxes.
repairs and other maintenance eharg
es. A large house demands expen
sive furniture.
Thea fine dress And the demands
increase The man keeps his nose on
the grindstone. the woman wears her
self out taking care Of fine feathers
No time 20 just live and enjoy IL;
got 10 make a show first going to
take a real rest and cut off all the lit
tie vanities next winter-next sum
mer-some other time. when matters
are not quite so pressing. am not
exactly a loafer. but like Walt Whit
man best Of all our American writ
ers, because he had sense enough to
loaf and invite his soul once in a
while. / am tired Of hearing the ever
lasting preachers OF the strenuous
life Go slower and you'll 90 far
ther and enjoy IL better Don't live
TO work; work to live. Bread and
butter work. / mean Leave a little
time for the sort of work you find
your chief pleasure in.-National
Magazine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

lusty yOungster with a pink head
and pink bslly and sides and a slate
colored streak running down the back.
Like most wild animals born in captiv-
fly. it was tame from the day Of it's
appearance. It came readily out Of
the tank when called, to have a closer
view of the great thing, Man.
A hideously homely little brute it
was. fourteen inches high, with body
like a young pigs, mouth as big as
all outdoors and tiny ears which con
stantly were wriggling. The baby was
homely enough to become the pet OF
everyone that saw it. Only Miss Muir
phy thought the newcomer pretty. In
her own awkward fashion she ca
ressed the young one, nosing 1t and
sven standing over 1t to make sure
that no harm should befall. The huge
BEAST, ordinarily peaceful. became
even vicious in her solicitude for her
Oaby, and only Keeper Billy" Snyder
could go near her.
Then came the fatal mistake The
experts did not know that a hippopota-
mus takes its young one into deep
water to nurse it. Long spells there
we're when the baby disappeared un-
der the surface ia the tank. Only
when too late it was realized that all
his time the homely old mother was
performing her maternal duties. All
feared the baby could not thrive with
out proper nursing. Therefore mother
and baby were separated, and the lit
lie one was put on a bottle. 1t lived
.en days after that. Now her homely
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

McGraw says De win make a fight
for Delehanty. after the league has
said the player must 90 back 10
Washington and fuihn his @nal
contract, writes Tim Murnane wiz
Delehanty be allowed 10 dictate sitter
hopping from one league 70 another
AZ the sight OF a few dollars7 Meier.
WIN President Pulliam stand by and
let New York continually rile the
baseball watersg Hardly. II know
the colonel lie is showing too much
sand for that
Delehanty viii be no loss to baseball
II he quits and continues to follow the
ponies. George Davis had 10 leave
New York but one short year ago. as
Freedman and Fred Knowles refused
10 stand for him any longer Nc.
Graw wanted him back. and both be-
ing close followers a. the colts. George
vas able 70 hold up the New York
people for $500 and Is now in no
humor 10 return the money.
Davis was playing IN Boston the
day that the news came from Balti-
more about McGrawa sell out. was
AZ the Quincy House that rainy after.
noon. and will never forget the dress
ing down that George Davis gave Nc.
Graw He called him about every
mean name under the sun. and little
dn think Davis could turn on Co
miskey inst as meanly as McGraw did
on Baltimore
il eas decided at Cincinnati that
Da.is must 20 and fll his original con
tract. yet McGraw dares encourage the
player TO hold back. Pulliam will be
caAed on soon to send New York no.
tice. and Davis will go back 10 chase
his favorite ponies. No doubt it is
the ponies that have made most OF
tho trouble for ali three OF these men.
They are dope hends on the horse
question.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15
MUCH POISON IN PERFUMES.
Power 70 lntoxicate and 6enums
Proved by Experiments on Frogs

Power 70 lntoxicate and Rcnums
Proved by Experiments on Frogs.
Though it is popularity believed that
strong perfumes have power to intox-
icate and benumb, and though workers
in perfume laboratories are occasion
ally so much affected as to need medi-
cal aid. little attention has been paid
by psychologists to the effect Of odors.
But now a German physician has made
a series Of experiments which fully
confirm the popular belief The ex-
peraments were made not on human
beings but on frogs which were put
under glass bells with spongcs satur
ated with various essences.
The effects are similar to those Is
chloroform. There is a brief stage o.
excitement, followed by partial OF
complete paralysis Although many
odors were used they were found to
differ only in rapidity OF action. and
the notoriously heavy and heady'
musk was found to be one Of the slow
est. Camphor peppermint, lavender
and cloves are also slow. while aldo
hyde. tnrpentine. elder flower. ylang
ylang. "peau d'Espagne," asafetida,
bisulphuride OF carbon. mustard and
nicotine act quickly and energetically.
In some cases the effect was instan,
taneous. The frog would jump about
in lively manner. but would soon
stop. close his eyes. and rub his nose
with his paws His breathing and
heart action became slow and laborea
and he perspired pTofusely II he stili
tried to spring he often fell On hiA
back and had hard work getting on
his feet again. If the action Of ths
fume was continued the frogs breath.
ing became convulsiye, his head fef'
forward, and his only response to an
external stimulus was a spasmodic 50
tempt to breathe His eyes turned OgL
ward and his heart beat more and
more slowly until It stopped altogether.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

next in line. was crushed to death ac-
cidentally even before he could be
named. but he was the last Of the
baby hippos lost to the Zoo
Lotos. youngest child Of Caliph and
his wife. is now IN the menagerie. a
bulky. awkward. Intelligent young
beast thar likes TO be petted BY her
keeper and shows surprising knoWl-
edge for a brute so stupid-looling L0-'
tos is years old and weighs ton
From her parents she has learned the
trick Of standing at the bars Of her
cage awaiting with open mouth the
coming Of anything that IS good. When
wide open it would ready be possible
to put a water bucket into the nav
Ordinarily a hippopotamus is not
vicious animal. bit there are umes
when they become dangerous. Miss
Murphy at present is not IN an over
amiable mood, and her temper is com
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

A Mount Vernon clergyman told
his nock the following story recently
10 illustrate his opposition to the
granting OF cut rates or special priv
leges 10 men OF the cloth
Il once knew a clergyman he
said. "who found himself out on a
lark with a party Of men about
town. He played billiards. and ate
and drank with the others and held
bis end up in all respects until Il
.ame time to settle Then he leaned
Dver the bar and whispered to the
bartender. Say. I'm a minister. and
If there is any reduction in my case.
why I'D be glad to have it. you
know.
Say, youse. replied the bar
keeper. 'you played billiards like a
heather an ate like a heather an
drank like a heathen Now. I wants
youse to pay like a heather New
York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15
"The Klnd-hearted LIquor-seIIers.'

"The Kinc-hearted Llquor-sellers."
There are In Harrisburg about sew
enty Of them (liquor-sellers). They
have planned to give a dinner to the
poor children of the city in Russ hall
Their own wives and daughters aid
ed by the lady clerks from the vari-
ous department stores OF the city, to
act as patronesses and servants. and
speeches to be delivered by Mayor
Mccormick and at least three minis
ters of the Gospel This is as 1t
should be. since nearly all the power
ty Of the city. and indeed Of the coun-
try at large. is the produce Of the
liquor traffic. And yet it is the be-
lief OF many that The dinner is not
prompted by disinterested benevo-
lence. but by a desire to give prestige
to the business that has taken the
money Of the parents Of many Of these
little ones without rendering an equiv
alent
The poorly clad. white-faced.
starved little ones can look up into
the faces Of their liquorselling bene-
factors and say. "Thank you, kind
friends, for the quarters worth Of
spread. Before my papa and mamma
began to visit your saloons we wore
as good shoes and as fine clothes as
are worn by your children; but it is
all changed now. we hardly ever have
enough to eat, and 1t is kind OF you
to invite u.s. We shall hate to leave
this comfortable hall TO go back to
the dark, smoky, cold howell we call
home Papa and mamma we're kind
to us and TO each other before they
began to visit your place Of business,
but now they quarrel and fight and de-
stroy the furniture. and drive us chill
dren out In the cold to beg from door
to door. Oh. Mr.. Saloonkeeperl won't
you please have dinner for us every
day this year2" OF course the kind
hearted liquor-sellers. brewers and
distillers cant afford to comply with
this request. for it would interfere
with their purchase OF fine things for
their own families, including silks and
diamonds, and the buying of houses,
lands. stocks and bonds. They should
not be expected to be too lavish with
their generosity.
Would it not be kind IN a pack of
wolves to suckle. as were Romulus
and Remus. the lambs of the flock of
mother sheep they had killed and eat
en-, till these lambs should grow to
sheephood? Then each would furnish
a full, square meal, instead Of a single
bite. BY all means let the children
OF drunken parents be fed, at least to
that point where they can earn money
to be placed on the altar Of Gam
brinus. If no drunkard can enter
heaven. and the Bible says so. what
better fateJs in store for the drunkard-
maker. whether he be judge, legisla.
tor. or yoter?-P Pennsylvania Metho-
dist
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

Death having occasion to choose a
prime minister, summoned his illus
tI>ous courtiers and allowed them tc
present their claims for the office
Fever flushed his cheeks; Palsy shook
his limbs, Dropsy inflated his carcas:
Gout racked his joints; Asthma halt
strangled himself; Stone and Collie
pleaded their violence Plague. his
sudden distinctions. and Consump
tion bis certainty. Then came War.
with stern confidence. aIluding to his
many thousands devoured at a meal.
Last came Intemperance, with 4 face
like fire. shouting, Give way, ye sick
ly, ferocious band of pretenders. Am l
not your Darent2 Does not sagacity
trace your oritn to me? My opera
tions ceasing, whence your power?.
The grisly monarch here gave a smile
Of appreciation and placed Intemper-
ance at his right as his favorite and
prime minister.--Dodsley
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

Whatever may be the surprise that
Mr Fife has in store for American
yachtsmen with his Shamrock III Il Is
acknowledged by those IN a position
to speak that Capt Nat. Herreshoh
with the new defender viii meet that
surprise and show the world a trick
IN naval architecture hard 10 beat
In3lle new defender the Bristol de-
sigaer has left the royal road that led
70 success in the Columbia, and later
on that produced the Constitution, and
10 measure has plunged into paths
the ends Of which some assume are
purely speculative Not so. The
keen-eycd Bristol man has sim
ply taken advantage OF what he has
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

cdilh OF view ana Otu beItHueF.
had thrust under his observation. and
with his deft hands. and guided by
bis vast experience and supported
by his invaluable data. has produced
boat that seems to promise phe-
nomenal success.
When Capt MAT" Herreshon was
planning the new defender he had IN
mind the features found in the Inde-
pendence that were worth preserving.
The freeboard Of the new defender
viii be less than that OF the other cup
yachts. Her after overhang win not
greatly exceed that Of the Constitu-
tion apparently. The niceties OF con
struetion observed in the latter have
been followed 10 the present yacht.
Her sheer strake is 81 nickel steel.
and steel was also used for that
strake In the vigilant
The first and second plates for
ward. below this strake. and the last
two aft in the new boat may also be
Of nickel steel This material IS both
stronger and lighter than To5in
bronze. The deck viii be of aluminium
plates. Weight is not wanted on deck.
nor aloft when It can be got rid Of.
and safety is not lest sight Of,
The sail plan Of the defender will
be enormous. Bristol folks Of the
keenest observation, whose eyes and
ears are always canted to the south
u+ord IN tho direction Of fha Iarrr-
saoft shops when a cup defender is
building there. are sure that some
thing like a spread Of sixteen thou
sand square feet-the sail that is
taxed by the n Y. Y C. rule-wlll be
eiven the craft II this be true
ond there is good reason for heliev.
Ing it-she win be worthy Of consid-
Grafton and a vessel OF much interest
from this fact alone. Then. IN addi-
tion to this ereat spread there are
the light sail that ars not taxeA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

English scientists have been collect.
ing statistics regarding the aptitude
OF school children Among the inter-
esting results Of their observations are
facts which show a relation between
color OF the skin and hair and mental
proficiency They say that the au-
burn.halred boys are generally at the
head Of their recitation classes. and
that blond girls are the best at learn
Jog.
The auburn and blond girls come
out best in arithmetic, but are not
good az composition. Dark-haired
children OF both sexes seem to have
better imaginative qualities than the
fair ones. and have much better style
10 composition The dark boys behave
better than the fair and are more SEN
sitive to praise or blame. Probably
The reason is that the auburn and
blond children. being OF Flemish orI-
gin. are more phlegmatic than the
dark ones.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15
what famous Men sax.

If alcohol ever really performs a
useful office in sickness the well man
at least can get along better without
it, All experiments thus far says
Prof Francis G. Benedict, have failed
to demonstrate or even imply that al
cohol can enter into the structure OF
the body, and we are led to the belief
that not only it cannot build muscular
tissue, in which failing 1t resembles
the carbohydrates and fats, but IN
like these. it canrot also contribute
to the structure Of the adipose tis-
sue
Without doubt" declares Prof. Ora
ham Lusk. alcohol reduces the power
to do both physical and mental work.
1t reduces the power TO learn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15

The influence of strong drink i'm az
ficting posterity is summed up in the
following manner by Kraft Ebbing
one OF the chief medical authorities
OF Germany. First generation Nor
al depravity. alcoholic excess. Sec
ond Drink mania, attacks
Of insanity. general insanity, paralY
sis. Third generation-Hy Hypochon
dria. melaneholia, apathy and ten.
dency to murder. Fourth generates
-Imbecility. idiocy. and extinction OF
the race. DR.. Ebbing has likewise
made comparison OF ten families Of
drunkards md ten temperate families
with the following results The di.
rect progeny of the drunkards
amounted to fifty-seyen. twenty-five
died Of insufficient vitality in theii
first year, six were idiots. five
dwarfed, five had hydrocephalus, hare.
lip and elubfoot Of the temperate
families there were sixty-one chill
dren. five died Of insufficient vitality
four had durable nervous affectations
two had congenital defects. and 81 8
per cent were sound in mind and
body Ram Horn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-15
Testimonx Of wnlnht


He that is drunkard is qualified for
all -Quarles.
In our world death deputies intem-
perance to do the work Of age
Young.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed
and the ingredient is a devn. Shake
speare.
Greatness OF any kind has no great
er foe than the habit Of drinking
Walter Scott.
Toucn the goblet no more; it VIII
make thy heart sore, to its very core
-Longfellow
OF all the causes Of crime. intem.
perance stands out the unapproachabIe
chief.-Noah Davis.
He that tempts me to drink beyond
my measure, civilly invites me to a
fever.-Jeremy Taylor.
The drunkard is a voluntary mad
man. and some one has added. "a
necessary fool Senaca.
The body, overcharged with the ex-
cess Of yesterday weighs down the
mind together with itself. and fixes
to the earth that particle OF the divine
spirit.--Horace.
II we could sweep intempe4ance out
of the country. there would be hardly
poverty enough left to give healthy
exercise to the charitable impulses
Phillips Brooks.
never drink. I cannot do It on
equal terms with others It costs
them only one day, but IT costs me
three; the first is shining. the second
is suffering. and the third Is repaut
ing.-Sterne.