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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03
Fight For Prohibition
In the New State-President's Aid
Asked

Washington, Dec. 2.-Rev. Viii
liam Ketcham, director Of the bu-
reau Of Catholic Indian missions,
and Z. NJ. Sweet, Jr., secretary
Indian Territory Church federation
called on the president today to
enlist his influence to have incor-
porated in a statehood bill pro-
visions against the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors in the territory.
They told the president that since
1892 the national and tribunal gov
ernments had maintained strict
prohibitory liquor laws in the ter
ritory, and experience had con
frmed the wisdom and necessity of
the provision.
The president promised to take
the subject up for consideration
and to use his interest i'll behalf OF
maintenance of good government
in either respect in the proposed
new state.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03

ST. Luke's Episcopal Church:
Second Sunday in Advent, Dec. a.
Sunday School o:so a. m. Morn
ing service, Sermon and Holy
Communion IL a. m. Subject;
'The Bible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03

The picture Of the home Of Mr. and Mrs George
W. Charlevle 9th and Dakota Ave modern
story and cottage with FIVE first floor anG four
second Chareve chickasha in 1892 and engaged in
the buggy and harness business which business he still in the
corner Of Chckasha Mrs Myrtle Elliott the eldest
daughter lives Altus T. Miss Nina Charlevil home
attending the high school Joe the oldest holds position
with the Eagle Mercantile assistant bookkeper. Master
ohn and Miss Martha youngest twins and attending
our public school proud homes ike this and people
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03

Every Day is Bargain Day at Our Store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03

SpeclaI Prces on Lace Curtalns POrtiers Draperies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03

word about our Carpst and Mating Department: We
showing ali the latest things Carpets, Mattings and
room-sized RUGS inst in from The mills
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03

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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Taft'sPIain Duty.

A. Maurice Low. writing in the jan
uary 30 issue OF Harper's Weekly. re-
calls some interesting "reminiscences OF
William H. Taft, the new Secretary OF
War. Mr.. Low tells Of the way in
which Judge Taft came to be Governor
OF the Philippines, as being a typical
instance of his lofty conception of duty:
Judge Taft was asked TO come 10
Washington. In Washington con-
vers-tiOn somewhat like this took place
between Secretary Root and Judge
Taft: You are at present on the Cir
cult bench. where you have a life posi-
ton at a fair salary. a dignified and
honorable place, with a pension for
life after you reach the retiring age.
You can count with a reasOna Bile de-
gree Of hope on being appointed TO the
bench Of the Supreme Court of the
United States. the ambition OF every
lawyer. We want you TO go TO the
Philippines The work is difficult. la
boriOus. perplexing; there is little that
can be offered you in the way Of re-
ward, there is much that will be un-
pleasant-which VIII you take. the easy
place or the hard one?' AS all the
world knows, he took the hard one.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
1fetcalf HOdxed.

In the old days, when a lot of law
yers, newspaper men and other good
fellows used to assemble daily for lunch
con around a huge table in the back
yard at Barnums restaurant, Oakland
there was n constant effort to stick"
some member of the party for liquid
refreshments. 1t was the law of the
table that he who bit at a 'selI'
must buy Hon. Victor H. Metcalf, on
reaching the table a little late one day,
found d number of his companions
humming the air, but not the words,
of a popular tune. This occurred be-
fore Mr.. Metcalf had been chosen to
represent the Third District in Con-
gress and he did not regard it beneath
his dignity to raise his voice Ca very
good one, by the way) in merry song.
so yielding to the natural impulse 70
join the wordless chorus he caroled
forth in his manly barytOne, 30. give
us a drink, bartender" and then the
crowd howled to the expectant waiter:
George, Mr.. Metcalf wants you to
take the orders!"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
WOLSELEY ON CHINA.

ORD WOLSELEY has ceased to be a notable 6o
ure in the world, and China is not supposed to
- count Tor much more than the spoil of battle in
the approaching conflict between Russia and Japan
nevertheless the former eminence of Woselev and the
undoubted possibilities latent in the Chinese race and
empire sufficient give interest to the opinions of
the concerning the probable military development of
the other The British general passed some time in the
Far East studying the there, came away with
high degree of admiration for the Chinese and great
respect tor the part they yet be called upon to pay
in the politics of the world the nlm edate future
The London Mail has recently published some ex
tracts from the writings of Lord Wolseey on the srb
ject of China, and prefaced them with note from hin;
saying:
Il feel quite confdent-knowing from my own expert
ence what brave and clever fellow the Chinaman is
that accorded the necessary power and given an
absolutely free hand in the Chinese Government
could, in the space of two three years. provide the
Chinese Empire with army that would be second 70
in the world"
This declaration recalls to mind that in his autob
ography Lord Woseley, in commenting upon the posi-
bities of the Chinese. says:
There is nation numerically as great as Chin.
whose customs and modes of life are so generally com
to all parts of their empire To me thew are
the most remarkable EARTH and | have ALWAYS
thought and still believe them the great coming
rulers of the world They only want Chinese Peter
the Great Napoleon make them So Tbev have
every required Tor the good soldier
sailor, and my idle speculation upon this worlds fu
have long selected them the combatants on one
side at the great battle of Armageddon the people Of
the United States of America being their opponents
That estimate may be nothing more than the specuIa
tion of old soldier dreaming come but if
of least passing interest this time when the
tions appear have reached the conclusion that China
exhausted empire, fit only be the prey of such
strong nations choose to seize upon any part of il
The speculation that may be called upon to fight
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
The Persian Cat.

To the truth of this story there stands
ready to attest one Robert Wells Of
2546 Hyde street 1t is only upon strong
urging that he has consented to allow
the following remarkable circumstance
to appear upon the authority OF his
sworn word.
Near the western crest of Russian
Hill there stands an ancient mansion
relic of the early sixties. Until the last
few months it was occupied by GER
tain Mr.. Blank, a wealthy Australian
who had come to San Francisco with
his young wife five years ago, and with
her, Robert Wells, his servant and a
Chinese cook he had lived in this old
mansion on Russian Hill in great Sc
clusion. According to the statement OF
Wells, the Australian seemed to be
passionately fond of his wife, beau
tiful young woman who spoke for
eign tongue. From her appearance, the
strange ornaments or gold and jade
which she wore and the peculiar stamp
which was borne by the letters she re-
ceived, Wells conceived her to be an
Indian woman of high caste.
One of the members Of this peculiar
household, and the one which came to
play a weirdIy terrible part in it's his
tory. was a great Persian cat, the in
separable companion of the woman. So
fond of it was she that she was rarely
without it either sleeping or awake.
A full length oil painting of the mis-
tress of the household which had been
brought from across the seas incor-
porated the great Persian cat in its
rich canvas.
On the Sd of last November-Wells
remembers the date well-a remark
able thing happened in that old man
sion on the hill. 1t was foggy and the
bell upon Alcatraz-that weird gong
like bell-was tolling off the spaces Of
the night 1t was about IL o'clock
The lady had retired with her precious
Persian and Wells had just entered
the library to carry to his master, sit
ting there, his bedtime toddy, when
there came from the dark hall upstairs
the queer, clicking cough Of a cat. 1t
was repeated again and again in an
incessant monotone, and then sudden
ly there came a scream, fearful, Fasp-
ing like the CRATE of a broken bone.
Wells and his master leaped up the
darkened stairs and into the dimly
lighted bedroom. There, half seated,
half reclining upon a dlvan, was the
mistress clad in her night clothes. Her
head, with its great pile Of raven black
hair, was bent back upon her shOul-
der. Upon the whiteness of her bosom,
just over the heart, there were the
tiny marks of three teeth, each with
its trembling jet Of blood. The woman
was dead.
Crazed into the frenzy Of a wild man,
the master seized a pair of iron tOngs
from the CRATE and began to search
the room for the Persian, mUttering
meanwhile some words which Wells
took to be Indian. The cat had disap-
peared absolutely.
As the master approached that dark
ened portion of the room where hung
the oil portrait of his dead wife. he
suddenly stumbled back with a shrek
Of fear and waved frantically to Wells.
The servant approached and the sight
which he saw is what he is willing to
swear to.
The eyes of that Persian in the oil
portrait were lit up by lambent flame
of green and smoked as if with phOs-
phorus.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Orr Panama Bargain.

What has Uncle Sam actually bought
or contracted to buy at Panama? Let
u, take account of the stock These
are the items
Thirty thousand acres of ground at
terminals and along the route.
Two thousand four hundred and thir-
ty-one buildings. including offices.
quarters. storehouses, shops, hospitals
and terminal sheds.
An immense collection of dredges
tugs, barges, excavators. cars, loco
motives and other machinery and an
pliances, not considered of much pres
ent value
Work done by the old and the new
French companies. with an estimated
removal of about S6.O0O.OO0 cubic yards
of material at a cost of little more
than $SS, 100000.
Maps and drawings, and the records
gathered by the French engineers. val
ued at 81. .000, 900.
The Panama Railway, including
three steamships.
For these several items the second.
or new, French company is to receive
$40,O0O,OO0. Twenty-four millions of
this amount, less Obligations, will be
turned over to the old companv
which had spent at the time of IT'S col
lapse nearly S25O. 900. largely in pro
motion.
The Republic of Panama is TO re-
ceive Immediately $40, ,O0O. 900. and an
nually after nine years the sum of
$25O,OOO. The United States receives
fror-- Panama the grant of a strip of
land five miles wide upon each side of
fthe canal. We are also to become
sponsors for the continuance of good
order throughout the new republic.
The total excavation yet to be done
is estimated at about $4,000. 600 cubic
yards, not including the work at the
Bohio dam and the Gigantic Spillwav.
The completion of the canal to a depth
of thirty-six feet from ocean to ocean.
distance OF forty-nine miles, is ex-
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Precedence In England.

knew a young American girl who.
going to England under the care of an
ambassadors family and attending her
first large dinner party and looking
about her, selected as the guest in the
room who most interested her one man
of distinguished aspect, whom she re-
solved to watch. When the guests
were ushered into the dining hall ac-
cording to the laws of precedence. she
found herself at the very end of the
brilliant procession as one of two un-
titled plebeians in the room, assigned
to the escort of the very man who had
interested her and who turned out to
be Samuel Rogers, the poet and patron
Of art and the recognized head of lit
erary society in England. She always
said that she secured two things at
that entertainment, namely, the most
delightful companion that she had ever
had at a dinner party and, moreover.
a lesson in the outcome Of mere hered-
itary rank that would last a lifetime.
Rogers poems are not now read so
much as formerly. but at that time the
highest literary honor a man could
have was 10 dine with Rogers. He was
also one Of the richest bankers in Lon
don and was very possibly the only per-
son in the room who had won for him
self a reputation outside of his own
little island; but he was next to no.
body in that company and the little
American girl was the nobody.-Thom-
as W. Higginson in Atlantic Monthly.
Ernie-No, she isn't going to marry
Claude, after ALL
Ida-But they say he can quote Emer-
son and Browning.
Yes; but the other young man can
quote Sugar and Steel.'-Chicago Daily
News.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

pected to cost about $145, 100000. Yes
sells will navigate this channel at
rate, including lOckage, OF four miles
per hour. All sailing craft Will De
towel not only through the canal but
upon the Pacific side for long dis
tance out to sea-
The aggregated probable tonnage ls
placed at about 1O.OOO.O0O tons. OF this
business 20 per cent will consist OF coal
To what extent the canal viii prove
profitable above the cost Of aCministra-
ton, cannot now be stated. The SueH
Canal. under British control, repays us
cost every five years.-BookloVers
Magazine.
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IN OUR NAME.
been postponed.

w o"s % our s sea
ing the country to give it chance to revise"
protection out of national policy other countries
looking upon condition with envy and demanding
for themselves the advantages which good policy has
given
Notably is this the with our nearest neighbor
Canada like unto in institutions and in the genius of
her people Her of SOIL stream and forest are
like ours Over most of her duplicates the
climate OF many of prosperous States and she pre-
sents the field upon which exhibit the results
the Canadians desire develop their country. as we
have ours, and they to example and look upon
our methods, and Aatter industrial policy by de-
manding that the Dominion adopt it.
The leading Canadian press keeps standing the
editorial pages. well head-Iined an address ITO the
Government of Canada, asking that Give the
facturers workngmen and farmers of Canada the same
kind OF tariff that which has made the United States
the home OF the most prosperous manufacturers work
ingmen and farmers in the world"
1t continues: ITO the manufacturers of Canada
Force the Government give you as good tariff as
that which has made the American manufacturers rich
and then Canadian workmen American wages"
ITO the workingmen of Canada-Take leaf of the
book OF American workingmen. Help your employers
to obtain for themselves and for you a Canadafor
Canadians tariff "To the farmers of Canada-Proft by
the experience of the American farmers the weathes
farmers in the world, who support a high tariff and
prosper under it and because of it."
That very direct The classes in Canada to whom it
appeals intelligent the people this side
of the line. They know keeny their domestic cond-
tions, keeny observe They have the ma
teral form of government that is as liberal
ours industry and genius equal ours and yet we ex
ceed them in the volume and general distribution of
prosperity and OF progress They have studied
and know why this is. They pay attention the
free trade doctrnares who the vital prn
cipe out of tariff system They have the for
comparison of results They themselves lag behind
manufactures in wages in rural development while
go forward irresistiby Therefore this concerted
address demanding that destiny be duplicated in
theirs, by duplicating the All over the Do
minon the cry is The present affords the opportunity
OF nations lifetime"
Suppose that of free trade doctrinaires go
and tell them how wrong they are, and see what
of hearing will be granted The Canadians are right
believing that given like conditions like causes pro-
duce like effects They have the like conditions and de-
sire that like shall touch them into the vgor of
life that they this side the line Their movement
loud call to the people of the United States, and
reminder of the final of what they have accom-
plished.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

the battle for civilization against armed and aggres
sve China is curious, but devoid of Should
Russia rule China the military control needed to arm,
drill and set her millions marching would be furnished
from St Petersburg Perhaps too, in the not distant
future the of Caesar and Napoleon might arise
to use that immense power for the conquest of the
world 1t is any issue quite within the range
of probability, should the Russian establish himself
firmly in Manchuria, and for that this specula
ton of Woseey is without its value and pertinence
to the of the day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Nv DeGrie.

Nv dearie is a little one. with arms
around me twining-
With ewes like woodland viOlets, and
tresses brightly shining;
And what care 1 for golden store: II
Fortune has not found me.
Am I not rich with such a rare, sweet
necklace clasped. around me-
Atlanta Constitution.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

General Wood in explanation of apparent ind
ference there islands in the Boneo proup
that we do not want. Let his opinion thrive to con-
vcton. 1t safe wager that we can find few more
islands in the South Seas that don't want although
they nominal sovereignty the United States
And it won't require the services of an exploration
party to discover the fact
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

Observers OF the complicated affairs of Russia and
Japan, shedding little OF their radiant wisdom upon
the situation, gravey the expectation that
events will rapidly in the Orient Most
of us have been aborng under the impression that
events have already moved rapidly that it has been
only by the exercise of the most critical diplomacy by
one or both of the that the crash of has
beer
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

Gudgeons that waste hardwon money striving for a
capital prize lotteries have still great chance
against them fellow convicted the other day for
cheating out of the first prize strangely won
The lottery promoters appear be the aggrieved
for having permitted the winning ticket to be sold.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

Russia it said has been playing fast and loose with
the opinions of the world and having taken her own
good time is prepared and ready to fight. There
be much of the fox in the constitution of this
strange bear of the East Among all the monarchs of
the Old World the Gar of Russia than any other
seems pin his hopes and perhaps his honor to the
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

A Keswick thief stole watch worth two dollars and
fifty cents the other day, caught, pleaded guilty
and received sentence of four years imprisonment He
in position certainly to regret that curiosity
ever led him to wish to have the time with him. He
has more time than he needs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

The final word appears to have been spoken in refer
to the Alaskan boundary dispute, over which our
Canadian friends displayed such unseem1y petulance.
Lord Lansdowne says that the islands we gained in
Portland Canal strategcaly worthless He therefore
is pleased, we will give every assurance that we are
and the Canadians will have to be.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

In testimony recently submitted in local case an
effort made to prove that man was weak-mnded
because he cung belief that he had chance of some
day marrying young and beautiful heress This is one
of those affairs where the hopes if the rights of an
individual become the concern of the community In
this ambitious age of many men must be weak
minded.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

TREATIES-D. H, City. AS a rule
all diplomatic business relative 10
treaties between nations is carried on
in the French language. To ascertain
in what language the treaty negotia-
tiOns Of peace between the United
States and Spain was carried on write
to the Department of State at Wash
ington, ID. c.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

young rascal, graduate of Whittier returned to the
institution the other day with the avowed, desperate
purpose of numbering attorney formerly principal of
the school This incorrgbe should be fastened to the
stage of his education in crime by being imprisoned
in one Of pententaries.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
AnS7uers to Queries.

CALIFORNIA AS IT IS-G. T. Glen
wood. Ind. No edition Of California
AS 1t Is" has been published by The
Call since 1883.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

RIFLE-T. F. H., City. The official
arm Of the Russian and japanese army
is not the same. The former has adopt
ed the Mauser and the latter the Mou-
zin.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

NAVAL MILITIA-A. s, City. Ac-
cording to the latest reports fled in
the United States Navy Department.
the aggregate strength Of the United
States Naval Militia is 4S5 officers and
4679 petty officers and men.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

OBERAMMERGAU-A Subscriber,
City. The late Josef Mayer. whose
death was recently announced. was
the original of the character OF
Christ in the passion play at
Oberammergau, and he appeared
in that character at a number of per-
formances. 1t may be that on the pre-
sentatiOn Of the passion play In 1900
Mayer was unable to appear and that
his place was taken by Anton Lang.
This department has no information
to the effect that there were two i'm
persOnatOrs Of Christ during the year
named.
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Special Information supplied daily 70
business houses and public men BY the
Fress clipping Bureau (allen 81. 20 Cali
Aornla street. Telephone Main l042
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Townsend's California nlace frpit. a,d
candies, SOC pound. in artistic Are
etched boxes. A nice present FOR Eastern
friends 10 Market ST above Can bldg. .
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

BEATING THE RACES-D. J. NJ,
City. There are some men who have
a system by which they claim they can
beat the races, but IL is a remarkable
fact that these men, who ought 70 be
able 20 make all the money they want
are all poor. The system by which the
races can be beaten has not yet been
discovered.
VICTORY AND DEFEAT-R F. c..
SebastOpOl. Cal Robert F'itzsimmons
when he was an amateur. defeated four
men in his first appearance in the ring
in New Zealand in 1880. winning the
amateur championship of that country
The following year he defeated five
men. including Herbert Slade. Since
then he has defeated Jem Crawford
Bill Slavin. Starlight Arthur Cop
per. Jack Murphy. "Brinksmead. /" Jack
Greentree, Dick Sandal. Jack Conway.
Professor West. Pablo Frank i RideU
Eager" Dick Ellis, Billy McGrath.
Arthur Upham. Black Pearl lack
Dempsey. Abe Congle. Peter Maher
first time). James Farrell. Joe Godfrey
Jerry Slattery. Millard Gender. Jack
Hickey, Jim Hall. Phil Mayo. ]. War
ner, Frank Keller. Dan CreedOn. Al
Allish. Peter Maher (serOnd timel
James ]. COrbett jeff ThOrne. Jim
DAILY. Gus Rubin. Tom Sharkev. Con
COughlin and George Gardener. He lost
matches with Jim Hall. on a foul with
Sharkey. Jim Jeffries in 1897 and f00e
had a draw with Choynsk. no decision
With Peter Maher QS96) and no decision
with Joe Grim
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

BY overcharging the lungs it will be
easily seen how one loses control OF
the muscles and blows cut too much
air for the vocal chords. This viii pro-
duce frequently singing of the key,