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WHERE RELIGION COMES HIGH.
Some Church Pews in New York Cost
 Good Deal More than Dwelling.

Good Deal More than Dwelling. Many readers have probably heard of New York's famous Grace church at Broadway and Tenth street, where there is choir of "babies," ranging in age from 4 years up, which church is said to be erected on land more val uable even than that whereon St. PauPs at London stands. Here it Is the custom to offer by auction all pews, which the present owners desire to re- linquish, says the St. Louis Post-Dis- patch, and which possibly may have been in their family ever since the church was built.
 A few months ago pew No. 40, in the south transept of Grace church, was put up at auction in the New York real estate sales rooms for the trus- tees of the estate of the late Henry Ray. The bidding was started at $500 and rose rapidly to $1,000, when there was pause. Then some one offered another hundred and the bidding ad- vanced to $1,500, and just about to be knocked down for this sum when Hamilton G. King sprung another $50 f and secured the pew.
 On being asked if he was spending all this money for his own religious comforts MT. King stated that he had purchased the pew for another person, but whom he refused to state. The pew Is family" one and holds six, is up- holstered in dark red and according to the auctioneer, comfortable enough | to foster the highest forms of religious charity. The pews in Grace church, with few exceptions, are owned by those who occupy them, and when one does find its way into the market it is eagerly purchased by rich parish | toners. One of the most fashionable churches in New York is St. Bartholo- | news, in Madison avenue. This Is known as "The Vanderbilts' church, for here the millionaires of that name worship. Pews in St. Bartholomew can often be rented, but now seldom purchased, most of the pews being owned by residents of "Millionaire row." in Fifth avenue. Occasionally, however, a pew in this church has come under the hammer, when it has brought considerable sum of money, as much as $5,00O having been paid for | six "sittings" near the pulpit.
 In the Catholic cathedral, close by, pews are also sold at auction, at times, and, owing to the magnificent choir which this church supports, bring small fortunes.
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THE WASTE IN FLOWERS.
Yet Not Faded Bud for the Poor Who
 Can Really Appreciate Them.

San hcally AppTeClhte lnems
 In reading the life of Nero we mar vel to hear that he had the floor o: his banquet hall solidly carpeted with cut flowers so that their fragrance might be pleasantly diffused as the guests crushed them under foot. Blu. flowers are cheap in Italy, and Nero never paid three dollars apiece for American beauty roses which, as Il matter of fact, have been bought at that price by New York dealers to be sold again at an advance. And what would Nero have thought of that Boston speculator who is said to have paid thirty thousand dollars for lot of carnations! Fancy coming on such fact in the histories-six hundred thousand sesterces for some pinks!
 And yet, poor as are the poor in our great cities, and hungry as they are it is not so much the waste of money spent on flowers that they would de plore as the waste of the flowers them selves. If the rich realized how the poor love flowers, how they long for flowers, I am sure they would make better use of the blooms they buy in such profusion or gather from their greenhouses, they would see to it that others enjoyed them also, not merely the withered roses and dropping lilies, the crushed crumbs of their abund ance, but sweet, fresh flowers, just a few from their great store, few of the best and most beautiful for the poor, especially poor children.
 Let me give two instances out of real life. This one happened in ouI own family few months ago. It was midwinter, and on coming home one night, I found large vase filled with long-stemmed American beauty roses
 "Where did these come from?" l in. quired
 "The cook gave them to me-" said my wife.
 "The cook?" It seemed impossible for at that season such roses cost sev- eral dollars apiece. But the explana- tion was very simple. They had been given to our cook by the waitress in rich home where there were exten- sive greenhouses. Every morning the head gardener brings in a quantity of fresh flowers for the various rooms and the waitress removes the most faded ones of the day before. And these she gives away as she pleases- to the butcher, the baker, the express man, anybody-twenty dollars worth of rare flowers every day, quite as fresh as those you buy.
 I asked the cook about this. Don't they ever send flowers to the hospi tal?"
 "No, sir"
 "Nor to the poor?"
 "No, sir"
 "Why not?" I asked.
 "The lady says she can't be bothered by people coming after them"
 And it appears that when the fam fly are away from home the whole product of the greenhouses is sent tc various neighbors with the lady's con- pliments, but no flowers go to the poor!-From 'the Shameful Misuse of Wealth." by Cleveland Moffett, in Success Magazine"
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Not Tested Yet.

Cassidy-'Tis foine red flannel shirt ye hoy on ye.
 Casey-Ah! 'tis foine stuff and great bargain.
 Cassidy-It looks good, but does it shrink in the washin'?
 Casey-I dunno. Shure, Dive only had it a month. Press.
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It is stated that, In view of events in Southwest Africa, Germany intends to organize colonial army, the present method of relying upon volunteers not having proved satisfactory.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09

vast prairtes of the west, which were called
me Northwest Territories. 1t had already
been discovered that wheat was . wonder
full crop In tho southeast part Of this region,
and 30 many settlers nocked into the little
corner called Manitoba that In 1870 this
territory was admitted into the confeder-
alton az province. As State Of tho Do
minion, Manitoba Is just one year older
than British Columbia.
But none OF the other four big territories
has ever had a government Of its own.
Assiniboia. Alberta. Saskatchewan and
Athabasoa were simply Jumped together
a. tho North west Territories. They had O
common capital at Regina, Assiniboia. and
have always been ruled. under the Dominion
Parliament, by q Lieutenant-Governor
and an Executive Council. Out Of these
four territories the two new States hive
teen formed md the Northwest Territories
will now disappear from the maps.
The fact Ia that territorial government
for them Is no longer suitable, because their
interests are becoming large and complex
In 1901 their population was l5s,9+0, No
census has teen taken since that year.
but the Canadian Government estimates
their population to-day at about 100000.
More than three-fifths Of the large immi-
grafton that began to pour into Canada in
1901 has settled in three Of these territories.
The tide Of pioneers is pouring over these
wheat and cattle lands Of Canada
1t has not yet reached Athabasca, but
farmhouses and hamlets have been spread,
ing over the three southern territories. and
the country will keep filing with people for
wears to come, for the lands still unoccupied
are almost boundless. As yet, the new
Corners have hardly more than touched the
outskirts Of the wheat lands.
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ishinRly favorable results.

The bills creating the provinces provide
that each shall be represented In the Senate
ofCanada by four members and in the House
OF Commons by five members the number
IN the lower house being readjusted from
time to time according to population. Each
shall have a Lisutenant-G Governor and .
Legislative Assembly. to be composed at
the outset Of twenty-five members
The Government OF Canada ia to pay TO
each province the sum of $4,000 year for
the support Of its Government and Iegisla.
ture. The Dominion lands will continue
to be vested in the Crown. but the Canadian
Government will compensate the provinces
for them by a series Of annual paymenta
Tho present estimated value of the public
hnds Is 81. so an acre.
The map shows that the two provinces
take in all the area of the four territories
excepting a little OF the eastern parts Of
Athabasca and Saskatche
The time will probably come when 1t
will be deemed best to divide these provinces
again into smaller ones Each of them Ia
about four times as large ms New York
state and their total territory is about as
large as Central Europe.
This is a great region, which, with Mani
toba is estimated by the Deputy Minister
OF Agriculture to be destined within ten
years to produce annually $50 600 900 bushels
of wheat, 200 900 900 bushels of oats and
$1,000 600 Of barley. and this without crop
ping more than about third Of the tillable
area.
The two provinces divide the vast area
nearly equally Regina will be the capital
Of Saskatchewan; the capital of Alberta
will be temporarily at Edmonton until
the Legislature Of that province decides
npon it's permanent situation.
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Canada's Two New Provinces.
Tsrritories Will Now Disappear
From the Mop.
The Northwest

Tho word province In Canada has the
same significance a. the word State In our
country. When We say. therefore, that
the Dominion has organized and 10 about
to take In two new provinces It means that
tho seven States arc about to be increased
to nine. The seven provinces are Que
beo. Ontario. Nova Scotia. Prince Edward
Island, New Brunswick. Manitoba and Brit
ish Columbia. The two new provinces are
Alberta and Saskatchewan. Tho Interior
Department at Ottawa has issued a map
showing the boundaries Of these two enor-
nous new provinces. and tho map printed
here has been made from II.
1t u thirty eight years since the Domin-
ion Of Canada was formed by the confed-
GRAFTON Of tho provinces then existing. That
vas the birth Of canadA a. . nation. Two
years later the British Parliament passed
tho Rupsrt's Land act. which provided for
the acquisition by the Dominion Of tho
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Manitoba Is only one-fourth as large as the
old territories Of Assiniboia. Saskatchewan
and Alberta, but she had more than 1900 900
acres in wheat last year, while the territories
gathered a wheat crop from only 5sS,es7
acres. This acreage In the territories was
q mere bagatelle compared with their
enormous area Of fine farm lands
The Government after careful investi-
CATION. has reached the conclusion that the
amount Of desirable farm lands still I'm
appropriated in Assiniboia Is 1900 900
acres; in Saskatchewan 1900. 900. and in
Alberta, 1e,OOo, 900 acres.
It will take hundreds Of thousands Of
farmers to cut up all this land into home
steads, but the process is going on, and
when these lands are all parceled out set
tiers viii begin to move into Athabasca,
whose agricultural capabilities have just
been investigated in q comparatively
thorough manner and, It is said with aston
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09
Hosiery and Underwear ;: Smallest Prie
A Most Remarkable Sale.

and chndnth sale offers exceptional opportun
Underwear smallest NO mall
rdershUe
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women's 1oc. Ribbed Underwear, So. Zine ribbed
cotton Undervests low neck, sleeveless plain others
trimmed with fancy edgIng &C. each
Women's 25c. to 35c. Underwear 100 1000 pieces
samples Of ribbed Isle thread Vests; also fine coton
some with lace yoke and shoulder strap some trimmed all
around the neck with fine lace; plain Isle, with and without
short sleeves; few extra large sizes low neck sleeveless
few Corset Covers with long sleeves; also some lace trimmed
Drawers umbrella shaped and tight at knee all the above are
size 8.
Mem. SOC Underwear, coo. Slight mill mpefecons
that are invisible make this price possible The Draw.
es double seats and the Shirts well made and finished
Mems 75c. Underwear, soc. The genuine French bal
briggan Shirts with short sleeves The Drawers have deep
reinforced gussets and pearl buttons
Mems oOc. to csc. Half Hose, 12hc. Black and tan
Isle thread some with lace fronts with and without EN-.
brodery Plain black and tan cotton, also assortment OF
stripes and mixtures 2 pair for csc.
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Mems Soc. Half Hose, 23c. Black, tan and cadet sle
thread with hand embroidered figures nstep plain black
and tan Isle with side clocks black aove lace isle Thin
gauze Isle with small extracted dots with white tipped heels
and toes.
Women's coo. to csc Stockings, 1910. Black
cotton Stockings with double soes Black se thread, with
lace fronts Fancy striped cotton Black cotton, with split
sces and all white feet Ba Isle lace aover. Black boots,
with striped tops in Isle thread also tan shades
Womens 4sc. Stockings, 23c. Plain gauze Isle with
lace ankle and aove lace Gauze Isle with embroidered
bodered fronts. Fine quality cotton, all black, with split
soes Tan and white with lace ankle and alIover lace.
women's 7tc.. SI.OO and s1.e5 Stockings, 8oc.
Open work Isle thread with hand embroidered figures
Plain gauze Isle with embroidered fronts In black. white
and tan.
nnoor,f 'front.' Central and East Buildings,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11
Special to THE EXPRESS.

Special to THE EXPRESS
Lawton, 0. T., -3 P. m. AT
least FIVE -sixths of the town Of
Snyder is destroyed, including the
round house, cotton gins, etc.
Reports just received say that SO
were killed and from $50 to 200
seriously injurede The following
is partial list of the dead:
Mr.. Hubbard, supt of schools,
and family.
Mr.. Pheaster.
DR.. Miller.
Worth Bailey and wife.
Manager Of the telephone ex-
change.
A. G. Ralson and son Fred Of
Altus.
A. NJ. Egan, Frisco agent, and
family.
Chas. Gordon's child.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11
WAS DROWNED IN LINE CREEK
Little Mead Boy Lost his Life in the
Swift Stream.

The 9-year old son of William
Mead was drowned in Line Greek
about a O clock this afternoon.
He was playing with several
small boys at the Ninth Street
bridge and, it is supposed, at
tempted to wade the swiftly flow
ing stream. His companions saw
him sink and gave the alarm. A
large crowd soon gathered. Efforts
to find the body had failed up to
Ago
The father is machinist in the
Rock Island shops.
The stream is swollen by the
recent rain and the current is very
swift.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11
CHEAPER FUEL is AN ISSUE
That Operators VIII Advance in De-
manding Wage Reduction

South McAlestea, l. T., May 10.
The question Of cheaper fuel will
be brought prominently to the
footlight within sixty days, when
the labor union and coal operators
take up fhe matter of a new scale
of wages for coal miners. The
operators will demand a liberal cut
in scale now being paid and this is
sure to be resisted at the offset.
The increase cost of mining Indian
Territory coal since the present
wage scale was adopted has necess
itated a like increase to jobbers and
consumer and this gave Colorado
and West Virginia coal men an op-
pcrtunity to enter the southwestern
fields with a cheaper coal. The
result has been that McAlester coal
has not commanded the trade that
it formly did in Mexico. This will
be the stronget reason that the
operators will advance in demand
ing a reduction of the wage scale
It usually requires abot two
months to agree on terms and if
the matter is adjusted without diff
iculty liberal reduction in price
Of coal can be expected adot Sept
ember /. Othetwise that date will
mark the biggest strike evea exper-
fence in the southwest. Konsas,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11
Visited 5y q Terrific Tornado at Eleven
O'Clock Last Nigat-~ tremendous Less 1f
Llfeand Property Reported Means
of Communication Cut Oil
RELIEF TRAINS SENT TO THE STRICKEN CITY
Latest Reports Estimate Loss Of Life at S8
People Hundreds Injured--Fright-
ful Scenes in the City.

Yesterday afternoon the little
city Of Snyder, thirty miles west
of Lawton, was resting peacefully
and most of the inhabitapts retired
at night with no fear of impending
danger.
Today Snyder is in ruins, her
streets filled with mangled forms,
hundreds of killed and injured and
the ali rent with mourning and the
Grief of the dying
Snyder was practically wiped oil
the map by tornado which struck
the town about II O'Clock last
night.
Only the most meager reports
were obtainable this morning and
rumors were ahoat, the number OF
dead being estimated at from 400
to 500.
The first news of the disaster
reached Chickasha about ? O'Clock
last night. 1t came by way OF
Hobart. All the telegraph and
telephone wires at Snyder aredowr
The news was carried by messen'
ger to Mountain Park. two miles
away and from there was phonec
to Hobart.
The first relief train left here al
ais this morning. Doctors Ty'
and Penquite and others went tt
take care-of the dead and injured
Another relief train left here abou
o:3o this morning. Relief trains
were also sent from Mang um, Law
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11

To THE SOUTHWEST Z TEACH fA.i-
MERs W0W TO RAISE CROPS.
lis CONDUCTING
Ospaftmeat And Rock isiaHd Officials
accompany The Secretary

Chicago, May 10. Secretary
Wilson aud representives Of the de-
partment Of agriculture who will
tour the southwest TO inspect the
condition Of agricultural develop
ment wiil be joined in Memphis
Friday byoffcialsofthe Rock Island
system and others who left Chicago
today ii special train on the Chica-
90 and eastern Illinois railroad
Secretary Wilson, Prof James
NJ. Spillman. in charge of grass and
tonnage plant investigation of the
department, and M. A. Colvine of
the'grain investigation bureau, will
leave Washington over the South
ern railroad tonight, arriving Fri
day morning.
A" campaign Of education" will
Abe begun at Little Rock. Ark,
where the party will arrive over the
Rock Islaud system in the after
noon. AT Little Rock meeting 10
be addessed BY Secretary Wilson
and other officials OF the depart
ment will be held at ) o'clock
Farmers and others interested in the
departments educational expert
ments in this section for which
congress appropriated $4,000 have
been invited to attend. special rail
road rates having been granted
those living at a distance. Results
of Investigations by the department
especially interesting to this anc
the other parts Of the country to b
visited will presented.
A tour over the Rock Island
system though Indian Territory
Oklahoma, aud portions Of Kansas
will follow, Oklahoma City bein.
the next place where a public meet
ing will be held. This city will b
reached Saturday, May I5, and thu
meeting will take place at 3:3'
O clock in the afternoon. The pirt,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11
LAYTON ENTERTAINS EDITORS
Big Preparations Will be Made Tor the
Distinguished Party.

Lawton, 0. r., May Io:-Secre-
tary o. P. Butler Of the CONNER
cial club is in receipt of a letter
from Frank Prouty, saying that
the National Editorial Association
will extend their time in Lawton
until II o'clock. They will arrive
here in the early morning and take
breakfast here remaining until II
O'Clock. Mr.. Prouty says, "the
returns are coming in everv day
aud believe we will have at least
600 in our party and would would
not be surprised to see it 60 TO
700" 1t devolves upon Lawton TO
furnish entertainment for the
editors
They come from al. parts of the
United States and some from
Europe. We should entertain
them in way that they will re-
member when they get back home
to their editors chair.
The commercial club will plar
their entertainment at the regular
/
meeting Thursday night and the
lend their assistance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11

The Christian Endeavor Of the
Christian church will give an adj
vertising social Friday evening at
The church. Music and refresh
ments. Everyone cordially invited.
By order of Committee. 1913
Attend the ribbon sale Friday and
Saturday at the Grand Leader. II-l2
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11

Paris, May Io-A dispatch from
Saigon 10 the Petit Journal says:
Nebogatof' s squadron appear
ed at daybreak Of May 9, twenty
miles od Cape ST James, preparing
to ascend the river TO Saigon where
the commander expected to find
the necessary orders for effecting al
junction with Rojestyensky and
revictualling his fleet He was
hailed at sea by a scout belonging
to the Russian second Pacific
squadron, which communicated to
him Frances desire that the juno
ton of the Russian squadrons
should occur outside in Indo-
Chinese waters. Nebogatof then
disappeared on the open sea, sail
ing toward the second squadron,
which doubtless is awaiting off the
AMMAN coast"
Toxic, May Io-The reports
that Japan is TO construct two bat
tleships and six large cruisers
abroad are renewed. The represen-
tatives OF English naval construc-
tors are here, endeavoring tc
secure the order. but it is doubtful
if the government has reached any
decision i'll the matter.
Frankfort, May 1.-THE Frank
fort Zeitung today says it has re
ceived advices from Hamburg tc
the effect that agents Of the Rus
sian government have completed
arrangements through the societ,
Of German corporations and off
{ GERS Of the commercial marine fo
the enlistment of officers and crew
for transport ships which are to &c
company the fifth division of tn
Russian second. Pacific squadron t
the far east. These crews. it
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11
TERMS OF DISTRICT COURT
Fixed by Order Issued bp Judge Town
send as Follows.

Ada-First term, beginning Oc-
tober ?, 1905.
Ada-Second term, beginning
October 80, 1905.
Purcell-First term, beginning
November I3, 1905.
Peucell-Second term, beginning
November n, 1905.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11

Missouri, Indian Territory and
Arkansas are included III the dis
trict affected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11
PROHIBITIONISTS MEET.

Guthrie, Okla, May 9.-The
two DAYS convention of Oklahoma
Prohibitionists began here tonight
with big attendance, Natioual
Chairman Charles R. Jones Of
Chicago, arrived tonight. Tonight 5
meeting included an address ofwel-
come by Rev. w. a. Humphreys.
response BY G. B. McCreary Of
Hobart, and address BY State Chair
man Charles E. Stokes Of Missouri
A campaign will be inaugurated to
secure a prohibition plank in the
statehood bill.
Neck Ribbons and all other kinds Of
ribbons at half price. Friday and Sat-
4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-11

ton and Quanah.
A report received at s o'clock
this morning placed the number Of
dead at rs and the injured at 500.
According TO therepoIts it struck
the town from the Southwest. rrav-
elled north about 100 yards and then
turned northeast moving a swath
through the business section of the
town, destroying business blocks,
hotels, mills, cotton gins and every
things in its path; and laying waste
almost the entire city.
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