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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05

was in the village general Store.
when a farmer drove up, and entered
with package in his hands and said
to the proprietor:
Look a-here, Lem, you sold me
half a pound Of tea in this package
the other day"
"Well?"
well, l want you to look at It, |
think there is some mistake. There's
oats and hayseed and shingle nails in
this, and l don't see where the tea
comes in"
II was a paper box package, and the
merchant opened 1t and spent two
minutes investigating the contents.
Then he turned to the customer and
said:
There is mistake. Bill. These
are horse powders instead Of tea. but
you must excuse me for saying that
you are a mighty particular man that
you couldn't use EN- for tea, instead
of coming back here and putting me
to all this trouble. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05

One Of the newest RAIDS Of the medl-
cal world is the sleep cure. Accord
ing TO the physician who has sought
TO Introduce his Ideas among the Pari-
slams one sleeps entirely TOO little. u
Il his argument that one lives a GER
tain length Of time and that this time
sickness not considered) is extended
over long or short period according
to the temperament Of th@ person. he
cites in support of his theory the Ion
geyitv of the negroes and declares that
they attain ripe old ege simply be-
cause they sleep when work Is mol
absolutely essential.
His treatment consists of sending
mis- patient to bed and making him
sleep. Eight hours a day one may
leave the bed and mingle with the
world as he pleases, but not only must
the other sixteen be spent in bed, but
the patient must actually be asleep.
On his discharge the patient Is
warned that II he would live his alloI-
ted time he must husband his waking
hours BY spending as much time in
sleep as possible. The physician de-
clares that with child properly train
ed to sleep twelve to fourteen hours
out of the twenty-four the attainment
of the hundreth year would be mat
ter OF course and not occurrence OF
rarity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
Ped Noses unnonuIar.

with winter come red noses" said
a physician. 1T is funny how red
nosed people worry over this defect.
"A man once asked me to bleed his
nose-to put a leech on it. He thought
that this was the only way to draw
the high color out.
Another man came and asked me
what would charge to put his nose
through course Of suction treat
ments. He thought there was a sue
ton machine that, clamped on over
red noses, bleached them to the prop
er pallor.
"A red-nosed woman sought me out
in despair, her organ had slept with
a clothespin fastened to her nostri.s
expecting her nose to improve in
shape and hue under such handling.
RED noses that glow in winter
everywhere the same as red noses
glow in June are easily cured. Thay
are due to intemperance, to indiges-
ton, to poor circulation and 50 on.
Remove the cause and the rich color
disappears with 1t. | have not seen
an incurable red nose yet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
Gates and Millions.

John w. Gates proved that famil-
iarity is breeder Of contempt when
he took the witness stand in min
ing suit In New York. The lawyer for
the other side was putting irrelevant
questions at a rapid rate, and finally
asked the Western financIer about his
investments in the company.
How much money did you and your
associates really put into this ven
tureT querIed a lawyer
Somewhere between S20,000,00
and ssO.O0O.OOO." replied the witness
to the gasplng court. jurors. and aud.
itors
But surely you can remember near.
er the exact amount?"
NO" yawned Mr. Gates, wearily:
amy sum that might name would
probably be several million dollars
out of the way."-Plttsburg Dispatch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
svmnathv.

One afternoon last summer there
entered hospital in the poorer quar-
ter Of Philadelphia a little girl OF
about eight years, bearing in her arms
a fox terrier whose forefoot had been
crushed by a heavy wagon. To the
attendant who tells the story the little
girl explained that she desired to have
the doctors fix the doggys foot"
The physicians we're for refusing the
case at first, but, in view OF the great
distress OF the youngster, they finally
permitted their good nature to get the
better OF them. Chloroform, instru-
ments, and bandages we're produced.
and neat operation was performed.
the child brayely assisting.
Now" said one Of the doctors, you
may take the dog home with you"
The little ones eyes widened. "Oh."
she explained. "it amt minel Jest
found It. an think you oughter take
care Of it."
And of she went. leaving the dog
in their custody.-Harper's Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
The White House, Dec. 5, 1905.


The two men met on walnut street
near Eleventh. One Of them began
laughing.
whats wrong, Jim?" asked the
other TELL me the joke so l can
laugh, too"
mo joke" replied the first. ITS
you. My! but you look funny" The
other looked himself over carefully.
sWell,Y he said, q don't see any
thing to laugh at"
your derby's mashed in" said his
friend. The other looked at his hat.
pushed the dent out Of 1t and began
to laugh.
"Then | guess I've got a laugh com
ing" he said. Your hats mashed in,
too" And 1t was.-Kansas City
Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05

you can't tell me-" said a philoIo-
gist. why It is that when you call a
man a jerry builder or when you
speak Of a alteration plant as jerry
built you mean a poor workman and
a fllmsy. ramshackle job.
you can't tell me and | can't tell
you. but recently ! heard a plausible
explanation Of these terms.
The walls Of Jericho fell down at
the blast Of a trumpet. Well, walls
that fall at equally slight propagation
are Jericho. or jerrybuIlt-the work Of
q Jericho or IerrybulIder.'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
Dog Cause Of Divorce.

Judge Harris. Of Oakland. Cal,
granted a divorce to Mrs. Ethel
Matthey because her husband had
thrown her dog out OF a window,
breaking its leg, and had otherwise
cruelty treated it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
EnuIand's Boot and Shoe rrad..

The boot and shoe trade finds en-
ployment for 25O,OOo people in Eng
land.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
admission to Statehood.

recommend that Indian Territory and Okla
homa be admitted as State and that New
Mexico and Arizona be admitted A. one State.
There Is no obligation upon Us 10 treat ter
rltoral subdivisions which are matters OF con
venience only. az binding us on the question Of
admission to statehood Nothing has taken up
more time In the Congress during the past few
years than the question 10 the statehood to
be granted TO the four Territories above men
toned. and after careful consideration Of all
that has been developed IN the discussions OF
the question I recommend that they be i'm
anediately admitted as two States. There IS
no Justification for further delay; and the ad-
visibility Of making the four Territories into
two States has been clearly established
ln some OF the Territories the legislative as
semblles issue licenses for gambling. The
Congress should By law forbid this practice
the harmful results Of which are obvious at
glance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
National Parks.

call your attention to the generous act Of
the state Of California IN comforting upon the
United states government the ownership Of the
Yosemite valley and the Mariposa Big Tree
grove There should be no delay in accepting
ihe gift aud sppropria lions should be made for
the including thereof In the Yosemite National
park and for the care and policing OF the
park California has acted most wisely as well
IS with great magnanimity in the matter. There
are certain mighty natural features ~ our land
which should be preserved In perpetuity for our
children and our childrens children. In my
Judgment the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado
should be made into national park. II Is
greatly to be wished that the state OF New
York should copy regards Niagara what the
state Of California has done as regards the Yosc-
mite. Nothing should BE- allowed TO interfere
With the preservation Of Niagara falls in all
their beauty and majesty, II the state can not
see to this then II is earnestly to be wished
that she should be willing 70 turn It over to
the National government. which should in such
case az possible. In conjunction With the Cana
dian governmentl assume the burden aud re-
spotsibilty OF preserving unharmed Niagara
falls; just az II should gladly assume a similar
burden and responsibility for the Yosemite Ma
tional park and as Il has already assumed them
for the Yellowstone National park. Adequate
provision ssauld be made By the Congress for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05

the proper care and supervision Of all these na-
tionai parks. The boundaries OF the Yellow
stone National park should be extended to the
south and east to take IN such portions or the
government to protect the elk their winter
range
The most characteristic animal Of the west
ern plains was the great shaggy -mahed Wild
OK, the bison. commonly known as buffalo. Small
fragments OF herds exist in q domesticated state
here and there, few OF them In the Yellow
stone park. Such herd that on the FLAT
head reservation should not be allowed 10 20
out OF existence. Either on some reservation
some forest reserve like the Wichita
reserve and game refuge provision should be
made for the preservation OF such herd.
believe that the scheme would be OF economic
advantage, for the robe OF the hulao is Of high
market value. and the same Is true or the robe
OF the crossbred animals.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
Alaska.

earnestly ask that Alaska be given an cleo
tive Delegate. Some person should be chosen
who can speak with authority Of the needs Of
the Territory. The government should aid IN
the construction OF a railroad from the Gulf Of
Alaska to the YUKON river In American ter
ritory In my last two messages | advocated
certain additional action on behalf Of Alaska. /
shall lay all my stress upon the one recon
mendation OF giving to Alaska some one au,
tborized to speak for IT, should prefer that
the Delegate was made elective but II this Is
not deemed wise then make him appOlntve. Al
any rate. give Alaska some person whose busl-
ness II shall be to speak with authority on her
behalf to the Congress. The natural resources
Of Alaska are great Some Of the chief needs
OF the peculiarly energetic selfreiiant, and
typically American white population OF Alaska
were set forth in my last message. I also
earnestly ask your attention to the needs Of the
Alaskan Indians All Indians who are com
petent should receive the full rights OF Ameri-
can citizenship. II IS. for Instance. a gross and
indefensbe wrong to deny to such hard-work-
Ing decent-living Indians the Metakahtas
the right to obtain licenses captains, pilots.
and engineers the right to enter mining
claims and to profit BY the homestead law.
These particular Indians nrc civilized. and are
competent and entitled to be put the same
basis with the white men round about them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-05
BREAKING TRAIL.
In the Frozen Wilderness 1t Is the
of AL Tasks.
CONTINUED

In the Frozen Wilderness 1t Is the
Meanes of All Tasks,
70 break trail is to pack with your
snoWshoes the soft and uncrusted
snow into a more solid path, so that
the dogs and toboggans may be
brought forward to where you can
make camp. Even the snowshoes, two
feet in width, sink a foot or eighteen
inches at every step. The snow crllm-
bles and piles in on top Of the web so
that you have to tear each step with a
wrench and a kick and a cloud Of
frozen white. You go forward, you
rest, you go forward again. forcing
your way laboriously through no one
can say how many feet Of snow. The
WEAKNESS enters into the very n.,r-
row Of your bones. The snowshoe
strap move back and forth just
enough across the moose hide mecca
sins to gall the foot to the flesh Of the
toes: the muscles across the instep
ache with knifelike cuts with every
step as YOU lift the heavy weight Of
snow that covers the shoe out of sight,
remember the first day we stopped
midway across the lake to rest. The
guides dropped the tumpline from the
forehead to their shoulders, cut some
tobacco from a plug, rubbed it be-
tween their hands and flied short.
black pipes. The dogs lay flat on the
snow and bit and ch-wcl at TIE sod
Jumps Of ice that had gathered on tie
paws. With the handle OF m; TX I
scraped from my Snowshoc the frozen
masses Of ice that gathered unGcr Ely
moccasinS and were wearing bIjstcrs
on my feet. We rested here oalv a
few minutes. and then the bitter cold
drove us Oh again, for no man uires to
stop long in such a temperature.
This breaking trail is very pictur-
esque to an outside observer. Often.
tllles afterward when, unincumbered,
l had gone on ahead I would stop and
turn and watch the guides-black pyg-
mics struggling through the boundless
stretch Of white with their heavily
loaded ~toboggans in great clouds Of
SNOW. With their shoulders thrust for
ward and their heads bent to the trail
they would swing along at an even
stride across the level eXpanse of fro
zen SNOW, broken only by the thin line
OF trail stretching behind them off into
inc distance and by the many still mar
rover tracks Of the fox crisis crossing
here and there on the smooth surface.
>-Scribner's.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-05

Depew once dined with
ulfee ladies' IN n New York restaurant.
ne was 30 entertaining that one of the
mdicS plu"ked up courage and during
aesSer' leaned over and tapped the
olploihat on h arm and with an affec-
tatloh OF shyncss said: "Mr. Dcpew LET
US pretend that you are the shepherd
farls, | am Minerva, Mrs. Blank ia
venus and Miss Blank IL Juno. Now.
you must give this golden apple to the
unrest so saying, she handed him an
range Dencw did not wait an IN
staht' but, turning In his chair, chilled
INC waiter. Waiter" he said, bring
me two more oranges"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-05

res, but there is another empty
house farther up the street, which he
must have passed before he came to
this one. Why did he not break it
there, since it is evident that every
yard that he carried it increased the
risk Of some n meeting him%'
Il give it up" said Lestrade.
Holmes pointed to the street lamp
above our heads.
FL could see what he was doing
here, and he could not there. That
was his reason"
by Jove, that's true,'' said the de-
tective. "Now that I come to think Of
1t, DR.. Barnicot's bust was broken not
far from his red lamp. Well, Mr..
Holmes, what are we to do with that
fact?"
"To remember ito docket it. We
may come on something later which
will bear upon it. What steps do. you
propose to take now, Lestrade?"
THE most practical way of getting
at 1t, in my opinion, is to identify the
dead man. There should be no diff
Guilty about that. When we have found
who he is and who his associates are
we should have a good start in learning
what he was doing in Pitt street last
night and who it was who met him and
killed him on the doorstep of Mr.. Hor-
ace Harker. Don't you think 500"
mo doubt, and yet it is not quite the
way in which l should approach the
case"
"What would you do, then"
"Oh, you must not let me influence
you in any way. 1 suggest that you
go on your line and | on mine. We
can compare notes aftcrward, and each
will supplement the other"
Every good" said Lestrade.
IF you are going back to Pitt street
you might see Mr.. Horace Harker. Tell
him for me that I have quite made
up my mind and that it is certain that
a dangerous homicidal. lunatic with Ma
poleonic decisions was in his house
last night. 1t will be useful for his
article"
Lestrade stared.
4ou NlOll L SCI lOlSlS DellCNc IQdJ t
Holmes smiled.
Don't /? Well, perhaps I don't, but
l ain sure that it will interest Mr..
Horace Harker and the subscribers of
the Central Press syndicate. Now,
Watson, l think that we shall find that
we have a long and rather complex
days work before us. l should be
glad, Lestrade, if you could make it
convenient to meet us at Baker street
at 6 O'Clock this evening. Until then
l should like to keep this photograph
found in the dead mans pocket. 1t is
company and assistance upon a small
expedition which will have to be I'M
dertaken tonight if my chain Of rea-
soning should prove to be correct. I'm
til then, goodby and good luck"
Sherlock Holmes and | walked to-
stopped at the shop Of Harding Bros.
whence the bust had been purchased.
A young assistant informed us that
Mr.. Harding Woulu be absent until
after noon and that he was himself
Il newcomer who could give us no in
formation. Holmes face showed his
disappointment and annoyance.
"Wcll, well, we can't expect to have
it all our own way, Watson" he said ut
last. 1--WE must come back In the aft
crnoon, IL Mr.. Harding will not be here
until then. | nm, as you have no doubt
surlnised, endeavorlng to trace these
busts To their sourcc In order to find If
there Is not something peculiar which
may account for their remarkable fate,
Let us make for Mr.. Morse Hudson Of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-05

-- 4:o r@v=-@=-a rs
had a remarkable effect upon the man
ager. His face flushed with anger, and
his brows knotted over his bfde leu
tonic eyes.
"Ah. the rascal!' he cried. eyes. in
CONTINUED
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-05
The Adventure of
the Six Napoleons
No. 8 of the Series

(coausbs, 1908, BY 4. Conan Doyle and Collier,
Weekt.)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-05

[ was no very unusual
thing for Mr.. Lestrade
OF Scotland Yard to look
in upon us Of an even
ing, and his visits We're
welcome to Sherlock
Holmes, for they enabled
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-03
VENETIAN FOOTBALL. ]

A book published at Venice in 1855 by Antonio scaino relates methods of play in d real football that was actu- ally called by the same name. The field twas so large that no one, how ever strong, could quite throw a stone from one end to the other" and 1t was about half as wide. Twenty, thirty or forty persons could participate on a Side, the number being regulated by the size of the available field. Goals were set up at either end. No one was permitted to strike the ball with the outstretched arm or with anything he might carry in his hand. Neverthe- less, he was permitted to strike the
 ball with whatever part of his body that he pleased" If the ball came rolling toward him he was allowed to Kick it, the inference being that if 1t were lying still he could not do so
 The field was divided by a transverse line into two equal parts, and in the middle lay the ball. The players were chosen, those who were going to make up the opposing parties, by means of chlors. hv which in the struggle Of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-03

contest, each could recognize his own side. When the signal was given by the roll of the drum or the blast of a trumpet. player rushed forward, one who had been chosen by lot to, be the first to kick the ball with his foot. This action was understood to be the beginning of the contest, so that after it, it was permitted to no one from either party to seize it, to strike 1t, and to drive it as victor over the goal. It was perhaps from the method of be- ginning the game that it was called football" ...s... &:zs .s......rs
 These Italian games had their origin in the ancient pastimes of the Greeks and Romans, and in reality approach nearer to the modern idea of football than do the beginnings of the game in northern countries. Football is be- lieved by some authorities to have been portion of the worship of the Celtic sun god, one of the rites atten- dant on the celebrated ceremonies, Some also hold a strong belief that it's original form was introduced into Eng land by the Romans Dennis F. Mey- CTS in the Outing Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-03
"THE TIRGINIAM." "
Dustin Farnum lin Wister's Drama of the Prairies-successfu Performance

Dustin Farnum In Wister's Drama of
 the Pralries-Successfu Performance
 Dustin Farnum made a, most con- vincing cowboy in Owen Wister's vest ern romance, ''rhe Virginian," which was given at the Hyperion last night. It was surely. some such figure as Farnum's that Mister had in mind when he wrote his moving picture of the prairies-a man dark, debenair and forceful, with lot of bad gram mar and lot of good sense. The play follows very closely the lines of the book, and of course reVolves around
 ''The Virginian,' who is at once the most striking character in the play, and the best actor in the cast. Far nun adds an attractive presence, a speaking voice of unusual melody, which he used with great effect in cer- tain scenes. He made love to the pret- ty school teacher with all the abandon of the untutored child of the prairies, but surely the real Virginian had a more sympathetic part to play than the Virginian of the stage had a would have given up the task half completed.
 Miss Mary B. Conwell was the Mol ly Wood of the play, and one could not believe that she was the descend ant of Vermont fighting stock. Her apathy made it hard to follow with much enthusiasm the passionate out pourings of the Virginian.
 Frank Campeau, who played Tram pas" made him the sneaking, treach- erous character he was supposed to be and every one felt +'Trampas'1 deserv- ed his fate, which is a high compliment for the acting of MT. Campeau.
 Bennett Musson as ''steve," J. R. Furlong as Judge Henry" and c. H. Robinson as "The Bishop" were passa- bly, fair. The female characters of the book and the play are of no particular importance serving only to temporar- fly divert attention from the central |sfigure-tlle Virginian, himself. The play, which is in four acts, was well staged. A crowded house greeted the performance and there was gener- ous applause. At the end of the sec- ond act repeated calls for a speech brought Farnum to the front of the stage, where, still in the part of the cowpuncher, he said: "I'm stuck.',' This is thought to be the shortest speech on record, and is recommended to all actors as a model in length. New Haven has gone crazy on this sense- less speechmaking from people who have nothing to say. As matter of news interest to those who were not present it may be said that new advertisement unbalances the symmetry of the Hyperion, drop curtain. The indigestion ad. has a companion. Only one space remains open. Here is an opportunity for some one.