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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-16

Thebes was the pre-eminence or it's
one great soldier, Epaminondas. u
Between them Spartans and Atheni-
ans wrote the great story Of political
Greece. The SpartaEs We're more i
military brotherhood than state, the
men dining III barracks and visiting
their families by stealth and all free
men lespising wealth and any toll ex-
cept that of the gymnasium, the drill
ground and the battlefield. They We're
a proud, shy. self contained. home
practiced in public speech that the
word ..sacoMic" has become proverb.
Their cautions political sense, their
military discipline. their long lived dy-
nasty and their rnbroken maintenance
OF one form OF government secured
them the instructive Difference Of other
Greeks
What the Spartans were not the
Athenians in their best period were
eAger wanderers over the earth, traf-
iickers. imperialists. orators, scholars
and artists. They We're always get
ting forward" AS the slower Pelopon-
hcsians complained. every acquisition
was made by them the basis Of
new venture. ana whei, they meas
ured arms with the complainants they
showed that they could he as constant
IN misfortune and rs elastic Ia rising
f:onlf crushing disaster as they were
aggressive in pressing an advantage.
New York Mall
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
A pRINcEss oF nER pEoPLE.
The PhiIadeIphia Jewess who Was til
Original Of Rsbeeca in scott's IvanhDe.

The PhiladeIphia Jewess who Was the
Original Of Rsbeeca in scoft's TvanhOe.
mo other Jewish woman, perhaps,
has been more admired by both Jew
and Gentle than Rebecca Gratz, Of
Philadelphia. was In the drawing
r0om, The synagogue, and in the hum
bic homes TO which she ministered." I"
writes William Perrine, In the Ladies'
Home Journal. ut was her unfaiIing
habit 10 begin each morning with q
prayer Of thanks for protection dur
ing the night. and to review the day
ia her evening orison. Among the
women Of the synagogue, in which she
would not tolerate the least departure
from the law and precepts, her judg-
ment was regarded by the faithful as
hardly short OF inspiration. In her
philanthropy ana In her pursuit Of edu-
cational improvement Rebeoca Gratz
knew no creed. She helped to found
an asylum for orphans in which she
served with Christian colleagues The
first Hebrew Sabbath-school in Amer
lea, Of which she was long the head,
owed its origin to her, and into a
sewing society, into system for dis
tributing fuel to the poor and into
countless little tasks Of charity, she
was foremost in gathering the ener-
giles Of Jewish women. Thus 1t was
that In the streets Of Philadelphia it
came to be the habit to point her out
as the good Jewess' not less often
than the beautiful Jewess.' 1t was
Rebecca Gratz who was the original
Of the Rebecca Of Iyanhoe,' the char
acter being drawn from the word pic
ture that Washington Irving had
painted OF the Philadelphia Jewess to
Sir Walter Scott.'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

A caurnon Xef FreFentabla Cause 81
sjrl1ness Among ChiIdren-

r1ciAntass Among LDlAorHn-
Prom a paper read by H W Park
q New York, at the recent annual
meeting Of the Society Of American
Bacteriologisrs held IN Baltimore. as
reported in Science. are derived the
following startling facts relating 10
the bacterial condition 0f city milk;
During the coolest weather the milk
In New York city averages about
4.000000 bacteria per cubic inch. dur
ing cool weather about 30.000.O00. and
during hot weather about 80O00,000.
The milk In Other large cities is. from
al accounts. IN about The same condi-
ton. The above statement does mot
apply to special milks, which contain
only from $1,000 to 10000 bacteria
al different seasons Of the year. In
answer 70 the question whether these
enormous numbers Of bacteria found
in milk during bot weather are harm
fuL reference need only 10 be made
10 the universal clinic experience that
a CREST number Of children in cities
Eieken on the milk supplied in sum-
mer: that those who are put on milk
that Is sterile. or contains few bac-
terra, as a rule. mend rapidly. while
those kept Oh the impure milk contin-
ue I'll or die. We probably have. as
yet insufficient knowledge 10 state
Just how many bacteria must accumu-
late 10 make them noticeably danger
ous In milk. but II is 4 safe conclu-
sion that no more bacteria should be
allowed than it is practicable to avoid.
Any intelligent farmer can use SUN
Gent cleanliness and supply sufficient
cold, with almost no increase In ex-
peRse, TO supply milk twenty-four to
thirty-Eix hours old. which win not
contain In each cubic inch over one
and half million bacteria. and no
milk poorer than this should be sold.
II Is remarkable that the health au-
therities, while guarding their milk In
many ways fail entirely TO prevent
the sale Of milk rendered unfit for use
through excessive numbers Of bacteria,
and their products. especially when
we consider how comparatively easy
is the test.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
WISE WORDS.

Inkind words may be forgotten, but
long years 20 BY and they are not
forgotten. We who spoke ard they
who heard may desire 10 have them
out Of remembrance. but they come
back TO thought again in spite Of US
and hinder love. How brief the graf
ification Of their utterance. How in
delible their record in the heart!
WIN power is undoubtedly tie
source Of all human achievement It's
Development must. therefore, be a
matter Of supreme importance to
every one. = Although in its varying
degrees viii is doubtless an inher-
tied possession. il is also responsive
to surroundings and especially 10 ed
ueati0n.
1t is astonishing how soon the whole
conscience begins to unravel II a sin
gle stitch is dropped. One little sin
indulged makes hole you could put
your head through.
1t is perfectly safe proposition
that without thoughtfulness. which is
otherwise named tact, no one can find
the, fullest measure Of success and
pleasure In life.
Prejudice and partiality limit atten-
ton to what favors our side. and thus.
as it were. makes US deaf in one ear
and blind in one eye.
Sow and act. and you reap a habit;
SOW a habit, and you reap a charac-
ter; sow character, and you reap a
destiny
We have three kinds Of people n
the world; the wills, the won'ts and
the can'ts.
A man's true wealth is the good he
does in this world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
a nrIdre Aoross the Atlantlc.

Bridge engineering has made so vast
q progress IN knowledge that, based on
the theoretical resources Of to-day, q
steel bridge could be built over the
Atlantic Ocean which would be per
fectly safe. resting On anchored piers
which the fercest hurricane could not
disturb, and with long spans 50 high
above the water that the tallest YES
sells could safely pass under them.
Financially, however, such a bridge
would be impossible. because its cost
would be greater than the combined
wealth Of all the nations, and practi-
cally It would be absurd. because Of
no Commensurate benefit to mankind.
New York Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

When college professors, authors and
even army and navy officers in Russia.
at great personal risk. are collectively
and singly expressing sympathy @ish
the student strikers. and when even
General Dragomiron. the Red Moltke
Of Russia. raises his voice In protest
against the penal enlistment Of the
young rioters In the army. one may be
certain that the present emeute is a
manifestation Of uncommon porten-
tonsness. The singular unanimity Of
Russians OF an Glasses IN this mat
ter, from high-placed officials to the
COssack horsemen Gnd the peasant
workingmen. indicates nothing less
than that the individually most Iowa
bic and collectively most tractable Of
European nations has found Its voice
and has determined that the weakling
whom the Russian people call their
Little Father shall give ear to the cry
against the detestable rule Of the bu-
reaucracy and It's brutal methodsof ST.
lencing opposition with whips. or, as
last resort, with drawn sabres and
bullets.-Phlladelphla Reeo~ $3.50.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
The RoyaI ResIdenees.

1T is not to be supposed" says a
writer in London Sketch, "that. be-
cause the King and Queen have entered
iieo the heritage Of Buckingham Pal
ace, they viii readily leave Marlbor-
ough House, to which dwelling they
have become so attached. Indeed the
Queen is quite unwilling to cross the
park. Happily, the visit Of the Duke
and Duchess Of Cornwall and York to
the colonies gives an excuse for not
abandoning the old homestead, and
understand that as at present ar
ranged, Marlborough House will still
remain IN the occupation Of their Ma
Jesties, the while Buckingham Palace
win be used for state ceremonies and
the entertainment OF distinguished
foreign visitors. Marlborough House
IS not an ideal palace, but ii has the
advantage OF being compact. On the
other hand. Buckingham Palace Is
such an RECONSTRUCTED pile that the
first king Of the Belglans asked for a
guide to It, until he was reminded by
familiar courtier that 1t was almost
as large aad quite as safe as His Ma.
iesty's own dominions.'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
The Man without Tact.

He is perpetually treading upon the
corns-mental and moral as well as
physical--of all with whom be asso-
ciates. He has no perception Of light
and shadow in his dealings with man
kind. The world is to him a coarse
daub. and he is destined TO smudge
it with his awkward thumb. "Stin In
opinions. always In the wrong" he
provokes and pains. A stupid con-
gistency, a consistent stupidity, are
his wonted characteristics. And the
worst Of it all Is, that Of his condition
none is SO little aware as himself. He
fancies that he is kind because he
never wished 10 be cruel. and direct
because he is bungIing. On the other
hand, the man or woman Of tact
usually the latter-is at once manifest
to his or her surroundings. The deli
cate consideration for others, never
obtruded as a virtue, the tone in daily
life that at once assists and soothes
us-like the step Of the good dancer
that gently compels the partner to
fancy he is dancing as well-the dex-
ferrous management Of Conversation
all leave us too grateful to be doubt
ful-New York Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
Broueham on the Queens word.


''The good and amelloration Of my
people" The King used the phrase
in his speech at st. James's Palace.
and one word is curiously reminiscent
Of the scene in which the late Queen
used It at Kensington Palace in the
June Of 1887. Queen Victoria spoke
Of the desire Of King William ~. 70
promote the ameliOration Of the laws
and institutions Of the country" Gre
vile, who drew his knowledge from
Peel. says the speech was admired BY
all but Brougham, who appeared ex-
cited. He said 10 Peel-a statesman
with whom be did not often communi-
cate Amelioration, That IS not
English. You might perhaps say
'melioration.' but Improvement is the
proper word"
Then followed a strange scene Of
petty pickering. "Ohl / see no harm
in the word said Peel 1T is general
ly used" Brougham retortrd. "You
object 10 the sentiment. / object to
the grammar" "No.v said Peel. Il
don't object to the sentiment" We'll.
then, she pledged herself 10 the policy
Of our Government" said Brougham.
All this took place in the vicinity Of
the youthful Queen. Imagine sfr.
Balfour and Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman pickering thus at the elbow Of
King Edward VII. over a pathological
detail-even though there be sentiment
behind it.-London Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

General "Pollyv Carew has the repu
tation Of being one Of the few men
who shaved every day while IN South
Africa. Even on a forced march Of
in the midst Of a fight be was always
smart. But be IS as little a carpet sol
der as his commander-in-chlef. and
the rank and file Of the guards wor-
ship him. Strange 10 say. before be
started for South Africa his doctors
told him be was very delicate and ad-
vised him 10 give Up work altogether.
He did not take their advice. and after
a hard campaign he Is Ia the best Of
health. Although what we call mid
dle-aged, be Is accounted the hand
soonest man In the army and his smile
As seraphic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

At the Washington Navy Yard the
Government has the largest pair OF
scales In existence They win weigh
anything up to 100 tons, and, what is
equally remarkable, they win acurate-
ly register the weight Of objects as
light as a single pound.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Fond Mother Jennie, did yon kiss
young Gasklns again to-nlghtT
Daughter-"Yes. mamma; he's Just
lost an uncle. and was so sorry for
him."
Fond MOtber-"Well Jennie. let this
be the last. I'm afraid II you keep on
encouraging him with your sympathy
be won't have a relative left in the
wide, wide world. TIT Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Towne-"Has he sent you a check
for your serylcesT'
Browne-"Yes. but It isn't for the
amount I expected, although sent
him a bill"
Towne-"Your writings bad; maybe
be didn't decipher the amount"
Browne-"rm afraid he did de-cl-
pher it. / wrote 500 very plainly
and he sent philadelphia Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

"What kind Of man is your ems
ployerg asked one young man.
"Oh. he's peculiar" answered the
other. HE thinks that simply be-
cause be has satisfied his customers
and made money he knows more about
how his business ought TO Be run than
/ do. Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

whats all that crowd OF women
over there at Bargen'sf"
shoppers who read Bargen's 'ad'"
But that's an unusually large crowd
for so early In the morning
Il know; bat the adj says: Come
early and avoid the crowd '"-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Tommy--Oi Ouch. Stop thatr'
Mamma Why Tommy. aren't yon
ashameds / wouldn't cry that way IL
Il was my hair that was being eombed-" -"
Tommy ifercelyl "Tll bet you
would II I was doin' the eombing.v-
Philadelphia Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

The judge called the next case and
said to a tramp who was ushered in:
Where were you borng
"Sirr said the tramp.
Where were you bornT
"Yer Honor. I was born where me
mother use ter live. Chicago Record
Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

''SIy lord said the slave, "thcre Ia
q lion without"
without whaty' asked the Oriental
p0tentate.
without his supper. judge from
his conversation indianapolis Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

@What was Boulters reason for
marryingy' ~
-He had none.v
@rUm. l always gaid the man vas
mad Judge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

''Afy hero dies IN the middle % ny
latest novel" said the young author.
That's "A grave mistake" replied the
editor ~He should not die before the
reader does. Atlanta Constitution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

''The bride must have studied tie
marriage service a long time
What makes you think sos"
when the officiating clergyman fall
tered she prompted him." = Chicago
Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Hendry- 50 you think Sharpe is 4
great lover OF music7 What makes
you think soy'
Holden-"He never hears any music
that be likes. Boston Transcript
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

There was a serious accident on the
Great Northern Railway, Of England,
in the year 1895. caused by a steel rail
breaking into seventeen pieces. The
case was so peculiar that the Board Of
Trade appointed a committee to inves-
tigate the cause Of the breakage. AZ
ter more than four years eonsidera-
ton the committee reported that the
particular rail In question had several
abnormal characteristics. the precise
nature Of which they could not deter
mine, but their investigation led to
some discoveries Of scientific and prac-
teal value. One OF these discoveries
is the astonishing effect Of a crack in
the upper surface OF a rail 1t was
found by experiment that a rail nicked
with chisel to a deEth Of 1e4th Of
an inch broke under a weight OF COO
pounds dropped from a height Of
twelve feet, while the same rail, not
nlcked, did not break when subjected
to a fan Of a ton weight from a height
Of twenty feet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

In London, they say, everybody is
playing ping pong" which must be
Chinese for keeping up a brave face
Under difiicultles.-Boston Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
E5Fs


Il suppose Ola 8Ioneybags doesn't
really know how much De Is worth"
"He doesn'tg Why. doesn't he read
the paDersy y-Puck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD Er The
- FUNNY MEN or The PRESS.

A Psalm uf the strenuous g4fe--Easy 20
Find Out-Forwnrd and Bssk--A Clear
CAse--A Eorn critie--A Grave Error--
She Was Posted, Etc. Etc.
Let us then be up and doing,
All becoming money kings,
Some day we may be endOwipg
Universities and things.
Lives Of ihlIhon1lreE remind %
That we've got 20 own the stock
II we want 70 leave behind ~
Libraries on every block.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

ID the rain. On that Nv 40 funny.
WHAT are yor going in heres On. good
morning"
I siided my laughter and strolied
into Tie club. The first one I saw
was Old Hollister. 8 jolly. genial MN.
quife capable q apfreciating q soke
unless. indeed. De had fallen q victim
to tie epi8emie of stupidity that
seemed to be making ITSELF known
everywhere.
-HoIIister. old boy said !, there's
fbe latest: For street wear nothing
IL more improper than : raiBy-day
skirt Hows thatsr
"IIa, haw roared H0liiEter. ~Great,
Capital Ono. that's funny. I must ten
Baggs. say, Baggs. listen 70 this:
For street wear there isn't anything
10 improper a. q rainF-1ay dress"
IL don't see anything funny IA that
Observed Baggs. without showing
much interest
-Of course you don't Of course you
dent rIed HOLSTER. THAT'S JUst
ii: you have no sense of bumOr. That
jokes q test 0f q mans sense Of hu-
NOR. real hurDorompter. like the man
who rubbed lettuce Oh ills hair and
said ~ thought ii was spinach On
Abbott you're a wit q true wit. aud
no mistake
turned YEARLY away. and began
to wonder whether my joke was real
~ ~ good. OF whether II was simply
too subtle for anr one to WHOM I had
as yet submitted it. On my way
home ! met Smith Now. Smith is a
freak and q crauk, and some people
think he's almost an idiot but In
sheer despair ] told the joke to h.n
Hnsh~ be said. lifting a warning
forennger and shaking il in my face
hush. Breathe il not aloud. the wild
winds must not hear It. It's great. old
man. It's fne. but you shouldn't have
told It, even to me. until you'd sold IT,
Here's my rule for jokes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

SIN sorry" said the publisher but
/ can't accept your novel"
That's all right answered the au-
thor, cheeifly. Il was afraid you
might insist on taking hold Of it,
"What do you meanT
"Oh, / don't read the anecdote de-
partment Of the literary periodicals.
for nothing. | have observed that the
books which are promptly accepted
usually fall ilat. and that the great Pc
cunlary successes always 20 begging
from publisher 10 publisher for
awhile. Washington Star.
The Ring, or How She Grabbed Him.
He was gazing with dreamy eyes
into the far-on-ahead.
"Ah, my darling" he murmured.
what matters it that sorrow and trou-
bic must Of necessity be lurking in
the unknown future? While / am
with you think Of naught but the
present-the beautiful, superb pres
entl"
so do /, dearest" she replied: "but
you'll take me with you when you
buy It. won't you? Men have such
queer tastes ip rings. ."-Leslie's Week
II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

.Donde got you? Where were you;
Me yamose you ! went to your
casa, habla you house and asked
matrimony donde your wife where you
you: MatrimOny were. She said you
habla you yamose went to gamble on
up she comes the cock fights
maunk.combate. Ne want credit for d
quire lawbone dos cents worth Of ci-
pesetas para tabac- gars, etc.
Os, etc.
Does not this paragraph prove the
right OF soldier-taIk to place amcng
the dialects Of the worIdg But don't
let your soldier friends. when they re-
turn TO the States, tell you that this is
the pure Castilian.-Ohio State Jour
nal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Tie mete0gife which fell at Porto
Alegre. Brazil, has now been meas
ured. and the results are most aston.
ishing. II measures flty-six feet from
the base and is eighry-fre feet high
A new species Of coffee has been
found growing On an island Of the
African eUar. Exhibited before the
French Academy II was shown TO pc
free from caffeln. the stimulating
and objectionable principle Of the or
dinary coffee bean.
a marked rise in he level OF the
Dead Sea has been noted. A broad
lagoon has been formed on the north
side Of the Jordan delt.s The water
does not sink in summer, and 1t Is
surmised that the whole bottom Of
the Dead Sen has been raised by vol
canic action.
Experiments have been carried ont
in England TO ascertain the amount
Of corr0slon that takes place upon the
plates OF a ship under varying con
diri0ns regarding water, weathe-,
etc Iron and steel piGtes were inn
mersed i'll sea wafe-, river water
and also exposed to the weather. but
very little difference was found 10
occur IL the relative corrosion Of the
two metals. When an addition o
three per cent. Of nickel wag intro
duced into the steel the rate Of oxi-
dation diminished by about twenty
three per cent. and when the steel
was mixed with rwenty-six per cent
Of nickel the loss by oxidation was
equal TO about thirty-three per cent
Of that Of wrought ir-n
The photographing Of clouds has
recently become a recognized branch
Of practical mefeorology. 1t also af-
fords beautiful pictuses for the col
lectiong Of amateur photographers.
The French astronomer. u. Antoniadi.
Of the JuYisi observatory. who has had
much experience in cloud photography.
says that all kind Of cameras. large
and small. mounted and unmounted.
can be employed for the purpose. but
considerable practice is required to de-
termine the proper time Of exposure.
In order to quench the blue Of the sky
and bring out the contrast between
the clouds and their background, yel-
low screens. preferably composed Of
thin cells. containing a chemical solu-
tion. are employed Exposures vary
from small fraction up 10 one-third
Of a second.