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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
P erjury in the Courts

1t goes. their complaints OF the way
in which many of them are worked
up: a complaint that Is often made by
many lawyers, who say that periuri-
GUS testimony is increasingly encoun-
tered in the trial Of cases and particu.
larly those In which the foreign ele-
ment Is concerned.
This state OF things is encouraged
by the success which, as in the case
cited. is secured by perjured testi-
mony in the suits brought, but not by
that alone. II receives It's chief en-
couragement from the immunity from
prosecution and punishment given to
perjurers and suborners OF perjury
through the neglect OF the authorities
to follow up the evidence and tho
clews that would often lead to the con-
victlon Of the guilty. This prevalence
Of perjury Is, indeed. q matter Of such
consequence to the community-eyen
more harmful. perhaps. than murder
that II deserves the most vigorous and
rigorous attention Of those who have
the power 10 effect a gener.M reforma-
tlon In it.-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

An interesting contribution to the
proof Of the prevalence Of perjury in
court proceedings is furnished by a
recent story Of the restitution OF $500
to street railway company Of this
city by the priest Of a Polish church
in Manhattan, acting on behalf of a
woman who confessed to him that she
had obtained it as her share Of YER
dict in her suit for damages against
the company by false testimony.
According to the story she testified
falsely by the advice Of her lawyer,
who told her that if she presented
nothing but the truth in court she
could recover nothing So she per-
jured herself OF course the priest
could not be bound to reveal her iden-
tity and he did not, holding that he
had done his full duty to both the
woman and the company in securing
the restitution of the money fraudu-
lently obtained.
The story exempliies the difficulties
so often met with by the railroad com
panies in answers to the frequent
damage suits. and justifes, as far as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

1T happen one day when you gone
off for whole week. work in htch-
en- at window. see one white silk
puss cat come creepy, creepy in the
yard. no see his collar, his neck so
fluff, but l hear one little bell 90 tin
kle, tinlle, tinkle. Pret-soon a missy
come round the corner all creepy,
creepy, too. with chopbone in her
hand, and she call so soft, Come, puss-
cat, puss-cat, puss-cat.' But puss-cat
he no care for dead chop when he can
catchy grasshoppers.
Then quick before think, whoop!
scati the dogs go scooty cross the
grass, and puss-cat he all stick out and
spit, and then he shin up tree like
hell. And Brindle-Boy, he rush at
missy all mad. and grab her skirts and
stockings, and pulling. pull-tug, and
growl and bite like he eat her all up"
THE beastl" exclaimed Barry.
What did you do?'
The little Japanese man crew him
self up with pride till he almost reach
ed his masters shoulder. I grab big
broom and rusf to save"
What did she do?" Barry persisted,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

Philosophic dalliance with the prob
lem Of future state may be more
congenial TO Dives than 10 Lazarus. II
there is nothing beyond this life. what
spectacle is the state Of Lazarus in
the slums Of New York; What a spec
tacle is the life Of the unfortunate
generality What a spectacle IS his
toryi schopenhauer said. not that this
was the worst Of all conceivable, but
that It was the worst Of all possible
world, and could not bear another
grain OF evil There has been and Is
terribly large proportion Of the hu-
man race which might think that the
pessimist told the truth.
Immortality" is inconceivable. We
must discard the term The question
is whether our hopes and responsible
tiles extend beyond this world and life.
Conscience says that they do. Con-
science tells us that this world, its
awards and its judgments are not all.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

mentioned with a balloonist a few
hundred feet in the air with half
dozen terrified passengers. No man
can tell how an ascent in a balloon is
going to affect him until he tries it.
/ have known men brave in tho face
Of every danger under the sun lose
nerve when the earth and sea spread
beneath them as a map.
In moments of terror persons will
try to jump from a balloon 1000 feet
or mo.e above the earth as readily as
they win from a three-story window
in a fire panic. They seem to lose all
idea of distance or consequences.
There is scarcely balloonist ven
ture to say, who has not undergone
a terrible ordeal Of this sort That
is why aeronauts are careful whom
they take up with them.
Il have never had balloon get
away from control but once. That
was during a terrific storm while
was crossing the North Sea. 1t was
no use talking about steering appa-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
Pussy and the Bulldogs

kicking angrily at the chair. Did she
scream bloody murder?"
The little mans pompous bravery
seemed to suddenly wither away.
what she do? She just put back her
head and laugh all teeth and cry out
Isn't he just too sweet for anythingT
all silly like that. and as ! lift up
broom to club that dogs head she
throw him lamb chop quick, and no
stop bitey her feet, and she sit right
down on grass and cry, cry, all Whitley.
And Brindle Boy, when he finish that
cnop he come lick her hands so nice,
and missy she kind Of tuck up her cry
and run home But white silk puss-
cat he no come down out Of that tree
for two days, and bulldogs they go
round so sad and cough up white huf
fur all time"
Did they eat her cat?" Barry IN
quired as a matter of natural polite
ness He hated cats.
The Japanese man resumed his
fatuous smile. "They try hard" he
acknowledged. "They bitey deep and
often, but they no hurt white silk
puss-cat. he live so far inside. Flea
nor A. Hallowell in Lippincotts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
How He Meant to Reform.

When Dick Wintersmith was Con
gresham at Washington" said Phil
Thompson, "it happened that a friend
OF ours fell i'll. His name was John
Wires.
He drank considerably, John did
and that last night of his life he had
split whisky all over his beard.
"He wanted it dark in the room
so when the nurse went out he reach.
ed for the candle and attempted to
extinguish it.
His long beard, full of alcohol
caught fire instantly and burned him
up.
There was great deal of grief
among us and CONSERVATION.
"'This ought to be a lesson to us,
decided Dick, to stop drinking a
while
$50 it ought, assented Joe Black
burn. What are you going to do
about it, for instances?
"'Me? said Dick. Well, it's come to
this pass with me that | have firmly
resolved never to blow out another
candle. New York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

The Inauguration Of DR.. Luther tc
the presidency Of Trinity college, Hart
ford. which took place recently, sug
gested an incident Of rainy day
some years ago. A freshman was walk
ing along in front Of Northam hall
when the strap that held his books
suddenly parted and they we're scat
tered over the wet pavement He was
Just about TO punctuate his thoughts
with a few well-chosen words, when
he heard some one just behind him
Catching himself. he glanced over his
shoulder and saw Prof. Luther, who
smilingly said: "Say 1t; 90 on and
say It'll never can, you know. New
York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
Lake Your pillow Alonn.

Many people when away from home
find it difficult to sleep well in a
strange bed, and arise in the morning
with a sense of having passed a de-
cidedly unsatisfactory night. Vice
President Knowlton of the Raymond &
Whitcomb company, who ought to
know, says the trouble is all in the
pillow. It's the pillow first, last and
always. He has slept in many lands
and under all imaginable conditions,
and years ago came to the conclusion
that with ones own pillow at hand it
mattered little about the bed. On an
extended tour he always takes his pill
low with him, slowing it carefully at
the bottom of the trunk for future
reference. IF l could start life over
again." he says, Il would learn to
sleep without pillow (the only proper
way), but the art must be acquired
during childhood. The next best thing
is your own pillow wherever possible.
Try it and be convinced"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
Good Explanation.

The Rev. James T. Dougherty, rec
tor of st. Mary's church at Canandai
qua, tells this story Of his recent visit
to the st. Louis exposition: IN ono
of the buildings l met voluble Irish
man in CT arge Of an exhibition of Irish
relics. My attention was especially
called to the stump of a tree in which
was imbedded so firmly as to be ire
movable, the points of a fine set ol
deer 'antlers. l was interested. How
do you suppose the deer had come tc
get his horns so firmly fastenedg
asked.
"Surey l don't know, your river
ence, was the reply, but think he
must have been 'buttin' in" New
York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

Very wonderful are the sights that
can be seen through the bottom OF a
bucket if the bottom is Of glass and
the sightser is looking over the side
of a boat into the waters Of the Ba-
hamas. An observer writes: To
describe the coloring Of the waters OF
the Bahamas would be to throw dis
credit upon the writer. Nor could the
indigoes, ultramarines, vivid emer-
aids, with intervals of amethyst hue
according to depth and floor, be done
justice to save by an experience paint
er. What, then, can be written OF
sights revealed through the bucket2
Even in this little garden patch grow
purple fans and yellow feathers in
clusters, gently waving to the ground
swell Of crystal water, intermingled
with lace coral, brain coral and finger
coral; corals not as we usually see
them, dried and bleached, but living
specimens clothed by nature in soft
velvet, with other life of great variety
creeping and swimming among them
--long-spined sea urchins, sea eucum-
bers, huge gnarled star-fsh and fishes
than which no butterfly was ever
more gorgeously arrayed; fishes blue,
green, yellow, red and rainbow tirted,
with elongated fins waited hither and
thither in harmony with their sur
roundings in the submarine kaleido-
scope.
Let us up buckets and set sail east
ward among the islands Of coral. For
here all is coral. and not all nice coral
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
Seas Of the B h a m a $

either. coral which you cannot even
sit down on, and upon which a fall
would be narrowing to contemplate;
coral which tears the shoes on your
feet in two days and rasps your boat
to splinters in trying to land; treach-
erous. cruel and unbeautiful coral Is
what appears above the surface, raised
in peaks and Islands, intersected by
caves OF great dimensions, supported
upon stalactite pillars and carpeted
with the old red cave dust. High
palms and fir trees adorn many
islands, others are bare; but all the
great beauty lies beneath the sea-
There are no tarpon here. Most OF
the fishes of the west coast OF Florida
are either absent or beautifed out OF
recognition.
suddenly flock Of flying fish win
take the air and, contrary to all we are
told by our naturalists, will change
direction. right, left or upward, with .
true flight, like pack Of sandpipers.
The great blue bee will test the fish
erman's tackle to the extreme, while
good sport is ever at hand with the
evil-jawed baracouta. The terror OF
the sea appears to be great serpent
like eel, called the moray. To quote
local authority, woe betide the man
who even permits the moray 70 sight
him. No use to run; equally futile to
climb the mast; nothing will daunt
the moray whose ire has once been
reused. He just drops that man into
the sea and tears him to shreds.'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
GOT HIS MONEYS WORTH.
King of Belgium Paid for One Rose,
but Took Tray.


but Took Tray.
George Herbert Head of Cam
bridge is in America as a defender Of
King Leopold's policy in the Congo
Free State. Mr.. Head, the other day.
was talking to a number Of men about
King Leopold's unselfsh handling Of
the Congo Free Site revenues, when
a Chicagoan said:
Il tell you what it is, Leopold is
clever. You car get the best of him.
This is what saw happen to him
in Paris at a bazaar. A little girl, a
flower girl the daughter of a duchess,
extended to him a small silver tray
on which a boutonniere lay. It was
one of those bazaars where they
gouge you right and left, where, if you
don't watch out, you depart without
cab fare home.
Your Majesty said the little girl,
will you buy a flower?
Eyes, my child said King Leopold.
How much?'
"The flower girl had been coached
beforehand, and she replied:
Two hundred and fifty francs
Two hundred and fifty francs
that's S5O-for a small rosel 1t was
a little too extortionate. King Leo
pold handed over the money, though.
Then he took the flower and put it in
his buttonhole and, taking the tray
also, he slipped it into his capacious
pocket and hurried of"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

his head and shrugs his shoulders in
a deprecatory way.
after a man has been in the air for
thirty hours or so he wants to come
down." he said. Breathing is difhclRt,
even with the assistance Of a little
oxygen. While one is far above the
earth he has great appetite, but
has no desire to eat much at one time.
The air is 80 exhilarating that one
glass Of champagne has as much ef-
feet as a whole bottle would if taken
OH terra frma In the clouds one
does not desire stimulants, but a lit
tie brandy is necessary now and then
for warmth and sustenance. If a man
is up by himself, as most balloonists
like to be, It is not always convenient
to stop to eat.
"A skipper at sea with a yacht full
Of seasick landlubbers is not to be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

contest in which I won the prize. The
total distance, as officially certified by
the French and Russian governments,
was 1000 kilometers, which is approx
mately 1.40O miles. The distance was
covered inside of thirty-six hours.
which established a worlds record. It
was not necessary to go very high in
that race. / had no reason to draw
from the tank Of oxygen l Invariably
carry with me.
Speed in the air is governed by the
wind and other circumstances. You
can no more judge OF probable speed
tLsn you can Of a yacht in a breeze at
sea. The railway journey from Paris
to Brussels is FIVE and one-half hours
by express train. ! have frequently
sped by railway trains and covered the
distance in three hours. At other
times the trains csve had no difficulty
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
Future State of Man

but that as we do well or ~ in this
life, It will be well CT ~ for US IN
the sum Of things What question ca
be more practical Even taking Il on
the lowest ground. what would our so
cial state be II vice and wickedness
had only 10 blk human law? Would
not self-sacrihce be folly and martyr
dom insanity?
That physical science has nothing to
say to this matter Is true. But Is phys
lcal science our only sure source of
knowledge? Are our mortal instincts
less Trustworthy than our physical
sense? As I have already said. af-
firm nothing: but I call attention to
the apparent fact that there is IN man
something Of which the materlalist
still owes as an account All may be.
and in a sense no doubt Is. tho out
come Of physical evolution. That
does not seem to me TO close the IN.
quiry.-New York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

DR.. William II. Tolman, Director
of the American Institute Of Social
Service, tells story Of fresh air
youngster who was received at the
country house Of friend Of his for a
two weeks stay. HE was from the
slums," said the narrator. "and sup
posed TO be ignorant Of the comforts
Of life, let alone the amenities. At the
dinner table the first day they handed
him for dessert a triangle Of apple pie,
fresh. hot and delicious The New
Yorker inspected Il and remarked:
Apple pie and no cheese. He'll ~
New York Tines.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

It is claimed that a bad cold can be
broken up by the patient remaining
indoors and indulging in a liberal diet
Of onions. It need not be an exclusive
diet, but It must be a liberal one. An
onion cure breakfast includes a
poached egg on toast, three table
spoonsful Of fried onions and coffee.
Luncheon Of sandwiches made Of
brown bread buttered and filled with
finely chopped raw oniOEs. seasoned
with salt and pepper. makes the sec
ond meal on the schedule. For din
ner the onions may be fried and eaten
with a chop and baked potatoes.
Onion sirup is claimed by some to
be unequaled as a cure for a bad cold
In the head.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
Lament of Uncle Hiram

We've bin a durned brave nsshun.
We've ft a lot q wars.
An jes because we're lucky,
Our old eagle he stlll soars
And n keep on scaun' grandly
TIL some nashun wat kin shoot
VIII put US out Of hizness quick.
And swi3c a lot Of loot
watts the use of our manurrin'2
~ ats the use of guns an dfill2
Wen the ah00tin' of The uashun
Is SO rank Il makes you illl
Wen the hull dogEcn'd catoodic-
'Cept some fellers on the teams
C'udn't hit a grfat big harm door
Even IN their widest dreams.
Wen we m fur Independence.
Evry man c'ud shoot = gun
An the pickiu on the redcqats
Was a most amazin' fun.
An wen we ft in 1872.
Wen rifles was the game.
We dubbed up the British troops
And some went home real tame.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15
WAS TOO STRENUOUS.
Threatened to Ruin the Only Plano In
PARKWAY Nome.

threatened 10 KUN tne OniJ Fiano N
Faraway Nome.
One of the characters in Nome,
Alaska, was Dick Dawson, who had a
saloon, dance hall and gambling hell
combined, and had brought his out
fiji, including an automatic piano, down
from Dawson City over an almost i'm.
passable route.
One day when things were rather
quiet in the place, Oscar, the chief and
only musician on the staff, got to work
with the automatic piano and pumped
at the pedals in ambitious style.
He had ground out a lot of old
fashioned home and mother songs
when suddenly, without the least
warning, he struck into the ride OF
the Valkyries."
When the crashing opening chords
first sounded, Dawson who was stand
ing at the end of the bar, started and
looked around, to see what was the
matter. Then the music took on a
lighter tone, and as a delightful thrill
ing run sounded out in the treble he
settled back to enjoy it.
Again came clash and thump
thump, thump. as the bass chords got
to work again. Dawson started over
toward the piano on the run.
Don't bother yourself, Dick" said a
bystander. That's all right, that mu-
sic. That's Wagner"
"Who the --'s Wagner?" was the
answer. "Tll kill that Oscar for let
ting him spoil the piano!"-New York
SIM
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

ratus then. Like a ship captain in
a tempest. had to cut loose from my
prescribed course and run before the
wind The gale was tearing along at
ninety miles an hour, and me with It,
At one time l grazed the rocks Of
some lonely isle. The gulls shrieked
at me like fends. Finally ran above
the clouds, as a ship sometimes runs
into smooth water. and watched the
tempest raging beneath me. A man
never forgets such a sight. When
the gale was over l descended a few
hundred feet and continued my jour
ney.
Il have never ascended higher than
5000 meters, which is about five
English miles. 1t was not necessary
for me to do so in order to test the
qualities of my steering apparatus, in
which | was most interested. Prof
Berson Of Germany has reached
height of 10000 meters. But after a
man has ascended 5000 meters he has
gone far enough. When the weather
is clear the landscape below, with its
intersections of bays and rivers, is
quite distinct to the naked eye. The
only physical feeling, to one accus-
toned to it, is one OF intense exhila-
ration. / should compare it to the sem
sations of an opium eater, without any
disagreeable after effects.
"The longest distance l ever trav-
eled was from Paris to Kieff, in Little
Russia, in an international balloon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

Then In the war with Nexicy
Most all o. us c'ud shoot.
The man who c'udnt hit The mark
Was called n darned Faloot.
But wen we had our family fight
An lots OF blood was shed
To iiii q man it TUX about
Three hundred pound OF lead.
Since then we're CROWN wusscr
An in that war with Spain.
Wen climhln' up that JOo-an hill.
We mist "A mess on pain.
Fur II the daYoes c'ud hcv' shot
Wed bin put on the bum
An Air. Shafter by himEeif
Wud had 10 sail FUR home.
Watts the use Of ammunishunq
watts the use Of wind gage sftcs7
" ats the use Of lonE-mugc rinesf
" ats the use o. em-fur nrhtsf
We might just as well use pick forks
Er a lot of good big oars
Then per APPS VI ed lick the cnmv
like the British lckt the Borea
Ain't / rite7
-Uncie Hl-sra.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

in leaving me behind But could
keep to my course as surely as they
could keep to theirs. A balloon is OF
little use if YOU cannot make it go
where you wish.
But ballooning is sport for gem
tlemen. | have no dream that balloons
viii ever be utilized in times of peace
for passenger service or for the
mails. philadelphia Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-15

IT'S only IN the depths Of blue
Man urds his dearest dreams fulfilled
WLrit CAREFUL sorroWs pass from view
And every htart-crys hushed and
stnied
SO vQllf I wing my Joyous flight
To azure realms where rapture lies,
But not 10 wonder mystic height
4 ild my heaven III your eyesi
--Raiph T.. Fassett in New Orleans
Tines I)au1rCrat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-15
plans Practically Completed For
Caring For tie Visiting Will
tnry Mt the worlds Fair.

g. Louis April lo.-Plans for the
model camp for the companies of visit
ing militia 70 the Worlds fair have
been practically completed by Lieut. c.
S. Haight OF The Fourth United States
cavalry. who vas just entered upon his
new duties as military secretary TO
Col Culp. head of the ceremonies COM
mittee These plans are departure
from those o. giually made. which pro-
vided quarters for the troops in the
barracks 10 DO erected on the site just
west u the Woman's building and be-
tween this and the stadium and Phys
zeal Culture building.
According 40 the present plans only
four barracks viii he erected the out
indoor camp taking The place 81 those
10 had been The original intention 70
build Tho barracks VIII have ac-
commodatlou for 300 men each, and
the camp win accommodate from be-
o-vecn 300 and 800 men The model
camp viii De patterned after that Of
West Point Including proper tent ar
raneemsnt. model sanitary conditions,
with the additional setting OF cinder
walks and grass plots 20 boaut-fy the
camp
over 2o.olo uniformed so'die-s. IL IS
estimated wiii ~ entertained al the
camp during The exposition period