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

AS in most things, we have hitrhed
the cart before the horse; built palaces
for our students in the universitiea be-
fore obtaining the best teachers; i'm
agined that a grand house will engen-
der the human beings fit to dwell
therein. The demand was for thor
oughly skilled artisans, and we have
tried to produce easel painters; for
men who build a comfortable and
beautiful dwelling, and we have archi-
tects who engineer ugly enormities.
All the libraries in the world, all the
art museums are not going to produce
learning, literature or art. They may
be helpful in time, but at present they
are premature. What the great cities
of the Union lack most of all are work
shops where boys and girls can put
their hands into Immediate useful la
Dor, reflects the New York Times.
When we have these the fine arts will
take care of themselves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

No single step toward the assimil-
alton of Japanese civilization to that
Of modern Europe and America has
been Of greater importance than the
projected abolition Of the old Chinese
ideographs until now used in writing
and printing! and the substitution in
their place Of the alphabet. This re-
form will not only make the acquisi-
ton Of the japanese language by for
eigners easier than it has been. but
cannot fail to bring the people Of Ja-
pan nearer to the family Of modern ma
tions into which they have been re-
ceived, observes the Philadelphia
Record. Imagine some of the peoples
of Central and Western Europe en-
ploying Egyptian hieroglyphics, or
some other system Of picture writing,
instead Of spelling their words and rep.
sounds ~ letters, and 1t viii
be realized what an intellectual gulf
would divide them from their next
neighbors. It is such a gulf which is
about to be bridged by the Japanese.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Living is giving.
Darkness is death.
Greed makes need.
Fashion is but folly.
Love cannot be leased.
A meteor faith will not move noun
tains.
Opinions easily become dangerous
idols.
Public duties demand private de-
votlon.
You cannot live by another's ex-
perience.
Grace gratis best on the tree that
is green.
1t is the grain Of truth that gives
force to the lie.
The man who is quite infallible is
equally intolerable.
Detection leaves the soul subject to
the worlds infection.
Broken vessels are most likely to
be filled with blessing.
The only work that lasts is that
which comes first in our lives.
The man who will not be melted by
mercy must not cayil at cruelty.
AS soon as our pleasures begin to
rule us we begin to rue them. Rams
Horn.
1t is always easier to feel that you
love your neighbor across the ocean
than to show that you love the one
across the street.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
The Janitor.

The janitor's life is not always a
happy one. Even if the janitor is at
times less polite than the tenant
wishes him to be; if his demands as to
the use Of water, the disposal of ashes
and the reception of parcels seem tyr
annical, he is always the guardian of
the house, and does the fault-fnding
tenant many favors for which he never
receives credit. He has been the I'M
complaining butt Of the joker and the
cartoonist so long that it is refreshing
to note that there are some people who
appreciate his worth and are willing
to reward him for it. The janitor lives
in small, cramped and often unsanitary
quarters; he is responsible for the con-
dition of the house; he stands between
the tenant and the unwelcome visitor;
he is at times expected to see every
thing, and again is asked to be accom-
modatingly blind. He repairs the water
pipe or the electric wires, fixes the
radiator or finds the lost baby, and his
wife, in emergencies, repairs a gar
ment or takes the place OF waitress.
He is on duty before the tenants arise
and works long after others have re-
tired, and still the threat Of the dis
satisfied tenant, 'I'll report you"
hangs over him constantly.-New York
Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

We should think Of shooting stars as
solid shot about the size of a cherry or
cherry stone, each of them flying with
100 times the speed of a bullet as far
as the orbit of Uranus and returning
to the earth's distance from the sun
three times in century, unless it
strikes our atmosphere and is burned
Up in fash, says the American In
Yentor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
rPainting Animals Eyes.


One Of the most difficult things which
the artists and taxidermists Of the gov
ernment studio have to do is the paint
ing and preparation Of glass eyes for
the animals, birds and reptiles mount
ed at that institution for exhibition in
the National museum or at the St.
Louis exposition.
These ''eyes" are made of glass, hol-
low within and from the rear, so that
the inner surface may be painted any
color desired AS no two animals eyes
are alike, and as the colors are often
complicated and unusual, it requires a
great deal Of skill, study and practice
before one is competent to undertake
the work.
Mr.. Turner, the mammal taxidermist
of the Smithsonian, has just finished
the work of painting a pair Of eyes for
a large lion, which he has mounted
for exhibit at the St. Louis exposition.
The lion has peculiar eye. The pupil
is large and brownish-black, while the
iris is chrome yellow, but clouded, mot
tied. vermiculated and streaked in such
peculiar fashion that one must make
long study of the eye of the animal be-
fore it is possible to initiate the color
and markings of the organ to perfec-
ton. Soon Mr.. Turner will prepare
two eyes for the big giraffe he is now
mounting, and which will be a still
more difficult operation, as that animal
has a brownish-black eye with pecu-
liar purplish sheen, exceedingly diff
cult to imitate.- Washington Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

apart from other reasons says
Chief Justice CLARK, of North Carolina.
"the mode of trial prescribed by legis-
lation of itself renders a conviction Tor
murder in the first degree almost an
impossibility, except in cases of sheer
poisoning or lying in wait, if the pris-
oner is able to obtain able and skillful
counsel. Our statute law says murder
shall be punished with death. In prac-
tice, in this State and some others, the
punishment is ordinarily a fine paid by
the accused to his counsel as fee, and
a far heavier fine paid by the law-abid-
ing people for the costs of the useless
trial."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

A slum inspector told the Glasgow
Municipal Commission on the Hous-
ing Of the Poor that on some occasions
he had found families sleeping in tiers
the parents on the floor. then mat
tress, and a layer Of children on the
nm
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

There are at least five ways in
which good roads will put money in
the farmers pocket or prevent its be-
Ing spent wastefully; for good road
will
/. Economic time and force in
transportation between farm and
market
2 Enable farmers to take advantage
Of market fluctuations In buying and
selling.
3. Permit transportation OF farm
products and purchased commodities
during times Of comparative leisure.
4. Reduce wear and tear on horses,
harness and vehicles.
5. Enhance the market value OF real
estate --.--.-a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

French astrologists are telling us
that this is going to be a very unlucky
year, because in no fewer than three
cases the 18th Of a month falls on
a Friday. and last year, when the
calamity only happened once, we had
the eruption Of Mont Pelee as a per
fectIy obvious consequence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

Il Is mistake to underestimate tho
solicitor for trade. He Is not only a
form OF advertising, he also stands for
and represents the house itself. Peo.
pie estimate the character Of house
py Its representatives Printers Ink.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
WHAT CAN You Do7

That's what the world is asking you.
/. Not who you are, n
Not what you are;
But this one thing the world demands:
What can you do with brain or hands?
What can you doy That is the test
The world requires; az for the rest,
1t matters not,
Or who or what
You may have been, or high or low,
The world cares not one whit to know.
What can you dos What can ron dos
That's what the world keeps asking you
With trumpet tone.
And that alonel
All, soul, if you would win, then you
Must show the world what you can dol
Our Young Folks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

A. London paper tells an excellent
story in connection with the sentries
In front Of Buckingham Palace 1t tap-
pears that their custom of meeting
face to face for moment and then
separating without a word, having cut
each other dead, is a continual source
of discomfort to sympathetic Ameri-
cans. One morning a visitor from the
States found it too much for him.
Come, boys he said, soothingly,
make it up" Whether the sentries
responded to this touching appeal and
flung themselves sobbing upon each
others bosoms is not recorded,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

Schenectady County. N. Y. has sue
cessfully tried the experiment Of plac-
ing the prisoners confined in the county
Jail upon the roads in working out a
contract for road improvement which
was awarded to the county One re-
suit of this is the avoidance Of Schen-
ectady County by tramps.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12
Notes.

Calvert, Texas. has voted in favor Of
cash road tax.
The Eastern Ontario G. A. r. has
reason to believe that the efforts that
it has been making for some time to
secure the establishment of pro-
yincial division for good roads will
be crowned with success.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

Stone. brick and steel tracks have
not yet received the attention that they
deserve on account of their compare
tive cheapness and durability. In this
connection it is worthy to note that
between Albany and Schenectady is
a stone track road which is said to be
fully as perfect as when it was built
some fifty years ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

In Scott County, Iowa, the farmers
along a certain road, finding that the
ordinary road tax was only sufficient
to keep the road in its normally bad
condition, voluntarily entered into an
agreement to tax themselves an
amount that would make it possible
to permanently improve the road.
Land owners were to pay twenty-five
cents per acre for all the land within
one mile Of the road, fifteen cents for
land within one or two miles away,
and ten cents for land between two
and three miles away. This is
self-helpful American
way of dealing with the problem
Good Roads Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

That Florida will soon be among the
States that lead in the mileage Of good
roads is indicated by the fact that
there is now over $1,000 available in
the internal improvement fund and
that there is a reserve of 100000
acres of swamp and overfowed lands,
worth from 81 to S5 an acre. By re-
cent act of the Legislature this was
made available for the building of hard
roads.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-12

Arkansas does not intend to allow
the interest in the good roads move
ment to flag. The Executive Commit
tee of the State G. A. R. has requested
the county judges to call county con-
ventions for this summer and fall
and appoint delegates for the State
convention to be held next January.
If other States would work in this
systematic way much more would be
accomplished than is the case where
spasmodic efforts are made to interest
people in the good roads movement.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS

Warden Cleghorn OF the State Peni-
tentiary has announced the reappoint-
ment OF A. X. Frisbie as chief clerk.
Edmund Johnston of Denver was ap-
pointed yard master, vice Thomas
Clark of Denver whose term has eX-
pired. There are now in the peniten-
tiary 743 cOnvicts, the largest number
in the history OF the institution. There
has been net gain of 102 convicts
during the last two years.
At meeting of the State Land Board
April 9th right of way was granted
over certain state lands for reser-
voir and canals that are being CON
structed near .Julesburg. The system
is being constructed under the irri-
cation district law OF 1901, with which
ex-senator McCreery OF Greeley is
prominently connected. The right of
way occupies about thirty acres of the
state land and was sold at $3.50 an
acre.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
Mrs. Anna G. Williams to be clerk and
stenographer to the board of pardons
and the State Board OF Charities and
Correction. She succeeds Mrs. Lucy
|. Harrington, who has been with the
llams is Denver woman and during
the past session of the Legislature was
stenographer to Governor Mcdonald
before he became governor. The OF
flee pays $l,ZOO Il year.
State Auditor Bent Is sending out
new set of blanks to the county
treasurcrs for the collection of the
inheritance lax The Supreme Court
has upheld the tax and the law re-
quiries the county treasurers to collect
II. The law also requires that they
report to the auditor every six months
and MIR. Bent proposes that they shall
report whether they collected any tax
during the time or not. Treasurer
Holmberg is to have his license cOllec-
tors check up the probate courts as
they travel about and in this way It
will be possible 10 check the treasurers
and find if they are doing their duty
in watching the estates. 1t is tax
that the heirs often attempt to cvade
and II the state is TO realize anything
from it continuous fight will have
to be made. 1t is believed that the
law is SO framed tnat the state can
not be Deaten by deciding away an
estate just before death.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
Presidents Latest Exploits.

Oklahoma City. o. T.. April 12.-
President Roosevelt featured the sec
ond day of his hunt in the big pas
ture" yesterday by capturing alive a
full-grown and combative coyote. with
out scratch. The prairie wolf had
been overtaken and "downed" by the
dogs. and while the animal was fight
ing it's attackers. the President slipped
from his horse and caught the wolf by
it's laws, rendering it helpless This
feat. which is accomplished by but
few plainsmen and cowboys. brought
forth round of applause from those
who witnessed it.
The President says he is enjoying
his hunt in the big pasture more than
any other single event which has be-
fore happened in his life. and that he
would not miss 1t for 10000. Up to
date twelve wolves have been caught
These are all carefully weighed. The
President will use this data in writing
an article for a magazine.
The President is almost constantly
in the lead Of the horsemen, rs he is
furnished the fastest horses in the
country. Once he ran upon a six-foot
ratuesnake, which leaped at him four
times. He killed this with his eigh-
teen-iAch auirt.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
Deportation Cases Dismissed,

Denver. April IA Cripple Greek
dispatch last night says:
The deportation cases being tried in
the District Court. in which number
of leading mine owners of the district
were charged with dcporting citizens
from this district on August Goth last.
We're nolled today by District AttOr-
ney Clarence c. Hamlin. Attorney
Hamln stated that he felt it his duty,
under the circumstances, to save the
county needless expense, as it has
been shown that a jury could not be
secured and that to go further in the
cases would be Il waste of public funds.
Special Prosecutor Charles c. But
Ter. who was appointed by Jadge l.. W.
Cunningham to prosecute the cases,
said that he believed the district at
torney was sincere in thinking that the
cases ought to be dropped. but thar
he did not agree with him, and that he
believed he had honestly worked up "a
thoroughly good case.
1t had been planned to start the cir
culation of petitions throughout the
district, asking every taxpayer to sign
it. requesting the court to dismiss tho
cases
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
Rapid Progress on Canal.

Washington. April 12.-John F. Wal
lace, chief engineer of the isthmian ca
nal, said to-day that there are now
practically 5000 men engaged under
his direction on the engineering and
construction work of the canal. The
work of installing an American plant
at Culebra is going forward as fast as
the machinery and supplies can be Sc
cured on the isthmus, and when Mr..
Wallace left there were six American
steam shovels at work in the Culebra
excavation and arrangements have
been made to install additional ma
chimes at the rate of two a month.
During the last ninety days laborers
have been coming in freely from Costa
Rica. Jamaica and Barbados.
The health of the young Americans
ION the isthmus is particularly good.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
Rockefeller's Second Gift.

Boston. April IA gift of $2O0,ho1
from John ID. Rockefeller to the Amer
ican Baptist Missionary Union was an
nOunced yesterday by Treasurer C. W
Perkins at a meeting of the executive
committee.
Half of the amount was received last
Friday and the receipt of the donation
was made public al that time. At the
meeting today Treasurer Perkins
said that an additional 100000 from
the same source was at its disposal.
to be used exclusively for the con
struction Of buildings in foreign co,tn-
tries. This money has not been re
ccved, but will be available whenever
the demands of the work contemplated
require il. Neither gift. the treasurer
stated, was voluntarily contributed by
Mr. Rockefeller. both having been So
licited by officers Of the union, who
were desirous of raising funds to meet
the growing needs of the work ~
which the union is engaged.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
FOX INQUEST.
Trinidad Jury Fastens Crime Of Mur
der on Johnson.

Denver, April 1l.-A Trinidad dis.
patch last night says: The coroner s
inquiry into the death of John H. Fox
Saturday afternoon was held this
morning. All Witnesses who knew any
thing about the events leading up TO
and connected with the tragedy testi-
fed and the jury promptly returned a
verdict charging Joe Johnson with tn:
crime and finding that the fatal shot
was flred with felOniOuS intent.
Sheriff Davis issued a statement la
evening to the effect that johnson did
not hold a deputy sheriffs commission
Sheriff Davis said:
Il want to correct two false reports
which, understand, have been gen
orally circulated. One is that Johnson
had gun given to him before We
started to the train. That is utterly
false and | want to say right here that
he would have been handcuffed then if
he had been able to make decent time
running that way. We put the ironS
on him as soon as we reached the car
and they didn't come Off
THE other false report is that John
son was a deputy of mine. He has
never held a commission from me since
| have been in office. | did think of
sending him after ShoblO, but had
done so I would have given him his
commission the night before he left
He would have had to surrender it at
once on his return. as he is not man
| care to have among my deputies. The
records of this Office will show that he
never was deputiZed since | have been
in Office.
What feelings the people have to
ward me, | do not know. | had only
one thing 10 do and that was my duty
! would have done it at all costs,
whether We had been successful in get
ting johnson away or not. ! cherish
no ill-feeling toward any one. The
provocation the people of this city had
was great. ! had no business to think
or TO feel, only my duty to do. and
what that was TO bring me | did not
know. ! thank God We got johnson
away.
Joe Johnson has a wifa and four lit
tie children. the oldest girl of eight
years. They live in prcS.v little
house on Vine street. Yesterday morn
ing Mrs. Johnson took her children and
went to the ranch below the city, be-
ing unable to endure the curious stares
of neighbors and citizens, to whom
they had become objects of curiosity
and pity.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-14
RUNS DOWN WOLVES
THE PRESIDENT IN OKLAHOMA
Genuine Western Sport Hunting Coy.
otes with Horses and Does-
Strenuous Days Work.

Frederick, Okla. April 1.-THE
President ana his party began their
hunt yesterday morning after expert
encing a western TainStorm during the
night.
The wolf chase to which the Presi.
dent has been so eagerly looking for.
ward began early yesterday morning
at Camp Roosevelt, eighteen miles
southeast OF here. There are about
forty dogs in the pack, belonging to
John Abernaihy, the famous wo;f
catcher and have been dieted and
looked after the past month as care
fully as trainer looks after the pugi-
list who is expected to retain the
championship belt Of the world.
In the chase yesterday the training
OF these dogs was noticeable. The
party of about a dozen. including Pres.
ident Roosevelt and his doctor, had
not Travelled far this morning until
their dogs were leading them on Z
fresh scent. Soon the leaders were re.
warded by seeing lank grey wolf de.
liberately Looping as il unmindful of its
pursuers. The dogs all seemed to
catch sight of the prey at the same
time. The wolf sought to elude Its
pursuers by lodging. but this only
hurried matters, as it enabled the fore
most dogs to catch up with their prey.
AS the wolf turned to beat off its as
sailants other dogs sprang upon the
bristling animal and bore it to the
ground, where 1t was quickly dis
patched without the aid OF the hunters.
Two other wolves were killed in much
the same manner before the sun indi-
Gated that it was time for the midday
meal.
The President was invariably at the
head of the procession of riders. At
one point, seeing some water in buff
falo wallow. he galloped to the spot
before the dogs reached it and slipped
up the refreshing liquid in good old
fashioned cowboy style. By I o'clock
the members of the party were again
in their saddles ready for another
chase. But about ten Of the party
were permitted to enter in the after
Moons sport. as it was found that the
greater number OF hunters the smaller
the amount OF sport.
Horses, riders and dogs seemed to
grow in endurance as the day waned.
and by night the big reservation con-
tained a considerably less number Of
coyotes than when the chase began.