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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

WH&u NANCY otdftS 70 WaeHs
When Mandy sets the bller on.
An hustles up tn fire,
An starts a-stirriu up Of starch
An hists 'er sleeves up higher,
" y. then you know th war Is on
IN amt no time 10 josh.
Tn ony thing 10 do is-git.
When Mandy starts % wash.
Cold beans an bread an conces all
IiI git 20 eat tnat day.
An 'tain't no use 10 stay Ground
An git in Mandy's way,
Fer then she D set me hard at work
A-rinsin' out-kerspiosh!
4e can't stay round tn house an shlrk
When Mandy starts to wash.
An 50 / kinder hem Ground
AT my ferhacccer's out.
For down az jobs on corner store)
Tn boys an set about
A-lookin' jest as sheepish-like
An chaWin' crackers--Goshi
] amt the on'y shiftless one
When Mandy starts 10 wash.
Men / go amblin' down tn road
A-feelin sneaky-like.
To jine IN with th other boys
ATS sorter out on strike,
A feller can't help feelin mean
5 long 5 he can't josh.
Tn ony thing 10 do is-glt.
When Mandy starts to wash.
Grace G.. Bostwick IN Lippincott 5.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

Two rings stcien s-Gm a house IN
Massachusetts thiriy-three years ago
have just come inre tho possession Of
George T.. De Biolf o. Boston son Of
The original owner They are mourn
lne rings. family h,lrlooms and were
stolen by q discharged servant They
Ncre recently purchased by an honest
man. who. finding that they were
marked with names not accounted for
in the personality 81 the vendor turn
cd them over 10 the police. with the
idea that they might have been stol-
ca The newspapers published de-
scrlptions Of the rings. and Mr.. De
Blois came into his own from seeing
The stories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
QUEER RIrEs OF sAvAass.
Tribes Of Central Australia Who Ter.
ture Themselves.

Tribes Of Central Australia Who Tor
ture Themselves.
There are two fire ceremonies pc
culiar 10 the Arunta and Warrampun-
ga tribes OF Central Australia. Tie
FIRST Of these Is the final initiation
ceremony and consists IN the pre-
sentation Of a large number Of dra-
matte performances representing the
dolngs Of the ancestors Of the tribe.
finishing with certain fre ceremonies.
IN connection With some OF which the
women. throwing burning embers over
the men, and In others the men have
20 lie down on red-hot embers. COW
cred over with green branches. The
meaning Of this ceremony Is not
known. bat the natives state that Il
makes the men who pass through #
what they call good black fellows.
n The sccnad ceremony certain men
shut mp tn bush hut. and Others arm
ihemselfes with long poles. to which
are attached great quantities Of gum.
tree twlgs The men dagh them
selves an over With piaeciay and mud.
and che poles. which are handed to
the party inside the but being SET
tre 70. are lifted into the ar and
brought down upon ali aud suudry
with whom the pariy cane % contact
The natives say lhc object of this
ceremony IS 20 finally settle up an old
qnarels az start afresh
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

A grove Of aspens in Manitoba
grows In a region Of intense frost.
The straight. tall trunks have frost
cracks IN the bark near the ground,
where the sap Is yet TO be found in
the time OF severest cold. All who
have camped in the north during the
coIdest weather viii recall readily
the sharp explosions that are heard
during the making Of these cracks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

a mock funeral was held by three
bright boys in Presque Isle. Ne. re.
Gently. A rooster which had passed
away was made use Of as the de-
ceased. while two Of the trio acted
ns mourrers and a third as the oflci-
aiing cleFsyman The latter has a
particularly lively imagination and
spoke I'm very feeling terms Of the
good qualities Of the departed soul
which Was laid away with al due So
lsmnify IN an improvised receiving
.cml
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

One of the Japanese field marshals.
Marquis Yamagata. is sixty-six years
old and looks decrepit. although he is
full of energy. He represented the Mi
kado at the coronation Of the Gar in
Moscow in 1896. The other field mar
shal, Marquis Oyama. is four years
younger. but looks portly and phlegm-
attic. He married a Japanese girl who
received here education in the United
States. He went to France during the
war with Prussia and was in Paris
during the siege.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
Iilndo Merchanles at Worship.

wont TO look after a gas engine. he
gives Il a thorough overhaul. or II he
be a carpenter or a weaver. or a
blacksmith. he makes his tools bright
aud lays them out for the coming
morn.
On the day Of the festival the i'm
plements are festooned with flowers
or other decorations. and during the
day the religious-minded Hindu offers
dainties TO MS tools. particularly
sweetmeais. While he offers the sweets
he mu,ters prayers. invoking success
70 his future labor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

The Chlnaman IS a crafty indiYid-
NAL He viii beat his nelghbof 81
trade whenever he gets an opportIn-
iiy Untll the trick was discovered
IN Hong Kong and exposed one cute
Chinaman was a great worry to tho
shopkeepers. Ducks purchased from
his agents were always bought for
their plumpness Alasl a knife IN.
serted under the skin would only
prove that the ducks were filled with
air The Chinaman had used a bicy-
Gle pump 70 fll out the birds which
had been an unusually scrawny lot
He went to jail when they caught
him
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

Here is a literary curiosity "Sator
arepo tenet opera rotas.' It is curious
because it spells the same words
backward as forwards the first letter
OF each wor. placed consecutively
spells the first word; the second letter
Of each spells the second word. and
SO on. The last letters read backward
spell the last word; tfe next to tho
last letters the next to the last word
and SO on throughout. There are also
as many letters in each word as there
are words in the sentence New
York Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
WOOD USED FOR FOOD.
Diet is Common Among the Natives
Of Siberia.

Diet is Common Among the Natives
Of Siberia.
A traveller in Siberia. a few years
back, noted that among the natives
along the northern coast, wood, in a
certain form. is a most common and
constant article OF diet. The natives
eat II because they like It. Even when
fish are plentiful q usually forms part
Of the evening meal, as many cleanly
stripped larch logs near every hut
testify. These people know by ex-
perience that the fact OF their eating
wood arouses the sympathy Of stran-
gers, and shrewdly use il to excite
pity, and to obtain gifts Of tea and
tobacco. They scrape on thick layers
Immediately under the bark Of the
log and, chopping it fine, mix it with
snow 1t is then boiled in a kettle.
Sometimes a little fish roe, milk or
butter is mixed with IT,.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

Climatic conditions in Colorado
Springs. Colorado, are the most favor.
able to health, at all seasons OF the
year. Of any section OF the United
states. The death rate for February.
1904. as announced by the state board
Of health. was 1888 per 10000 Sub
tracing the number Of deaths caused
by imported consamntion. the rate
falls to between s and 10 per 10000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

Mrs Samuel Gulick. wife Of a farm
er living near Washington. N J., was
attacked by tramp while walking
along the bank Of a canal. She car
ried a lantern. and. instead Of scream
ing. she swung the lantern and dealt
the tramp a terrific blow upon the
head. To escape further punishment
the fellow jumped into the canal and
swan across.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
Calf win Two Heads.

A wen-developed calf with two
heads was born AZ the farm OF
Charles S. Atherton OF Essex juno.
ton. Vt. April 2s. Il lived but a few
hours. The heads were perfect. and
we're Joined TO the body By a short,
thick neck. Mr.. Atherton fed the calf
and it received nourishment at both
its mouths.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
WeIdino Cast iron.

Maehinists and iron workers are
greatly interested in the discovery of
the art of Welding cast iron, which w.
s and L. R. Schaap. of Loveland.
Colo. claim to have made. They de-
clare that the compound which they
have invented also will braze alum
inum. as successfully as borax viii
braze steel.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

Steps are being taken to develop
valuable deposits of fullers' earth,
near Buelah. Pueblo county. and near
Akron. Washington county, in Colora-
do The few deposits of this sub
stance already located in the centen-
NAL state are said to be among the
purest found anywhere in the world
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
HOMAGE PAID TO ENGINES.

A Remarkable Festival Observed by
the 6rahmans Of India.
or all the many wonderful sights ia
that wonderful land Of India. none is
perhaps more striking to the European
than the festival OF Sri Pancham.
Pareham is the god who looks after
the implements Of those who have to
work for their living, and one day
early In the year is set apart 10 pay
homage TO those implements. The
night before the festival the mechanic
poiishes up his implements. If he is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
MARvELs n AuMAN voIcg.
Singers Who % Wonders With Their
Vocal Chords.

Singers Who % wonders Win Their
Vocal Chords.
The London Mirror has an article
on high and low notes OF the human
voice. and OF the ringers who sing
them. Starting with a woman's voice.
we End that the average top note Is
the G. an octave and fifth above the
middle G W-the number refers 10
ihe note on the scale. The profession
al soprano generally takes the c above.
known as &C in att Nine. Patti sings
an r above (2). Ellen Beach Yaw
goes one better than Patti and takes
the G above the F go. The last rec
ord.holder was Miss Edith Helena.
who could sing the next note. A ca.
But now there is a marvel-Mlle. Ame-
Tia de Lagreze can sing c. three oc-
taves above the middle c 90. This
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

Massenet viii receive q bonus Of
100000 for giving Ia Scala Theater.
of Milan. the choice Of his works FOR
the next four years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

flerpont Morgan
recently, facetious
" inquired
"Did YOU ever see
a genuine monopo.
list, Mr.. Morgan? ?"
The banker hest.
tated a moment
and then replied;
"Yes. l did.
once met a man
who minded his
own business. nj
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

heard. the Judge turned to the pris-
oncr and sternly exclaimed:
stand up there. Holahan. and let
the court hear what defense. II any.
you have 20 make to this charge Of
brutality"
The prisoner staggered 70 his feet.
and as the blood trlckled from his
wounds, as II 20 emphasize the plain
tive tones OF bis remonstrance. he re-
piled:
~Beggin' yer pardon. yer Honor, but
Oi don't t'ink OF bate her"
What" Indignantly shouted the
Judge: don't think you beat herG
After all the damnlng testimony we
have heard have you the audacity to
expect the court to believe your un-
supported assertion that you didn't
beat herr
Akin yer mercy. Joodge. for me
hovldnlss" deferentialiy replied Eol-
ahan. "bnt all the same Oi do be
tinkin' that ef yer Honor had been
riiereein' the schrap yersilf ye'd a.
called Il a draw. New York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

The deepest coal mine shaft IN the
world is 10 Be sunk ln Hanover town
thlp. Penn If viii be 2.o2s feet deep
and viii open lp virgin coal field.
one 81 the richest tn the resiou The
colisfv win give work 70 about 2e0o
nen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

A correspondent at The Forks. Ne.
tells about a bear chat died from the
effects Of eating a pair Of straight
front corscts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

The Dominion government has
voted a $4,000 annual subsidy Tor a
steamship line from Moutraal so Mex
leo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
F0RETOLD BIG FLOOD
AGED MANS PREMoNITloN or
GALVESTON DISASTER.

His ProLheey Is vouehed For by Well
Known Priest Of the Texas City
Man Was Undoubtedly Gifted with
Strange Power.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

youne lady's vocal chords. when she
sings her top C, eibrate 2.ots times a
second.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

An unsalted specimen Of the genus
American, who was introduced to ].
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
vIcToRY NoT MlrA HIM.

After Fight With wife. Husband Was
Satisfied Win Draw.
Among the many court legends re-
lated by ex-Judge schaiz. of Mount
Nernon. IS enc of an Irishman called to
the par % charge Of wife.beaiing.
The accused, d lightweight. whose
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

manner reflected
more Of neeknes
than ferocity sat
quietly nursing a
few facial scars as
his wife. a burly
specimen OF her
race. exciiedly told
tho story of her
grievances When
this. and the cor
roborative testl.
mony Of other wit
nesscs had been
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
The cIreIe Of peath.

The circle is practically a bottom
less basket. round the sides of which
the horseman gallops while it is sus-
pended in mid-air. This is the latest
sensation in Partisan music halls.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-25

AZ the religious festivals and dances
~ New Guinea grotesque face masks
are worn by the participants.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-19
BID ON YANKToN BUILDING.
Michigan Man Offers to Do the Work
Cheapest Of Seven.

Proposals were opened in the office
of the supervising architect in Yves
sington for the work of constructing
the public building at Deadwood, S. ID,
There were seven bids, the lowest
$161.SS9. having been submitted by
William H. Maxwell of Marquette,
Mich, who agrees to complete the
building on or before May 10, 1906.
The total amount available for the
Deadwood building is 5000, 600. OF this
sum $29, $50 has been expended for a
site, leaving $4,000 for the building
proper. Other bids were submitted as
follows: E. Miller, Minneapolis, $685.,
9S9: w. ]. McCalpin, Dixon. Ill, $780,
900: Morrison Construction company
New York. s167, 450; John c. Robinson
Chicago, STA, 912; General Construc'
ton company, Milwaukee. $174,310; j
G. Unkefer & Co, Johnson City. Tenn.
s1S4,400.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-19
MOST IMPORTANT ROUNDUP IN YEARS
Cattle Losses Will Be Found Out-An Army of
Cowboys and Cattlemen to En-
gage in the Work.

creek. Wagon No. 2 on this part of
May 25. Wagon No. A commences
work on Mission creek May 25, and on
the same day Wagon No. 5, to be
known as the White River wagon, will
commence on Mission creek. Wagon
No. 3 will start out on June /, COM
mencing work at Bull Creek dam.
On May rs a roundup wagon, 70 be
operated in connection with the other
roundup parties, will start from the
Cheyenne River Indian agency, and,
with another wagon will gather togeth-
er such of the cattle belonging to
white stockmen who have drifted to
various portions of the Cheyenne Riv.
er reservation. On May 25 a horse
roundup party will also start out from
Cheyenne agency for the purpose of
gathering together the thousands Of
horses which are running loose on the
reservation.
In the extreme northwestern part OF
South Dakota. in the Belle Fourche-
Sturgis district, the first roundup
wagon will start on May 20 from Mo
OUTLAWS ranch, on Alkali creek. On
May % roundup parties will start
from Viewfeld and from Smithville
while on May 25 other parties will
commence work at the mouth of Bull
creek and at Haley, on North Grand
river.
On June 1 another roundup wagon
will commence work on Sulphur creek.
These roundup parties will scour prac-
tically every acre of an immense area
of country, and will make one of the
most thorough round-ups Of cattle in
the history Of the great ranges Of
South Dakota.
During the winter and spring large
numbers Of cattle which are owned by
white stockmen and are grazed on
lands belonging to Indians, stray to all
parts Of the indian reservation. For
the purpose Of gathering together
these animals on the Rosebud eserva.
ton, six roundup parties will be de.
tailed for duty on the reservation. All
of the parties will start work on
May %.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-19

entry as aforesaid and Of said lands
Remaining Undisposed Of
maay also be settled upon, occupied,
and entered under the general pro-
visions of the same laws and in the
same manner, subject however, TO the
payment of three dollars per avre for
the land entered in the manner and at
the times required by the same act Of
congress-.
After the expiration of six months,
and not before, after the same shall
have been opened for settlement and
entry, as aforesaid any of the said
lands remaining undisposed of may
be settled upon, occupied and entered
under the general provisions of the
same laws and in the same n sub
ject however, to the payment of two
land entered in the manner and at the
time required by the same act of con
gress. And after the expiration Of
four years from the taking effect Of
this act, and not before, any Of said
lands remaining undisposed of shall be
sold and disposed of for cash, under
rules and regulations to be prescribed
by the secretary of the interior. not
more than six hundred and forty acres
to n purchaser.
History of Legislation.
The enactment of the Burke bill into
law, under which the executive proc
lamation has been promulgated. was
the most important accomplishment Of
the South Dakota delegation during
the recent session of congress. The
measure was the subject of friendly
controversy between the president and
the South Dakota members. On repre-
sensations made by persons interested
in the welfare of the Indians, the for
mer stated that it was his intention to
veto the bill if it came to him in the
form in which it passed the house.
The objection raised was that the
maximum price of three dollars al pro-
vided in the house bill was made
quate. After extended conferences on
the subject of compromise was affect
ed by fixing the price at four dollars
an acre for the first three months.
South Dakota members and railroad
men express the opinion that the Rose
bud opening will increase the popula-
ton of the state by from 10000 to 50,-
600.
1t is expected that many of those
who fail to secure entries on the reser-
walton will take land in other sections
of the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-19
DEADwooD ON UP CURVE.
Mayor Mcdonald Discusses Debt and
improvements.

lNteV ~
Improvements.
Mayor Edward Mcdonald, who sue
ceeded himself at the recent election
in Deadwood, reports that the present
Indebtedness of the city is $125,190
which amount is held in city hall, wa
ter and sewer bonds and general fund
warrants. Steps will be taken this
summer to secure a public park for the
city, and also a hay and wood market.
The committee which has charge OF
the water system of the city is taking
active steps to secur an adequate sup
ply of mountain water. The following
officers were appointed by the mayor
to take charge of the city's business
for the coming year: City auditor
Roy l.. Sharpe; city engineer, F. c
Tucker; city attorney, j. w. Fowler;
superintendent Of water, Thomas
Scully; chief Of police, Martin Filing
SON.. The building committee, which
has in charge the new Carnegie library
for which SIS, 900 has already been
granted. will ask Mr.. Carnegie for S..
900 more to complete the building.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-19

Preparations are rapidly being COM
pleted for the annual spring roundup
of cattle on the great ranges of West
ern South Dakota. Thousands Of
bronchos are being gathered for the
use Of the small army of cowboys and
stockmen who will participate In the
roundup.
The roundup this spring will be
o important than for years past
owing to the severity of the spring
storms, two of which were experienced
during the month Of April - much
later than usual.
Opinions as to the losses differ
greatly, some stockmen believing that
the losses during the winter and
spring will exceed 10 and may go be-
yond Is per cent. Those who take this
dismal view state that the roundup
will develop the fact that the losses,
especially In the Belle Fourche dis
trict, are greater than the wner are
willing to admit.
Other cattlemen take a more hope
full view and express the opinion that
the losses will not be greater than
usual, and will be about the average of
the past few years.
The result of the roundup will show
which view is correct, and because of
this. and the fact that the thousands of
head of cattle which were last fall
turned loose on the open range to shift
for themselves-as was customary
were widely scattered by the storms of
the winter and spring, keen interest is
taken in what this springs roundup
will develop.
Jack Whipple, general foreman of
the roundup parties to be operated
under the direction of the Western
South Dakota Stock Growers associa-
ton, has introduced a new rule for the
government of the cowboys who will
work under his supervision, which
prohibits them carrying firearms
cards and liquor while engaged in the
roundup.
The first roundup party will leave
Fort Pierre May Is. and commence
work at the mouth of Yellow Medicine
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-19
10 GROWS ~FAsTIDIous.
Indian Boy Charged With Stealing
Curlinu Tomas and Powder.

Stephen Soldier Is the name Of a
Sioux Indian boy who has been brought
to Sioux Falls by Deputy United States
Marshal Jerry Carleton and lodged in
Jail on the charge Of burglary. The
prisoner is a good example of what civ
ilization is doing for the Indians in the
way of multiplying certain wants. The
Indian boy, it is charged, broke into an
Episcopal mission at Yankton Indian
agency and stole a number Of articles
among them a pair of women's curling
irons and a box of face powder, The
prisoner is fond of dress, wearing his
hair in the fashion adopted by football
players, and it is thought he may have
intended to improve his personal APP
p~earance by utilizing the curling irons
and powder. AS a United States grand
jury will not be in session until next
September he will have to spend the
summer in the county Jail at Sioux
Falls.