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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

Such Is Life.
marked a man whose blaming face
Showed that his heart was glad.
twas In quick lunch eating place
A sab OF pie he had
4 understood his JOY for /
observed that II was cherry pie.
Oh; how that lunchers eyes did shine
When first he took a bitel
An ecstasy that seemed divine.
a pure, serene delight = fsi
llumined with its radiance ~
Ills whole expressive countenance.
And this, | thought, is happiness
Unmitigated blissi
100 seldom providence doth bless
US with joy like this.
l., unused upon capricious fate
me While l watched him masticate.
But suddenly--and this was strange
:. lie dropped his fork and swore,
hQq never saw q swifter changer;
:. lie simply ripped and tore.
iou would have thought the man in
To hear his shouts of rage and pain.
And this Is life ! unused; we seem
TO be supremcly blessed
Then. swifter than the lightning's CLEAN.
-. Gu see US sore distressed.
ne man? oh, he. Of course. had bit
Sore toothed, upon a cherry Pit
Chicago News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
MAY INTERFERE TO RESTORE
ORDER IN SANTO DOMINGO
santo Domingo and Haytl.

/ said, on the best Of authority, to hold
that view of the case.
1t is question Of time, but os
months, rather than years.
American officials and American ma
rines will inaugurate reign of good
order and a season Of debtraying in
the country.
They don't call it that in diplomatic
language, but the proposed order Of
things in Santo Domingo seems to be
nothing more or less than a receiver
ship. 1t will be something brand new
in American history. The republic will
bear relation to this country unlike
Porto Rico which was annexed; I'M
like the Philippines, which were hitch
ed on behind, and unlike Cuba, which
is the object Of benevolent guardian
ship. Santo Domingo is to be regu-
lated 1t is to be told to pay its debts
and be good
The plan is to place men in the
custom houses to collect the revenue
of the country.
They are to see that fair share of
this money gees to the creditors, and
that public officials. instead Of looting
the public treasury, conduct the gov
ernment on an economical basis.
One custom house, that of Puerto
Plata, is now in the hands Of an Amer
ican as a result Of arbitration, last
summer, over a claim of $4,000 600
owned by New Workers.
They advanced lot Of money about
ten years ago and took a blanket mort.
gage on the government.
The proceeds at Puerto Plata are be
ing devoted to their claim.-New York
! Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
coffins as Furniture.

A man living at Queersbury not
only uses his coffin as a piece of house
hold furniture, but he has also a
crave made in the local ckurchyard
headed by gravestore on which his
aame is set out in conventional style.
Underneath is the lire: mot dead,
but waiting"
One man at Tong, rear Bradford.
kept his Sunday clothes in his c1fIln.
and another who ate porridgs at
breakfast used his cocin as meal
bin.
Some years ago Keighley man
kept butterfly specimens in his cnrn
London Daily Mail. I@
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

A certain physician in New York
who caters to a smart clientele, says
this is the busiest season OF the whole
year to him Colds and grip are cpl
demic, and he blames gauze and open
work hose for It. Women" he says.
think they can indulge in the vanity
Of spun-siik hose and still keep up a
good circulation. They think they
can wear a veil TO protect their faces
rom biting winds and wear the thin
nest stockings. with continual cold
feet as a result, and keep we'll It's
the most absurd fallacy. but you can't
make them believe it-at least not
until they're old and gray"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
EnuIIshman's Luminous Idea.

Senator Depew tells the following
sea story. In addition to the genial
doctors word. the story has internal
evidences of being genuine. Several
men in the smoking-room Of a liner
we're discussing the wonders Of navi-
cation. All agreed that the accuracy
Of the readings was marvellous. At this
point a very heavy-looking English
man interrupted. II say" he drawled.
ITS deuced strange, you know. how
they ever find their way oyer-deuced
ssrangel Now. Of course. going back
its awfully simple. They've only to
follow the straight white line the ship
has made"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

Rossini, the Italian composer, is re
ported to have said droll thing on
the unifcation Of Italy when some one
asked his opinion on this matter. He
replied that he thought it very diff
cult, II not impossible, to effect it,
for the simple reason that the Nea-
politans eat nothing but macaroni, the
Florentines nothing but fagiuoli and
the Lombards only polenta, while tho
psedmontese swallow all they can
get 1T is clear" he said, that uni
formity OF cookery must precede unity
0f government"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
FrauIein krupp's immense weslsb.

Fraulein Bertha Krupp. who inher.
tied the great Krupp iron works in
Germany, is supposed to be the rich.
est woman in Europe The stock Of
the company amounts to $4,000. .O0o
and nearly all Of it belongs to the
fraulein. A dividend of per cent
was declared recently, so that the
young woman has an income from
this source alone Of close to $500.
eco month. She has other large in
terests. Fraulein Krupp is a very
sensible girl, accomplished and
benevolent, and looks closely after
the welfare Of her thousands Of en-
ployes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

Admirers Of Mark Twain will recall
his famous letter to Queen victoria-
According to his own account he once
wrote: 4 don't know you personally.
but l have met your son. He was at
the head OF a procession in the Strand
and was on a bus" During late
visit to London Mark Twain was pre-.
sented to King Edward, who showed
his appreciation Of the American hu.
morist by remarking: II have met
you before. You must remember Il
was on the Strand and you vera rIa-
iag on > bus"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
nucheas MOI LonuIar n London.

No surprise is felt in London so
ciety over the announcement that the
duchess of Manchester intends to re-
main for some time in this country.
The young duchess. formerly Miss
Zimmerman Of Cincinnati. gave Of
tense to the smart set over there by
assuming airs of social superiority
Besides, instead of doing as the Rom.
ans did. she refused to participate in
the gambling games so popular in Lon
don, and even gave outspoken express
sion in her disapproval Of such amuse-
ments, The result was that she
found her social ambition thwarted in
various ways and it is now said that
she came back to America in a fit of
pique. to remain for an indefinite
period
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

A publication devoted to suggestive
therapeutics, telepathy and kindred
interests maintains that thousands Of
people actually think themselves to
death every year by allowing their
minds to dwell on morbid subjects II
would be more accurate to saw that
these persons worry themselves n
death. 1t is not thinking. To think
would be to fortify the mind against
morbidity. There seems to Be 10
doubt that unreasoning and unreason-
able worry has distinct and perni-
cious effect on mind and body. That
it is practicable to overcome this
cause of trouble is affirmed by speciar
students Of psychology, but there is
an attraction to some minds in morbid
melancholy and a disposition to shun
whatever is cheerful and wholesome
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

In the Dolbeer win case, on trial
IN San Francisco. Miss Helen F. Wag-
ner, a friend of Miss Doibeer-who
was killed by fall from window
-of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel-said
that Miss. Dolbeer was not a society
girl. Asked to define that term, she
said: "A society girl is one who goes
out all the time, is frivolous. has no
serious thought In life. cares nothing
for home or for love and Affection
and is without deep feeling or emo
tion.g She added that she was not a
society girl, either.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
Don4 coddIe Your Rubber Plants.

OF all the freak remedies that are
sometimes proposed for sick house
plants, these which are recommend
ed for rubber plants are the worst
They run all the way from applying
beefsteak and castor oil to the roots
to coating the leaves with milk. Give
your plants properly prepared soil
and sufficient light, and you win find
no necessity for such nostrums as
these. Make it a practice to 20 over
the plants daily with soft cloth and
remove any Indication Of dust, scale
or Country Life in America.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
DEADLY DESIGN OF TORPEDO.
Herreshcff Invention Meant TO az
Humanity Navigated.

HerresnoH Invention Meant TO Re
Humanity Navigated.
The Herreshoifs OF yacht building
fame have invented a TORPEDO convey,
ing and propelling system which il
successful, does away with the tor
pedo boat, and reduces the submarine
In its possibilities. The business of
the torpedo boat is to convey the for.
pedo within striking distance of the
Dattleship or cruiser and to DISCHARGE
the torpedo. The Herreshoffs propose
says Eyerybody's Magazine. 10 CON
struct a larger torpedo than the pres-
ent standardized Whitehead ana N uea
1t Just as a small whaleback boat
woulG % employed. Two men wearing
lie Ireservers set out with it from
shore, or from large vessels. and navi-
gate It within striking distance of the
enemy's craft, point it, lock the steer
ing gear, slip off into the water and
wait TO be picked up. The torpedo
thus launched with far better aim
tnan from tube and with a longer
carrying range, could scarcely fail to
SINK It's victim. AS it is now, the per-
centage Of torpedoes that arrive ia
but one in twelve. If man can crose
the North Atlantic in a 16-foot dorv
as has been done more than once two
men should be able to navigate a men.
matically sustained Herreshoff tornedo
IN some very rough weather.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
Immenae stone fcr Mcnnn-e

The largest stone ever taken from
an American quarry is a Maine prod.
uct. It is in the form Of monolith,
GO feet high, six feet square at the
base and weighing 100 tons The
stone was floated by barge to Troy.
n. u, and then transported by rollers
fer two miles to the Oakwood GENE.
terry, where 1t will be set up as a
monument to the memory Of Gen
Wool. When in place it viii be a
landmark for miles up and down the
Hudson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

A species Of sheep common in Syria
is so incumbered by the weight of its
tail that the shepherds fix piece n
thin board to the under part, where
T. II, is mot covered with thick wool. to
prevent it from being torn BY the
bushes, etc Some have small wheels
affixed to facilitate the dragging OF
these boards after them. The tail Of
common sheep of this sort usually
weighs fifteen pounds or upward,
while that of large species, after be-
ing well fattened. will weigh ffty
pounds
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

In all my experiences and thoughts
l am conscious Of a hand. Whatever
touches me, whatever thrills me, is as
a hand that touches me in the dark,
and that touch is my reality. You
might as we'll say that a sight which
makes you glad or a blow which
brings the stinging tears to your eyes
is unreal as to say that those impress
sions are unreal which l have accumu-
lated by means of touch. The delicate
tremble Of a butterhys wings in my
hand, the soft petals of violets curling
in the cool folds Of their leaves or lift
ing sweetly out of the meadow grass,
the clear, firm outline Of face and
limb. the smooth arch Of horses
neck and the velvety touch Of his nose
all these, and a thousand resultant
combinations, which take shape in my
mind, constitute my world.-Helen
Keller in the Century
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
THE UPWARD SOCIAL TREND.
Organized Labor of Value in the Ad
vancement.

The great object Of our American
society, whether political or Industrial
Is 70 promote the general welfare and
aavaree the common good, says the
review OF Reviews. Ano
70 gratifying extent we are making
progress toward this ideal. Vast are
becoming the fortunes of many indi.
yiduals through their control Of pro
ductiye forces. the excessive centraliz-
alton OF wealth in few hands is more
tnan counterbalanced by the growth.
on the other hand, of diffused comfort
and above ALL by the growth OF the
general Intelligence One OF the great
est OF all benefits that the organiza.
ton Of labor has beloved has been
Its training of men. to think. read.
speak effectively in debate, and act
together under the rule Of the major
ity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
Had Corner II Crave.

The Melbourne Women's hospita,
discovered lately that a local under
takers ring had bought up nearly III
the vacant plots in the general GENE
terry, and, having put up its prices fol
funerals at another cemetery. which
has only been opened short time
In order to divert trade to its own
ground, was retailing its corner in
graves at handsome profit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

The important part which the riv.
cts play in the construction Of mod
ern steel steamships is well illustrat-
ed by the fact that in the new ocean
liner Caronia, the largest ship ever
constructed in Great Britain, no less
than 100000 rivets were used. the
total weight represented being about
600 tons. The greater part of the riv-
citing work was done by hydraulic
power.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
CITIES AND TOWNS OF SANTo
DOMINGO.

Santo Domingo City, oldest
.ghite settlement in America,
capital of Santo Domingo.
Santiago de los Caballeros,
chief town Of province Of same
name situated on Yagre river.
Founded in 1904.
Puerto Plata, on northern
coast. 100 miles northwest Of
Santo Domingo City; impor-
tant seaport.
La Vega, seventy-eight miles
northwest of Santo Domingo;
center Of rich farming district.
Samana, on north side OF
bay of same name, important
owing to its geographical po-
sition.
Aqua, near the coast In the
southern part Of island, fifty
FIVE miles west of Santo Do
mingo.
Seybo, or. Ell Seybo. fifty-fve
miles northeast of Santo Do
mingo.
Monte Cristi, on northern
coast, thirty miles east of
Cape Haitien
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

A peculiar freak of nature has
shown up in the bluegrass. Wells
that have been dry for weeks, springs
that have long since ceased to flow,
have burst forth, and some Of the
small creeks that were dry as a pow
der keg are now living, running
streams-all this without rain.-Gray-
son Bugle-Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
a erImIy suaqestlve croup.

The minister and the doctor were
riding down town IN Lexington ave.
enue car, and had arrived at Madison
square when their friend the under
taken joined them.
After riding with him two blocks
the minister and doctor put the under.
taker eff the car, saying their appear
ance in trio looked too suggestive and
would cause talk among their friends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
Deafness Cured bx ! RIom.

William Confer of Shadyside, N. j.,
who has been quite deaf for over
twenty years, engaged in friendly
boxing bout few days ago. He got
thump on the ear and almost in.
stantly fonnd that he could hear bet.
ter than for many years.
His deafness continued to disappear
and now his hearing has almost been
restored.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
Dachshund Found His Mistress

Three years ago Mrs. A. M. Mckee
of Plainfeld, N. j., made visit at
Glens Falls, N. Y, and on her return
left her dog, dachshund, with her
Glens Falls friends. The other day
the dog appeared at the old home in
Plainfield and finding that his mis-
tress had moved, searched the city un-
til he located her present residence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

a century Of turmoil, bloodshed.
robbery and disorder in Santo Do.
mingo is to be terminated by the in
tervention of the United States. ac-
cording to present outlook.
OfhcfaIs OF the highest rank in the
administration say that such action is
inevitable. President Roosevelt is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

One hundred thousand sheep will be
trerared for the market this winter
the beet-sugar faotorles ii the Vi.
nifty OF Eaton. Greeley Windsor
ongmount. Fort Collins and Love
nd, Col. Tie beet Pulp makes the
81 Of feed for lambs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
CALLED DOWN LORD cuRzoN
Earl Of suffoIk's Criticism Inflamed
Indian Viceroy.

Indian Niceroy.
Rumor comes from London that
Mrs. Letters two titled sons-in-law
hate each other like poison. This
mutual dislike fourishes, in spite OF
the fact that the earl Of Suffolk is aid
de-camp to Lord Curzon, viceroy OF
India. The latter's anger always sim
mers when Suffolk is near by but 1t
is said to have famed UP in the course
of a bear hunt in India. Lord Curzon
shot a cub which was crouching be-
hind a tree. Sportsmanship demands
that under such circumstances the
cub should have been killed with
hunting knife. Suffolk intimated that
Csirzon's act was cowardly- You
ought to know" he said. that rifles
should not be used on bears unless
the emergency is great" The yiceroy
stalked toward him with crimsoned
face. do you dare call me a cow
ard % he demanded. you're not play
ing the game,p said his aid, without a
tremor. All the official and unofficial
fiunkeys gasped, but the earl wouldn't
wilt for a brass rupee. Curzon snort
ed and fastened home alone. Power
full influence saved Suffolk from be-
ing cashiered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

In Vienna a paper boat, sixteen feet
long, has been built out Of the back
numbers of a leading daily paper OF
that Atty. Hull, spars and sails have
al been made from the pulped brains
of the literary stan. Four hundred
thousand copies Of this journal will,
make a yacht-sails ard all.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
KAIsER's DENTIST 4 SUICIDE.

Dr.. Sylvester Ends Life While Tempo.
rarlly Insane.
DR.. Alonzo H. Sylvester, Emperor
Williams American dentist. committed
suicide in Berlin, Jan. 10. He shot
himself through the head in his bed
Dom. The emperor was fond Of DR..
Sylvester. He created him royal
russian councillor, appointed him his
private dentist and gave him many
presents. DR.. Sylvester was the pio-
leer American dentist in Berlin, hay-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

ing gone there thirty years ago. He
had an extraordinarily large profess
sional income, but had nevertheless
financial difficulties. Recently he had
been suffering from a severe attack of
influenza and for two or three days
he had talked incoherently. He was a
native of Maine. He graduated from
the Boston Dental college in 1871 and
soon after went to Berlin. He was
about so years of age.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

two years ago and educated in the
public schools. He was appointed
United ststes attorney for the south
ern district Of California in 1897 and
served four years with much credit in
that office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28

Frank p Flint Republican. OF Los
Angeles, chosen United States senator
TO Succeed Thomas r. Bard by the leg
islature at Sacramento, has been res
ident OF California since 1869. He
was born In Massachusetts about fifty
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-23
ADJUSTMENTS.
"Our New Minister. I"
90 4

1t is always difficult to judge
the life of play, and many of
the most talked Of successes rarely
survive a second season. When
"Our New Minister" Denman
Thompson and Geo. W. Ryer S
greatest of all character plays,
which comes again to the Auditor
ium, was first introduced four
years ago it's most ardent admirer
could not have foretold its lasting
popularity. "Our New Minis
ter" is synonymous with the
word success, and it's destinies are
carefully watched over by that
enterprising managerial firm, Mil
Ter G Conyers. Always the best
of everything of it's kind is their
watchword, which accounts for
all the favorites of the now ia
nous all star cast being retained
year after year. These principles
have created and maintained the
liberal patronage that "Ou" New
Minister" enjoys.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-23
t,16-tf
A Modern Cannery.

= A modern cannery is a marvel Of me-
chanical ingenuity. After the Ssh is
cleaned automatic machines do nearly
all the remainder of the work, even in
some instances filling the cans with q
motion for all the world like that of
TWO human hands. one holding the cal
the other crowding it full Of raw fish,
I shall not attempt to enter into de
scription of the machinery. The can of
fish is started rolling on its way, and
one has the impression that it contin-
ues to roll through machine after ma
chine hardly touched by human hands.
1t rolls into the cooker and out again,
even .olls itself into a bright colored
LABEL and finally somehow rolls into a
packing box, ready to be loaded in the
,,ar waiting ut the door.-Ray STANDARD
Raker IN Century