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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30
Our NEGLECTED. Feet.

What is the matter with Americans
feet? This question was asked last
week at the Brooklyn navy yard by
Can't. Casper f. Ficke. a veteran OF
the German army, now visiting this
country. DO you know" continued
the captain, Il think | counted a dozen
signs in various sorts Of foot doctors
in three blocks as / was riding on the
sixth avenue elevated road yesterday,
and have noticed the same condition
ON other streets. The chiropodists OF
vour city must live, and it must mean
frequently see men. and much more
often women, who apparently walk
with great difficulty, and would be alb
solutely unable to take a continuous
walk of halt dozen miles. There is
no good reason for this, and it simply
means that their feet are neglected.
There is one place you can find good
feet. and that is in the German army.
know all about it. and if it was fol-
lowed as a model we would not hear so
much about corns, bunions sore and
tired feet and all that sort OF thing.
In our army every private must oathe
his feet once day and grease them
! thoroughly, rubbing the ointment well
into the flesh and massaging the soles
10 keen them soft and flexible. Every
army man knows the Importance Of
good feet. and If civilians would fol-
low that example you would not see
the sort OF pedestrianism that is ex-
hibited on your streets. The feet are
as important as the hair or teeth. and
vet they do not receive one hundredth
part Of the care. This is all wrong
and humanity has to suffer IN conse
uuence Of it."-New YORK herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

The sensation of an ordinary severe
shock OF electricity is familiar to the
ma atolity of people and is not especially
pecus ar, but a Knockout dose Of the
current is something entirely differ
ent. l was splicing a connection in a
power-house and mistook an arc-light
feeder, which had sagged down, for a
dead wire. l had a pair OF pliers in
my left hand, and attempted to push
it out Of the way with them. So much
I remember perfectly. Then all OF
sudden had most extraordinary sem
sation. felt as If my blood were ex-
panding and swelling every vein in
my body to the last pitch Of tension
The great arteries in my neck seemed
to stretch until they were as big
around as ship cables, and were suffo-
eating me with their pressure; and l
had the same bursting feeling in my
eyeballs, my nostrils and even in the
roots of my hair. All this came over
me with terrific swiftness. but 1t was
nothing like a stroke of lightning or
the twinkling OF an eye. On the con-
trary, several seconds seemed to elapse
and the feeling was so entirely different
from what | had always imagined II
would be. that it never entered my
mind that l had been shocked by
high power current. Then, as nearly
as | can describe it, my overstrainet
/ tissues appeared to give way, some
thing exploded in my brain like hun
dred-ton gun, and everything becam
black. Almost Immediately, it seemed
l opened my eyes and found mysel
on the floor, fully conscious, but yer,
weak. AS matter of fact. had beel
hurled a dozen feet. What imagine
had consumed at least a tenth Of
second had possibly occupied thou
sandth part of a second and | ha
been unconscious fully two hours. NJ
experience simply shows that we hav
often observed in dreams, that unde
abnormal conditions the brain loses a
conception of time. | am pretty pos
tive from questioning a number {
people, that everybody who survives
shock from a current over a certai
voltage has an experience very simila
to my own.-Times-De Democrat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

Japanese who reside in this city, says
the New York Sun, may now read the
news of the week in paper published
here in their own language, for the
Japanese American Weekly News has
made its modest appearance in the
newspaper world. At the head of the
first page. which would be the last in
an American paper, the name is given
in English and in Chinese characters.
In the latter. the sign for the sun rep
resents japanese. and the sign for
rice does duty for American" The
Japanese do not pretend to suppose
that America is the original source OF
rice. as they fancy Japan is the land
Of the rising sun, but as me" the
most prominent syllable in America,
Is also the first syllable in "meshi,
rice. the sign for rice has been adopt
ed to represent the name of this coun-
try. The paper has four small pages,
which are Autographed from hand
written copy, as is. the case still with
many papers and periodicals in japan
This is a very tedious and cumbersome
process. but the enterprise could nol
support the considerable expense o.
bringing from Tokyo the fonts OF typ'
for the Japanese and Chinese charac
ters. The columns are, as usual. lib
erally strewn with Chinese signs, stil
dear to the Japanese. as a knowledge
OF these ideographs is regarded as
eredential of education. 1t Is a sor
of intellectual game, in which the idea
are represented by Chinese pictur
signs. but are read in Japanese equi
yalents. Hajima Hoshi, whose nam
In Chinese and Japanese means star
Origin \ is the proprietor, and the edl
tor and publisher is Masatoshi Fuku
toni of 212 West Sixty-seventh street
Mr.. Hoshi is in his last year at Col
umbia university. where he is studyin
political economy and the science 9
government and law. The entire pape
news articles, market reports, ed
torials. advertisements and plain
ornate type-is the work of the 'fude,
or brush. OF Mr.. Fukutomi, who write
or copies everything. He has had
try his hand at drawing barber sign
glasses Of beer and the American fla
for the advertisements. There are som
500 Japanese in this city to read tn
paper and from 5000 to 5000 In tn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

Colonel Pew tells a story OF the
Tenth regular infantry that is pretty
good. One night in Cuba one Of the
sentrles was a raw recruit from the
green isle and the officer Of the day
on his rounds. was challenged by him.
who goes there?"
Officer of the day"
Not a move on the part Of the sentry
and the Officer stepped forward and
again was greeted by who goes
there?" and he again replied in the
same way. Not a move on the part OF
the sentry. but the officer Of the day
heard an ominous click.
What are your orders, anyway +
he asked
Challenge three times, then hre'
was the laconic and self-saished an
swet. and the officer Of the days hal
was raised on his hair as he realizst
how near he was to being peppered b,
the sentry. The latter was given a few
instructions before he went on sentrl
uty again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

Mr.. A. d. Bartlett. son Of the late
superintendent of the London zoo, has
an interesting story Of captive Can
adian beaver. A large willow tree in
the gardens had blown down. A branch
about twelve feet long and thirty
inches in circumference was firmly
fixed in the ground in the beavers in
closure. Then the beaver was watched
to see what he would do. The beaver
soon visited the spot, and walking
around the limb. commenced to bite
off the bark and gnaw the wood about
twelve inches from the ground. He
seemed to put his whole strength into
his task, although he left off every few
minutes to rest and look upward, as If
to determine which way the tree would
fall. Now and then he went to his
pond. which was about three feet from
the base of the tree Then he would
come out again with renewed energy,
and his powerful teeth would set to
work anew upon the branch. About
o'clock, to the surprise Of those who
saw him, he left his work and came
hastily toward the iron fence. The
cause of this sudden movement was
soon apparent He had heard in the
distance the sound of the wheelbarrow.
-hich was brought daily to his pad
dock, and from which he was anxiously
expecting his supper.
The keeper not wishing to disap-
point the beaver although sorry to see
his task interrupted. gave him his
usual allowance of carrots and bread.
The beaver ate it and was seen swim
ming around the pool until about half
past 5. Then he returned to his work.
In ten minutes the tree fell to the
ground. Afterward the beaver cut the
log into three convenient lengths, one
of which he used in the under part OF
his house.-Youths' Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

ohd or third year Of the war. our COM
mand was ordered TO dismount and trv
70 dislodge a party Of federals who
held little wood in front Of us. We
charged across the open and succeed
ed In getting hold inside of the wood.
Ihen began a duel between 200 sharp
shooters on a side.
At first | fired rather aimlessly.
Then | noted that whenever | ra sed
my head above the rock behind which
was hiding was likely to get bull
let through my cap or one would pass
within a few inches Of my head.
Il noticed that all seemed to come
from straight in front Of me. l began
to open my eyes and was able after a
while to see a fellow about 200 yards
away who had been pegging away at
me. Every time he fired he would
stick his head out from behind the
tree TO see whether he had hao any
luck.
Il waited my chance. The third time
he did this I let him have 1t, and he
dropped. A few minutes later came
the order TO advance. When | reached
the spot from which the Yankee sharp
shooter had been firing stopped to see
what had happened to him"
The old fellow paused here and the
reporter broke in with the question:
Did you find hlm2'
Yes. found him. with hole clear
through his head. His coat Was open
and I saw a half dollar on string
around his neck It was Dick Notion
and | had killed him. Just then the
Yankees charged in turn. and was
forced 10 leave him there. Louisville
Courier-JOurnal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30
some Good Advice.

If I felt tempted to do a young per-
son a good turn should arm him with
a pairy Of scissors, sheathed for his
pocket in a neat case. and add thereto
the simplest and cheapest form of in
dexed file or portfolio. Then would
ask the young person what subjects
really interested him. They might
be anecdotes Of uncommon intelligence
in the animal world, new feats in anna
teur photography. ingenious applica-
tions OF the electric current, or fresh
triumphs of mechanical ingenuity. On
these. or any other attractive themes,
would ask him never to miss the
prompt clipping out an article from
his newspaper; then, in the course
of every year he would have budget
of information on a subject near his
heart which would astonish him, when
ever he gave an hour or two reviewing
it. by showing him how much richer
he was tn. if he had never started
this savings bank of knowledge.
Scores of valuable facts and hints
which. at the time of first reading. he
felt sure he would never forget, here
confront him with all the surprise Of
new found treasure. And as the clip
ping habit becomes confirmed, it re-
deems the newspaper reader from the
utter gainlessness of the desultory
skinner of articles and paragraphs.
Empty. indeed. must be the Clarion OF
the crossroads that doesn't yield some
small spoil to the eye alert for ac-
cumulation. 1t may be no more than
the weight of a prize pumpkin, OF the
results of introducing Norwegian
apple. but shall it not fit into the
compartment in which botany has its
due garnering? That compartment
doubtless, is already swollen with new
facts intended to be presented in al
4 essay on "Acclimation" for the loca
horticultural society. It is the inten
ton to use ones store that gives zes
10 its gathering. Hence the cardina
Importance that the young persol
should at first be sparing, rather thar
lavish in clipping Geo. lies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

The Greatness of the Century
We mark on centuries. and fix the
stakes.
Arraigning time to judge him by our
deeds;
First science writes with giant hand
her needs.
Then knowledge all the slumbrlng ss-
crets wakes:
Man stands supreme. the sceptre boldly
takes
AS conqueror Of the earth. the world
old seeds
Have borne great fruit in things and
ereeds;
Through these last years behold truths
dawn-lIke breaks
Aye. read the splendid records OF our
race
But only in the light Of human hap
piness;
What matter II mans power control
the pace
OF wild-whirled stars be there one
Joy the less;
Search hearts and hopes before the
crown you place
Upon the century; then It's time 70
bless
Henry C. Rehm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

According TO reports received at the
bureau OF construction and repair the
loss OF plans in the recent fire at the
Norfolk navy yard was not as complete
as was at first feared. 1t appears that
nearly all Of the detail drawings FOR
the battleship Texas. the cruiser Raj
eigh and the monitor Amphitilte have
been rescued from the debris OF the
fire and with little labor can be made
as good as new. The total number Of
drawings and blue prints recovered
from the ruins will be not far from
5000. The work OF replacing the de-
stroyed drawings will be commenced
at once. and will be completed within
six months.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

There is a man in our town.
Whom his neighbors view wit
doubt.
Whene'er he says he's going in
They know he's coming out.
If he should say it looks like rain
They know the sun will shine;
And when he speaks OF oaken wood
They know that it is pine.
If he asserts that black is black,
They know quite we'll it's white.
And when he says the sun Is up
They'll swear that it is night.
If he should don a bathing suit
They know, as sure as fate,
That he intends to pass the time
BY going out to skate.
When he declares that he will eat
IT'S certain he will drink.
And every time he tells a tale
They hear it with a wink.
His name is Annanias Ftbbs;
He wears the liars crown
He used to send the cablegrams
That came from Shanghai town.
Baltimore American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30
panIsI Nerraa ana bod baby.


When Arnolds expedition against
Quebec sailed for the Kennebec, in
1875, 1t included no finer troops, and
none more picturesque than the Yir-
gilman sharpshooters OF Daniel Nor
gan. who was afterward famous as
the friend OF Washington and the vic
tor OF Cowpens. pretty traditioA of
the march OF the virginians from the
camp at Cambridge to the rendezvous
ct NewburypoFt belongs TO an old
farmhouse set back a little from the
main road on a shady lane OF us own.
In Its kitchen. that September day
boy OF nine was engaged in washing
dishes, half-crying with yexation over
his task and the possibility Of the sol
diers passing without his seeing them.
His mother had been called suddenly
away, and had left him in charge, with
an injunction not to leave the house
until her return. with the dish pan
before him, blue tire fastened around
MIN and one foot frequently on the
rocker OF the cradle drawn un beside
him, he dutlfully but despairingly clat-
tered china and sang 10 his baby SIS
ter. A shadow In the doorway made
him look up. and be beheld there two
dean. brown. towering hgures-one
that Of the tsllest and handsomest men
he had ever seen. several inches over
six feet-attlred in buckSkin hunting
shirts and with caps bearing the motto
Liberty or death" They were Daniel
Morgan and one OF his lieutenants.
They entered and asked for draii OF
water; but the boy hastily whisklng on
his apron. invited them % sit down
and partake OF milk and cookies IN
stead-an offer which they readily ae-
cepted. But the baby. as her brother :
foot left the rocker. reused herself and
began 10 cry 50 Justify that he hesitat-
ed whether TO try and quiet her nrst'
or 10 20 at once to the pantry. The
mighty vlrglnian captain did not hesi-
tate AZ all; Ne stopped with a laugh
scooped the small lady out Of her era
ale ana lifted her to such a breathless
height that she stopped her complaints
IN sheer amazement. and presently be-
gan 70 soueal with delight. Moreover
when the food was brought, and her
brother tried to take her from her ne"
friend. she protested so tenpestuously
and cIung SO tightly to the fringes o.
his shirt. that be laughed again and
would not let her 60, but ate and drank
one-handed. with the baby still held or
his left arm. In consequence he wa'
somewhat awkward and let fall a plate
which was broken in halves. AfAsF tn'
departure OF the men this breakag'
worried the boy. who feared he nigh
be punished for having served his i'm
posing guests. as he had done. IRON
the precious best china, which no on
but the mistress Of the house nigh
touoh without permission. On hi
mothers return, therefore It was VIII
much trepldation that he told nj
story: but that strict. although patrl
otlc housekeeper forgave and approve
him She had the broken plate mend
ed and for many years It remained j
the family. and was known to sue
ceedine generations as General MOI
gan's plate"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

Children, you are very little,
And your bones are very brittle;
If you would grow tall and stately
You must try to walk sedately.
You must still be bright and quiet,
And content with simple diet;
And remain. through all bewlldring,
Innocent and honest children.
Happy hearts and happy faces,
Happy play in grassy places
That was how, In ancient ages,
Children grew to kings and sages.
But the unkind and the unruly,
And the sort who eat unduly.
They must never hope for glory
Theirs is quite a different story.
Cruel children, crying babies,
All grow up as geese and gables,
Hatred, as their age increases,
By their nephews and their nieces.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

How does It feel to kill man in
battleg" was the question put to one
Of Morgans men the other evening.
Thank God. I never had but one ex-
perience OF that kind was the reply
"but that was enough.
In Kentucky 1t not infrequently
happened that boys from the same
town went into both the confederate
and the federal armies. When the war
broke out | joined Morgan's command.
Ny best chum Dick Notion, went with
a regiment Of federals.
Before we separated We swore 70
each other that. whatever came, no'h-
Ing should alter the affection we had
for each other. and that II either couio
help the other he would do so. no mat
ter what the cost. We even went Sc
Tar as to cut a dollar in two pieces
and each promised to wear his halt ol
string about his neck.
"one day in September. in the sec
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

An anecdote OF Gen. Sheridan shows
the man In his true colors better than
a volume OF biography. Sheridan gave
his orders in a mild tone Of voice, but
his enunciation was so distinct that
he was never misunderstood. Once, IN
the midst OF a fight. an aide reported
that his flank was being demoralizcd
By a battery on a distant hill. Give
NV compliments to Gen. Crook, he
said "and ask him to clear It away.
His famous dispatch to Gen. Grant on
the day before the surrender at Appo-
mattox was written on horseback, IN
these terse words: If things are
pressed / think Lee will surrender to-
morrow" And Grants answer, still
more terse. came back: Press things.
Such is the language OF such soldiers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

One ingenious individual, who mar
rowly escaped prosecution awhile ago
for counterfeitirg rare eggs and selling
the bogus specimens to museue1s ard
private collectors. has recently turned
up with exquisitely lifalike photographs
Of birds. which in reality are produced
by the help Of stuffed specimens artis-
ticany attitudinlzed with wires.-Sat-
urday Evening Pest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

In view OF the growing Importance
OF both Honolulu lnd Guam 1t is quite
probable that the navy department VIII
increase the number of officers on duty
at both these stations in the near tu-
ture Honolulu is rapidly assuming
the position Of a great port of call for
much Of the commerce Of the Pacific
and the facilities Of the small haroor
are being taxed to their utmost ca
paclty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

The Illinois state council Of admins
tration of the G. A. R., recently award
ed tht next encampment to Peoria. The
date OF the encampment was set for
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
Nav IA. Is and 16 It is planned that
the opening session Of the state en-
eampment shall mark the dedication
Of Peoria's new assembly hall, now IN
course of construction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

We hear many stories OF many trees,
but they are not often endowed with
human characteristics; nut you must
take Uncle Abner's word for it. He
was sitting on his porch telling it to
the young man from the city who had
leaned his bicycle against the gate, and
was resting on Uncle Abner's step.
"You see that there tree by the snow
ball bush, do you? The one out there
beyond the pump that looks sort O sick
and guilty like? You notice some Of
the limbs drag down little, as If 1t
wasn't very we'll. Don't you take any
stock in it. That tree is just pretend
in. It's laying low and thinking Of
some dishonesty. It's the sharpest
tree in the yard, and as l said to
Abigail, there amt an honest leaf on
its top.
'You know what dry season it was
last summer? Well, the grass in the
yard dried up, the trees begun to shed
their leaves in June, and in August
they looked just as If they had stepped
out of a brush heap, as | remarked to
Abigail. All 'cept that there maple
tree I'm talking bout. It never with
cred, nary a leaf dropped off, The
hotter and drier it got the greener and
perter got that tree. While the other
trees we're dropping and hanging their
heads that tree just stood up there as
clipper as you please, and waved its
limbs and rustled its green leaves In
the hot wind as if it was the middle
of May
Says I to Abigail. I wouldn't take
a plumb thousand for that tree.
Il was proud Of that tree, and called
in all the neighbors to see 1t, and
Dragged bout it all summer. and got
the editor OF Grit to speak about the
strange phenomenon at my place
But all the time | was harboring 3
vegetable viper in the bosom Of my
yard-as the schoolmaster remarked.
"The summer went on and that tre'
never withered. and its leaves didnf
drop off until snow flew, Along In De
cember the pump gave out. and sen
for Lon Rogers. Lon can fix anything
he's best on watches and grindstone
and such things with wheels in EN-
but he's good at pumps, too. He sal
it needed new valves. and he went t
the tannery and got some leather. an
he fixed II and charged me six shill
ings. which I paid Still, couldn't ge
no water. SO | went for Lon. Thi
time 1t was the piston all wore oui
so he fixed that, and charged me dol
lar forty, which likewise paid.
"No water, however. So went fo
Ben Harkaway, and he pried OF tn
cover OF the cistern and went dow
in. and hollered up there want an
water. which was the reason the pun
wouldn't pump. | had never know
! that cistern to go dry before in twent
years, so / says to Ben: 'Somethin
} wrong. Look about and find it, i
snooped around minute, and says HI
Well, If there amt a pesky tree ro'
E most as big as my arm como throue
! the side. and put out morn'n millic
! little roots, and drunk up all the wat
slick and clean.
Then l saw what that scand'lol
maple tree had been doing all summe
while was Dragging bout it-suckiT
; the life-blood from my cistern like
, South American what-d'ye-call-it
+ vampire-as l said to Abigail"