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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

BUTTE, July 9.-Last week ST.
goo was spent in kilograms and cable
messages because Senator Clark S
grandson, w. A Clark III, was
threatened with diphtheria. The lit
tie child Is the idol of the senator's
eye and is equally idelized by his
fond father, who is only "a years of
age Will Clark was in California,
and had kilograms sent every 15 min
utes telling of the health of the ba-
by. The senator was on the Mediter-
terranean and cablegrams were sent
to Tangier and other ports every
hour, although three-fourths of the
messages never reached him.
Senator Clarks income is now a
million dollars a month or three
times as much as that of the car
of Russia At the rate his wealth is
piling ND his child, who is the only
male heir and descendent, will be
heir to billions when he reaches his
majority
The baby is a husky little chap,
IS months old and able to squall,
when displeased, louder than most
babies. A nurse and house full OF
servants watch this precious mite
night and day, as the mother died
Ave weeks after the baby's birth and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

Angeles at the time but he wired to
ire the coachman and to kill both
horses. The coschman promptly got
his release and the horses were then
turned out to pasture, probably new
er to be used again.
Young Billy" Clark is said to be
recovering under the treatment of
DR.. Campbell, who treated Mrs,
Clark In her last illness If the baby
should die the name of Clark in this
particular connection would be in
danger of total extinction, as the
child is the last of the name. Both
the Clark boys, Charlie and Will, are
widowers. Charley's wife died with
out offspring. It was reported re-
Gently in Butte that a scheme was
on foot to lSidnap the baby. but was
discovered and hushed up by the po-
lice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09
INDIANS THRIVE ON DEADLY LIZARDS

creature was poisonous A few have
contended that it is harmless. DR..
Alexander has joined the ranks of
the latter class for he was bitten by
one of the creatures and experienced
no bad results therefrom. He tells,
however, of having seen dog bitten
on the nose by one of the creatures
and the dog died. This he believes
to have been from blood poisoning,
which might have resulted from the
bite of the animal and not from the
venom.
The chuccawalla is a repulsive
looking reptile, attaining length OF
Is to 20 inches and would scarcely
appeal to the palate of the white
man, but in sections visited by the
doctor he found the native Indians
eating the creatures and he says that
they are considered a luxury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

LOS ANGELES, July S.-Dr. Ed
mund B. Alexander, of Los Angeles,
who has just returned from an ex-
tended trip of exploration in Lower
California, believes he has solved the
long disputed question regarding the
poisonous nature of the chuccawalla,
a gigantic lizard found all through
the deserts and arid areas of the
southern United States and Mexico.
1t has been stated by many and 1t
has been currently believed that the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09
THE BRIDE. PUT THE MUSTARD
PLASTER ON THE WRONG man

LONDON, July "a fashionable
hotel in Bridgeport was convulsed
recently by brides mistake.
The brides husband was taken Ill
suddenly, and she went downstairs to
make a mustard poultice. Returning
she opened door, rushed in, threw
back the bedclothes and slapped the
red hot plaster on the inmate. There
was howl of pain and the frighten-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

ed bride heard:
Great God, YOU female murderess,
you have killed
The bride took good look at the
man, shrielked and fed.
1t was not her husband. She had
blundered into the wrong room. The
real husband heard the noise, came
out and laughed so heartily that his
collie left him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09
MARINE GLINIPSES.

AS the dredger Pacific is nearing
the Northern Pacific bridge over the
city channel it has been decided tC
strengthen the banks and the ap
proaches to the bridge by additiona
piles. Two of the railroad compa.
ny's pile drivers have been moved &c
the bridge and are now engaged In
driving new piles at both ends OF
the bridge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

the father is away from Butte most
of his time.
Recently the child figured in a
runaway in which both the life of
the child and that of the nurse were
in danger. Young Clark was at Los
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

Albert Anderson, the boy who was
injured in a logging camp on the
Tacoma Eastern by being scalded
and having his leg broken in an ac-
cident to a portable engine, is lying
at the Fannie Paddock hospital. An
derson says the accident happened
so quickly that he could not tell just
how it was done.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

wheat hay, $13.00@1400 ton; new
alfalfa, $1O.5O@11.00 ton; new Pu-
get Sound hay, $12.50@14.00 ton !;
middlings, $1,000 ton; corn, $3.50
ton
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

lean waters where discovery was nm
ayoidable. The specimen found by
Hamll Is causing a deal of surmiso
and exciting much interest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09
MORTALITY NOTES.

Mrs. Catherine Richardson, aged
II, died yesterday at the family res
idence, Forty-seventh and South
Lawrence streets. She leaves eight
sons and three daughters. The fu-
neral will take place on Monday al
2 o'clock from Asbury M. e. church,
South Tacoma. Rev. G. l.. Cuddy Of
floating.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

The funeral of Charles Dupre. who
died yesterday at the residence of his
sister, Mrs. LeDouX, 1105 South G
street, will be held from Mellinger's
chapel Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Inter
ment will be in Tacoma cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

August Belmont, the multi-mil-
Honaire of New York; has been one
OF the mainsprings in the campaign
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

The United States transport Dix
reached port yesterday afternoon
upon her first trip after leaving the
drydock at Bremerton The boat has
been repaired throughout, and Is
again in first-class condition She
will leave here this afternoon with
a small consignment of supplies for
the quartermaster department at
San Francisco. At the latter place a
load of cattle and other livestock will
be taken aboard for Manila. The Dix
is one of the largest boats in the
transport service on the Pacific.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Griswold, who died yesterday
will be buried from the family resi-
dence, sos South Yakima avenue
The funeral will be private and in
terment will be in Tacoma cemetery
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

Pearl, the 10-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Fitzsimmons
of 4021A East Twenty-siXth street,
died yesterday of diphtheria. The
little girl was sick only three days
and an operation performed to check
the disease failed to save the child
A private funeral was held this att
ernoon. Interment was in Tacoma
cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

The funeral of Stephen II. Smith
son of Mr.. and Mrs. s. II, Smith
will be held from Mellinger's chapel
Sunday at 10 o. m, Services will be
conducted by Rev. Harry Hudson. In
terment will be in Tacoma cemetery
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

The Mineola will leave port this
afternoon for Siberia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

The steamer Oscar came here from
Seattle this morning She is taking on
cargo of wheat from the Tacoma
elevator for Vancouver. b. G.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

The ship Henry Failing has fin
ished loading her lumber cargo at
the st. Paul mill dock and is expect
ed to leave Sunday for Sydney.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

The steamship Pleiades will leave
this evening for Portland. Shipping
Commissioner Swift has signed the
crew of 4 men to make the trip
on this boat to Manila.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-09

The following prices were quoted
by the wholesale men to the jobbers
this morning:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10
RrItish vs. yankee Boys.

a stout Englishwoman said the other
day that in her opinion the Americas
climate is better for boys" than thar
Of her native island
My first two boys were born in
Yorkshire" (" she said. "and my younger
three were born in Massachusetts and
Ohio. Wen, these three fellows are
way ahead Of their British brothers.
They have more brains and they're
quicker to catch on to things"
Her husband agreed with her so far
as the intellectual superiority OF his
American boys was concerned. He
added. however, that the blessing was
not an unmixed one.
The American boy has more cheek. -
he said. HE talks too much and thinks
little of his father. My English boys
when they were boys, used to look up
TO their pop. They thought me the
cleverest and bravest man on earth.
That isn't what my Yankee lads think
of me. They obey me all right enough.
but there is something in their eye ali
the time which makes me feel as IL
they set me down for foreign old
fool. They're too proud Of their coun-
try. and everything that isn't Ameri-
can seems small and funny to them. -
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

A sallow-faced, fevered-looking man
of thirty-five called at the Office of a
Brooklyn hospital and asked to be ac-
cepted as patient.
What is your cccupation?" asked
the doctor, after examining the patient.
IL am an immune"
Immune from whatg'
From yellow fever. am employed
by firm doing business in Porto Rico.
My employer prefers people who are
in no danger Of catching the disease.
He is afraid Of getting 1t himseit, so he
took me on because l am safe
"But you are suffering from yellow
fever, my friend"
Il know" answered the fevered i'm.
mune. Cant you call the disease by
some Latin name? My boss is the big
gcst crank you ever saw. If he hnds
out the nature Of my illness he'll dis
charge me."-Ncw York Commercial
Advertiser
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

4 N9-A,i e. ihs VISIT but remarked that
sar Aad been careless 10 leave il near
'1e oFn windows That watch was
Ae' d1otst personal belonging from
seti2tien. She felt sure he bad taken
f.om ha1't aad would return il
Wien Size had restored him TO home
ANA society as she intended. In spite
o. her years Alrs Morton was not
wog.iiy wise.
Her seat as the table d'hote was
next 20 Mrs De GREY. When they met
al breaSfasl ,aa, lady saluted her wl.h
the startling question.
"zIavc you heare of he robberysD
No. Nh9 has been rObbedY
Everybody except myself. and I'm
sure / don't know how I happened to
escape, l had dined ont and all my
Jewels lay IN plain sight waiting for
ihe maid TO put them away
Il know-my watch was taken. l
anow who did II, who committed the
robbery, dear Mrs. De Grey | must
see you alone after breakfast. have
something very important 10 say"
Mrs. Morton was so nerrously hus-
trated that her friend overlooked tho
mystery IN her manner or attributed
it 10 the loss OF her watch AS soon as
they had concluded their meal Mrs.
De Grey led the way. TO her apart
ments. where she requested Mrs.
Morton 10 be seated.
rs Il about the robbery she asked.
1T Is about the robbery. | saw hin
and talked with him."
And did not give the alarm
wait He told me who he was;
that he had been bred a college lad
given every luxury. then turned out
on the world 10 care for himself as
best he could. His own mother dis
owned him when he was not success
ful. And be told me his name-one Of
our oldest aud best families-your own
name. Mrs. De Grey
"Well. what have 70 do with that"
"Hc said-dear afrs. De Grey, listen
he said that you was his own mother
Mrs. De Grey laughed hysierlcally
THAT Is n very plausible story" she
said. quite romantic and affecting
IL only lacks one cssential-the truth
never had son Chicago Record
Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10
rarm,r. Llke on-corered Road..

The work of oiling the roads is tax
ing right along with farmers and peo-
pie who come to Augusta from the
country. Nearly the whole of last
week was spent by the gang assigned
to this work and the apparatus in
treating the Wrightsboro road to this
new bath. The first experiment was
made several weeks ago by Judge Eve
at the stockade. but he thought the ex-
pertinent had not been given a proper
test when under shelter. and decided
as soon as practicable TO get on the
road in open with the oil. The expert
ment at the stockadc was such sue
cess that the Grand Jury recommended
the use of the oil on the roads, and the
Wrightsboro thoroughfare was select.
ed as the frst to be given the treat
ment. Several farmers coming into
the city to-day over that portion al
ready covered say the travel has been
greatly improved. They notice at once
the absence of the dust usual on a dry.
hot day as this. and say their horses
seem to really enjoy travelling over il.
Where the sun strikes the werk the oil
percolates with surprising rapidity and
in a couple Of days the road is in good
condition for travelling. After the bath
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10
woRDs Of wlsDcM.

To bury a truth is to raise lie.
Every moral inheritance is entaiied- ;
Regeneration does more than reform
Moral exercise makes moral athletes
Hard living does not make easy dy-
ing.
All great work consists Ct small
deeds.
Blessings come in service as well as
after 1t. n
Men are either moulders or are
moulded.
The heart makes Q good engine but
a poor rudder.
Growing and giving are the best evi-
denees Of living.
sponges gather easily. but they are
quickly wrung dry.
Yesterdays success nay be the ae-
cret of to-day's failure
1t is better to be saved in a storm
than drowned in a calm.
The edihce Of character cannot be
built without an architect.
The first effect Of knowledge is the
consciousness Of Ignorance. RAMS
Horn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10
cor.et war In Ronmania.

The outbreak which threatens Rou-
mania has been caused by the Minister
OF Public Instruction forbiddIng girls
In the higher and secondary schools to
wear corsets, and, in case of refusal.
directing the forcIble removal OF the
offending article, The future mothers
Of Roumania. remembering that the
ancient Romans, from whom they claim
indirect descent. Wore a kind OF stays
docs not Martial make fun OF fat
women, and does not Ovid tell us that
a big waist kills love0. and that the
corset with a short interval, has been
worn ever since. are naturally up in
arms against the arbitrary decree. 1t
is a case of war to the whalebone. and
1t is pretty safe to prophesy that the
schoolgirls viii win.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

Much has been said from time 70
time OF the many curious means OF
earning livelihood practiced in this
city. which m this respect is in every
way the equal Of London and Paris.
One man makes q living by cutting the
zoe nails Of canary birds. This may
sound absurd. but It IS true neverthe-
less. and shows possible in acity
where the people are very rich, very
well educated and very intelligent, and
who. IN consequence. have more wants
than the simple folk Of small town
IN the States.
Canaries. like all birds living in cap
tlvity. and unable to keep their nails,
or claws, or rather talons. down to the
normal size by scratching about in
saad. rock. gravel and wood. have tai
ons that, unless trimmed occasionally,
soon grow 10 an abnormal size. and
Ia such condition are a positive him
drance and clog on the birds move
ments. Moreover. such lengthy talons
are liable TO cause accidents that may
result III brides death. and so il hap
pens that II falls TO the lot Of some one
70 pare them down 10 normal length.
This is a task not only very difficult
and tedious. but one that few under
stand or can perform correctly and sat
Isfactorily A slight mishap or bung
ling may cause the death OF the canary
and 50 II happens that a certain enter
prlsing German or this city. who has
spent a lifetime handling canaries
finds profit and livelihood in trim
ming the claws OF feathered pets in
every well-to-do household in the city
Washington Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

Men have long been puzzled by the
extraordinary affection which women
lavish on the pug dog. This spirtless
member OF the canine tribe does not
commend itself to the male mind. and
II passes the comprehension Of many
that the creature should inspire so
much affection in the feminine breast
But the mystery has been solved at
last. and by a Custom House official
at Dover. The attention Of this smart
official was drawn TO n particularly
fat pug dog in the possession Of a lady
who had just come from Paris, says
Woman's Life.
"What a splendid dog that is. | take
a great interest in pugs. win you put
him on the counter SO that may see
him closeri" he said.
The other passengers were inclined
to be angry at this apparent waste Of
time. but the anger gave place to as
constituent when the lady instead of
doing as she was requested, hurriedly
snatched the dog up in her arms and
endeavOred 10 bolt through the crowd,
leaving her trunk behind. But a police
man was too quick for her, and the
dog and the mistress were forthwith
captured and taken into the inner room
Of the Custom House. When they
emerged, oh! what a change was
therel The pug had shrunk to half its
former size. while the official was tri-
umphantly waving false skin, under
cover Of which several thousand
francs worth of lace had been skin.
fully wound round the animals real
body!
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

They did many things better in the
old world than in the new. Corona
tion professions was one Of them. IL
is told of one Of the ancient kings Of
Egypt that his coronation procession
occupied whole day in passing
through the city Of Alexan~ 4. and
that 5000 crowns Of gold were Carried
by the servants. One crown was three
feet in height and twenty-four feet in
circumference. There were also car
ried in the professions sixty-f0ur suits
of golden arm0r, two boots Of gold
four and half feet in length, twelve
golden basins. ten large vases Of per-
fumes for the baths, twelve evers,
fifty dishes and large number OF
tables-all of gold. Twenty-fhree OF
1900 crowns were valued at E3S4,4V
and it is not surprising that the pro-
cesslon was guarded by 10000 soldiers
st. James's Gazette.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

One of the rarest causes of suicide
has been reported from London. A re-
tired army officer was recently ieft a
fortune Of about S2,5O0OO0 by his
brother. The responsibility Of this
great sum weighed upon him until
he became despondent and imagined
himself poor, and in a short time this
frame of mind led to self-destruction.
There have been frequent cases of
men who, though desperately poor, i'm
agined themselves rich and killed them
selves when they learned their delu-
sion, but this London suicide is nov
city. sqss
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

The Lancet, the well-known English
medical weekly. has been inquiring
into the question Of the transmission Of
genius from father to son, and has
found that the sons Of great poets are
generally dun dogs. However, as Har-
pers Weekly points out. many eminent
English poets can never be accused Of
having dun dogs" Of sons. because
they never had any sons at all. Cow
ley, Butler. Otway. Prior, Congreve.
Gay. Phillips, Savage, Thomson, Col
Inns, Shenstone, Akenside, Goldsmith.
Grey. Johnson and Keats all died with
out leaving offspring, and Pope. Swift.
Watts and Cowper We're never mar
ried. Dryden's. Addison's and Par
nelrs descendants did rot pass into
the second generation, and the descend
ants of Shakespeare and Milton be-
came extinct in the second and third
generations. Sir Walter Scotts baro-
uetcy expired with his son. wv
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10
coNNEcrcUTs BLIND MILLER.
novel system by which He Weighs Grain
and Feed which He Sells.

and Feed which He Sells.
Hugh Lee, sealer Of weights and
measures, a few days ago, in his tour
Of inspection, stumbled on to one OF
the most remarkable business men IN
Connecticut. d. +. Dickerman, who
owns the grist min on the Westneiu
road. formerly belonging to W. H.
Baldwin. which he conducts IN very
successful manner He is blind, but ne
has been at the mill so long that ne
knows every plank in the building. ana
without assistance is able TO grind Inc
grist Of the farmers. as wen as sen
grain and feed to others.
one of the most interesting portions
of his work is the weighing OF the
grain and feed which he sells. He has
devised system whereby he can
weigh out any quantity with accuracy
He has a number Of little sticks, which
are cut just the length TO mark on on
the arm Of the scale the different
weights. BY selecting his ffty-pound
stick. which he can pick out by feeling
its length, be places it against the end
of the arm Of the scale, and then moves
the pendant up until it reaches the
other end Of the stick.
He has sticks ranging from i've 10
hfty pounds, and if he wanted 10 weigh
eighty pounds he would take his TWEEN
ty-pound stick and place it at the op
posite end Of the arm. which is gradu
ated for 100 pounds. After setting Inc
scale to weigh what he wants he pats
his goods on the platform, and by put-
ting his hand lightly over the arm -
able to tell when the scales balance.
ard thus he weighs accurately any
amount he desires.
All the different grains are kept in
separate bins, and he knows where to
tind every article in his place He
handily waits on the farmers who drive
up to the front door to buy feed for
their stock. In operating the machiu-
cry Of the mill he IS just as methodical
as clockwork, and any one watching
him would never dream that he could
not see.-New York Sun. .,.ss,,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

There is something intensely comi-
cal in the remark credited to Moorish
envoy 10 the British coronation cere-
monies when departing from London
for his home. England" he said, us
a great country, but / am glad to be
going back to civilization" In that
mans mind the barbaric splendor Of
the semi-savage court of Morocco is
the very acme Of twentieth century en-
lightenment xMSS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

Il don't know" said a man. (which
had rather dispense with on a rail-
road journey, eat or baby, but
saw both on their way to mountain
resort the other day. The infant was
cross and fractions and gave its mother
no peace. In fact. never met baby
thar was the embodiment Of perpetual
motion until this young one pumped
down before me. II was all over the
place. sticking its fingers into the
mothers hat trimmings and pulling
her Decktie. and humping the window
pane and sliding OF onto the car floor,
crying for nourishment and tearing its
sparse hair or sucking ils thumb at rare
intervals Of quiet. l supposed il was
boy until informed he was girl.
The fate Of the child is assured and
so, too, the husbands who marries her.
pity him. His life's going to be
wretchedl Eh. what. smallpox and
automobilesg No, don't wish the little
thing TO fall a victim to any such
means Of discipline. And the cat
oh. the cat behaved like an angel He
looked at the scenery. Boston Her
aid.