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

On the highest authority, three
fourths Of the expense for policing our
great cities is occasioned by the saloon.
Nearly that proportion Of the entire ar
rests is for plain drunks. and for
disorderly conduct as the result Of
drink. Justice Mead OF New York has
recently said, Seven police courts are
kept busy now in old New York: take
rum away, and two would be suficien.
to DO the work"
Added to this must be the economic
loss that the nation suffers. Tho
money spent for drink employs in It's
manufacture 5O,179 men. The same
amount spent for the twenty leading
necessaries Of life would in their pro-
duction give employment to 322 900
more men than now. and pay them
sl25. .000,0 900 more in wages than they
now receive This represents simply
the manufactured product. Thc liquor
traffic used only ss9 100000 worth or
raw material. The amount It draws
from legitimate tTale. spent IN the
dry goods, grocery. hardware and fur
niture stores. would require 100000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

A number of intelligent Engllshmen.
headed by Lord Grey, have united 10
fight in England the evil Of excessive
drinking They will buy up the drink
ing saloons public houses" as the
English call them-and endeayor to
discourage intemperance by modifying
the nature Of the public houses under
their control A company has been
formed, called The Public Hoass
Trust Company, Limited" Lord Grey
has this to say about this undertake
ing. No modern temperance advo-
cate willing to take a practical view
of the liquor problem any longer be-
lieves in prohibition 1t has proved a
failure in the United States, as we'll
as in Great Britain Regulation Is the
only weapon with which we here in
England, at least. can successfully
fight the trade intrenched behind
100000 900 ($100 900 .OOO) Of annual net
profits. We figure that 50 long as the
people will and must drink. their
spendings should come back TO them
instead of merely still further fatten-
ing gluttonous private monopoly. We
hope to promote temperance, first, by
revolutionizing the entire saloon at
mosphere, and, second, by pushing for
ward the sale of Notwithstanding
drinks. A third means is by giving
tea and coffee and food prominence
over beer, whisky and spirits"
This English idea will interest every
intelligent friend of temperance. But
we do not believe that Lord Greys
plan, as outlined in the above inter-
view, will do great deal to stop ex-
cessive drinking. Weapons
with which to fight successfully the
excessive use Of alcohol are educa-
ton. physical comfort, freedom from
the worry of daily bread, mental ex-
element, and. above all. a feeling OF
self-respect and ambition. There is
no doubt that prohibition has thus far
proved a fiat failure We do not be-
lieve that coaxing VIII succeed where
forbidding has failed. But, unless a
man has become an absolute chronic
drunkard. unless his system is pois-
oned and his will destroyed. you can
stop his excessive drinking by giving
him something that will please him
Differentiation normal excitement
and chance in life.-Hearst's Chicago
American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

Il is not trouble that troubles. but
discomfort. II is not the water out
side the ship. but the water that gets
within the leak which browns II.
Fire and hammer and file are neces-
sary to give the metal form: and il
must have many grind. and many a
rub. ere II will shine-so in trial. char
acter is shaped. and beautiaed and
frightened IS. Coley
Begin by denying yourself. and by
and by you forget yourself The kind
ness which was at first just duty be-
comes pleasure and Joy. Self
denial becomes glorified into self-for-
getfulness. Brooke Herford.
When the blessed Spirit that bloweth
where It listeth visits you and stirs the
plumage Of the soul. seek no cowardly
shelter from it. but fling yourself upon
II, and though its sweep be awful. you
shall be sustained.-James Martineau.
There are numbers Of men that are
not willing to do anything for Christ
because they cannot do some great
thing Now You VIII find that the men
who have accomplished a great work
in this world have always begun By
doing some little thing: they have
been willing TO bring forth some little
fruit.-D. l.. Moody
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

Present appearances indicate that
the state Of Maine will retain on her
statute books a law which during 90
years has been virtually dead. The
election Of a sheriff in Portland last
year who had declared his purpose to
close up all the saloons and other
drinking resorts in the city gave the
people bad fright. Some saw ruin
in the enforcement of the law, while
others were much disinclined to the
change in their habits which enforce
ment would involve. It was then free
ly predicted that a vigorous attempt
to enforce the law would result in the
resubmission of the prohibitory
amendment to the people The propo-
sltion to resubmit came up in the
house few days ago and was defeated
by vote of "a noes to 81 ayes. This
negative vote was cast after Mr.. Kel-
ly of Lewiston had stated that the
local option state of Massachusetts,
had one retail revenue license for ev-
cry 567 of its population, while the
prohibition state OF Maine has one re-
tail liquor license for every 47S ot its
population Mr. Kelly declared him
self not only a temperance man, but
a total abstainer, and a firm believer
in all laws that tend to promote the
temperance cause. But he could not
see why men who love the constitution
OF the state should wish to have this
unobserved law continued as part OF
its organic law. Mr. Kelly also stated
that "out Of 1872 cities, towns and vii
lagos having more than 1000 inhabi
tants only seventy-nine were without
a United States license in 1899" The
issuing Of United States license is Of
course beyond the control of the state,
but the fact that only seventy
towns having more than one thousand
inhabitants out Of total of 1872 OF
the same class were without drinking
resorts OF some kind certainly did not
indicate a very strong inclination on
the part Of the people to avail them
selves Of the benefits of the prohibi-
tory law Commenting upon the vote
in the house Of representatives, the
Boston Transcript says: In facT.
throughout the debate. the evidence
and the weight of the evidence was ap-
parently all on the side of the resub-
missionists; but there are people in
this world of ours who will stick to
principle wheresoever it leads them and
people of this kind are notably preva-
lent among the advocates of prohibi-
tion. When allied with them are the
opportunist politicians, who are all
things to all men who have votes
these sticklers for principle have an
influence in the community that is
difficult and often quite impossible to
overcome" The Maine prohibitory
law has been in existence fifty years
and has had no apparent influence on
the habits OF her people The state. in
fact, furnished a remarkable instance
Of people in favor Of law and against
its enforcement-San Francisco Bull
letin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

coo more OF raw material to manufac-
ture, and give employ ment to a million
and a quarter more men. This state
ment seems incredible; but when we
find that the saloon receipts for a year
would build 100000 homes at $4,000
each. put 81 900 worth OF furniture in
every home, 1000 worth OF groceries
and -four in every pantry, 100 tons of
coal in every cellar. $500 worth of
wearing apparel in the closets, ana
leave $69,000,000 unspent. 1t seems en-
tirely reasonable to add another $780,
100000 to the account as the Industrial
less that the nation suffers through
drink In this item may be included
the loss to productive industry from
the 100000 men engaged in its whole
sale and retail trade. as proprietogs.
barkeepers. etc Nor is this all There
is the fourth great item In the count.
aid death resulting from drink. This
is the fourth great item in the count.
DR.. Josiah Strong tells us that. as the
result Of the improved conditions dur
ing Mayor Strong's administration in
New York, the death rate was reduced
from an average Of 25.1S under Tam
many misrule to 20. out OF every 1000
Of the population resulting in PLAZA
fewer deaths. and more than 500,0
fewer cases of sickness In three years
OF partial reform What would have
been the result if, in addition to the
improved sanitary conditions, the 1O,-
600 saloons had been closed? 1t is al
together likely that. in the absence Of
the corrupting influence in municipal
politics we might expect an improve
ment equal to that witnessed during
the reform administration in New
York-with the added reduction from
discontinuing the wholesale poisoning
of the people by the traffic in alcohol
&C. ~ Howard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

Holy, Holy. Holy! Lord God Almighty
Early in the morning our song shall
rise to thee;
Holy, Holy. Holy merciful ant
mighty
God in Three Persons, Blessed Trim
ity!
Holy, Holy, Holy, all the saints adore
thee,
Casting down their golden crowns
around the CLASSY sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down
before thee;
Which vert. and art, and evermore
shalt be!
Holy, Holy Holy! though the dark
ness hide thee;
Though the eye Of sinful man thy
glory may not see
Only thou art Holy, there is none be-
side thee;
Perfect in power, in love. in purity
Holy Holy. Holy Lord God Al-
mighty
All thy works shall praise thy name,
earth and sky and sea;
Holy, Holy, Holy merciful and
mighty
God in Three Persons, Blessed Trim
ity!
Reginald Hebef
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
Song and Singer.

saw him once. the while he sat and
played
. A STRIPPING with shock Of yellow
hair
His own rare songs IN mirth or sor-
row made.
/ But tender all, and fair 49,
And as the years rolled by I saw him
not.
But stiII his songs full many time
| sung.
And thought Of him as one who has
the lot
To be forever young. -%s
Until at last he stood, before mine
eyes
An age-bent man. who trembled
DER his staff;
My sight rebelled to see him in such
guise;
Ripe for bis epltaDh. ~a%S.
] grieved with grief that to death
belongs,
How Time is stern had forgot, in
truth.
And how that men wax. old, whereas
their songs
Keep an immortal youth.
Richard E. Burton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

There are estates in this world
which you can enter truly enough by
crossing a river, or going over, the
summit or ridge OF a chain Of hills.
You are then in the estate. and II you
know the proprietor. and he knows
you and accounts you his friend you
have some feeling OF safety as you
travel on over moor and moss. through
gloomy forest and dark defle; but II
you are going to the mansion. that is
twenty or thirty miles distant perhaps.
and many adventures may come to
you by the way Still. II you walk well
land walk right on through the
swollen swimming the river
II the ferryman Is not there with his
boat-not stopping for every dog that
barks. or sheltering from every shower
that falls. but pressing always on
why, then. just about sunset, perhaps.
the western sky all gold. sweet even
ing breathing peace over the earth you
viii see the towers OF the castle whith-
er you are going And the landscape
Will begin to soften and glow: the
grass is greener now; the trees are
more select; the road how smooth il
is compared with some OF the nrst
miles you trod, And then you pass
the great iron gate. and, lo yonder in
the doorway Is your Friend who has
sent for you. and who is lord OF all the
way by which you have come-Alex-
ander Raleigh.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
symbols.


Green grew the weeds and pale they
were.
And all the sunless grass was gray;
The sluggish coils Of marsh-water
Dripped thickly over root and stone;
In the deep woods there was no day.
No day within them,-shine or sum-
Only the night alway.
And evermore the expresses
Against the cold sky rocked and
swung;
The lurching Of the high. black trees,
Their sprawling black tops tossed and
flung
Against the sky. She made hut
OF dripping stone and wattled clay.
And the small window-space was shut
With woven reeds. green and gray.
The comely stare paced soberly Rf
In the blue gardens overhead
And morn and eve the housing sky
Shifted in blue and gold and red;
But she who dwelt in the stone hut
Knew not these things; on gathered
knees
She leaned her face. her thick hair
shut
Her from the stars and trees.
Vance Thompson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

The Iron Molders' union Is one OF
the strongest labor organizations in
the country, but It did not attain its
present dimensions without a great
struggle. The national union was
formed in 1859, through the efforts Of
WilIiam Fl. Sylvis OF Philadelphia.
Mr.. Sylvis and several other molders
formed local union in the Quaker
iCity in 1855. In 1857 the men in his
shop were asked to accept reduction
of IL per cent They refused TO ac-
lcept the reduction and after a long
strike won out. II unity in one city
lis good, unity in many cities is better.
So argued Mr. Sylvis when, IN April
vi. he submitted a proposition direct
ting that correspondence with unions
of molders in other cities be opened,
with a view to the settlement of some
basis of cooperation between them
He was made secretary OF the commit
tee to call convention, and on July
S, 1859, thirty-five delegates, repre-
senting unions Of molders located in
philadelphia, Pa, Albany, Troy, Peeks-
Kill. Utica and Port Chester. N ";
Wilmington, Del; Baltimore, Md: Gin
einnati, Providence, Jersey City and
St Louis, met in Philadelphia. on
GERS were elected (Mr. Sylvis being
the treasurer) and an adjournment was
had TIL January 10, 1860, when they
met at Albany and completed .he or
ganization, which comprised twenty
eight subordinate unions. The civil
war caused the disintegrasion OF the
union. majority Of the moliers en-
listing, including Mr. Sylvis. His
term Of service expiring. Mr.. Sylvis
called a convention of molders at Pitts
burg, and the national union was re-
stored. he being elected president. He
held that position to his death, July
27. 1869. His remains lie in Laurel
Grove cemetery, on the banks of the
romantic Schuylkill William II. Syl-
Wis was born in 1928 in Indiana. When
g years old he went to work for a
,neighboring farmer, who agreed to
.suDport him in return for his time
land services. The following four win
tiers his master sent him to school
about three months each year This
was all the schooling he ever got.
Then he became a helper IN a foun-
dry, and when he learned his trade he
located in Philadelphia. In one year
as national president he Travelled 1O.-
900 miles and organized many unions
his total expenses being $S99.S6. He
early conceived the idea of ultimately
centralIzing all workingmen's organi-
zations into one grand body which he
hoped could be made sufficiently pow
erful to prevent or punish any trespass
upon the rights of the toiling millions.
He organized the National Labor party
in 1865 and was its president when he
died. He was spared the pain OF see
ing the utter failure of the political
movement he had so long cherished.
but the positive work he had done for
the Iron Molders' union, and the trade
union movement in general. lives still
and will live forever.-Pennsylvania
Grit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
unlonIsm In ErIc. ra.

The growth of unionism in Erie,
Pa, is remarkable greater amount
Of enthusiasm has never been known.
Many trades are realizing benefits
from their unions, and before the
summer is half over Erie viii be one
OF the best organized cities to be
found. The men are making a demand
for union goods, and it is having a
good effect Shoe men are ordering
label Vloes, caused by an active agi-
tation for the stamp Union tobacco
and clothing are gaining strongly, and
Erie is redeeming herself and will not
long bear the name of being the poor
est paying city in the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

The report of the census bureau on
the industry OF refining petroleum
shows that the product last year was
Ss&1ed X s71s.929, 1884. and that this
consumed materials to the value of
eiQ2. .S5s. .S41-a difference between the
raw and the finished product smaller
t8an is common in many other indus
tries During the ten years since the
last census the products have increased
45s per cent IN value. Although there
has been a decrease IN the number OF
refneries there was an increase OF
per cent in the number Of wage-earn-
ers and Of IA per cent in she amount
OF wages. There are sixty-seven es-
Establishments operating seventy Eve re-
fineries and employing 1879 wage
earners. an average Of 1ss to each re-
flnery. The capital Invested IN lands.
Buildings. machinery. aud the amouut
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

One OF the favorite traps which shs
sensational evangelist used 70 set for.
men to fall into was the request that
all who desired to go to heavcn when
they died should stand The request
was usually narrowed down to those
who expected to 60 This caused come
people to sit down. who had been
ready enough TO say that they prefer
red the abode OF the blest to the op-
posite place. While the wicked man
will be somewhat ashamed 10 say that
he expects to go TO heaven. neverthe-
Less. as a rule, he does when Paul
reminds US that God is not one TO be
mocked and that the future Is but
the outcome Of the present. he had just
this class of persons in mind Any one
who expects to gain eternal life with
out complying with the conditions
upon which God offers 70 give It has
mocked him already The Lookout.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

Figures Of trade are always surpris-
ing. For instance. the report of the
agricultural department shows that we
imported for the year ending with
June, 1900, s42O 1S9, ,2sS worth OF agri-
cultural products. This is altogether
against the popular notion, as we are
accustomed to think Of ourselves as
raising everything we eat, and feed
ing a large part of the world besides
Nevertheless these are some of the fig
ures that do not lie Our agricultural
exports for the year amounted to $S4f,
616,530. So we imported very nearly
half as much as we exported, Among
these imports were Sl00250,974 worth
Of sugar s57 7,935,69S worth of hides
and skins; $52, ,467, ,s4S worth of coffee;
$45, ,S29 ,T6O worth of silk; $S4,S34750
worth OF vegetable fibers; 2O,260 936
worth Of wool; $19, ,263,592 worth Of
fruit and nuts; 1S,297 ,22S worth Of to-
bacco, and $40 55S, ITO worth of tea, and
all of these items, with the exception
of coffee, increased greatly over the
imports Of 1899. indianapolis News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

lndiaua AZ hniiroad LubOrerS
Out In Wyoming the Burlington
railroad is building a line down into
the Big Horn Basin country, and the
contractors succeeded in interesting a
lot Of Crow and Sioux Indians from
the reservation near by, and engaged
several OF them to work on the grad
ing. At first they were lined up each
with scraper and team OF horses, and
at the word. with yell, they started
to race. that being the sport dearest
to the Indian heart But after the
boss" got them In line again, and ex-
planned that they were there to move
dirt" and not to race horses. things
went more smoothly and most Of the
bucks have developed into good work
men.
And so 1t happens that within few
miles of the battlefield where Custer
and his brave men of the Seventh cav
airy made their last stand in 1876
these warriors, and sons of warriors,
many OF whom no doubt took part in
the massacre. are peacefully taking up
the white mans burden and make
'em heap sweat"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

In Chrigt's Family Monday. June
3, In Gods likeness. Gen. 9.i-7: Tues
day. June 4, Our relation 70 God. Nal.
2:4-l0; Wednesday. June 2. Purpose in
creation. Acts 17.22-2S: Thursday.
June 6. Securing heirship, Gal ALI:
Friday, June z. Sons and daughters.
Cor 6:14-1s; Saturday. June S. One
family, Matt. 23:l-12: Sunday. June s,
Topic--How to enter Christ's family.
Matt. 12.46-50
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

required to carry on the business. but
not including the capital stock Of the
corporations. amounts to sos. .327 1872.
The amount paid in wages was $6.717,-
0S7. and besides s3,350.s5l was paid for
miscellaneous expenses. These are to
be added to the cost Of the raw ma
terials and compared with the value Of
the product But this. the report says
does not indicate the profits. for the
report takes no cognizance OF the cost
of selling manufactured articles, OF IN
terest on capital. mercantile losses In
business or Of depreciation in the
plant. In 1899 there we're produced AZ
234. .664 barrels Of refined petroleum, OF
which 16.666.S 500 barrels we're EXPORT
ed or nearly 40 per cent. This coun-
try is not only the largest exporter Of
refined petroleum. but its trade in this
way has rapidly increased in the last
ten years, and. the report says, is ap-
parently susceptible OF great increase
in the future.-In indianapolis News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

Peter Parmaneutus, q Greek flower
peddler, 81 years Of age, took the first
drink Of his life this noon, says a
recent Rochester, N. ", dispatch to
the Chicago Inter Ocean. Then he went
to a secondhand store on Front street
and paid s215 for a revolver, and to-
night he is lodged in the police station
charged with murder The shooting
took place at the four corners. In plain
sight OF hundreds of people. who
crowded around when Pamaneutus and
his partner. George Hobalis, began
wrangling over their profits from the
sale OF Easter flowers Pamaneutus
shot Hobalis five times in the head.
He died shortly after reaching the hos
pital. Pamaneutus told a reporter that
he bought the revolver al present
for a friend He said the whisky
crazed him. and that he did not realize
what he was doing He wept when
he heard OF Hobalis' death. and said
he had killed his best friend.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

Small Tommy fno:nting to the map
WHY is this called the Dead Sea.
papa - Papa--eOh. because it's dead.
suppose Small TOMMY" But what
did It die Off
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
A wond.rrul Privilege

Il IS wonderful privilege to be a
Christian todayto be ministers OF