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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
BILLIONS USED EACH YEAR.
Encrmous Number Of shoe Lace Eyes
Annually Called For.

Some of the apparently most tri-
vial things in this world are the most
necessary things and fortunes are
made in manufacturing them," said
Ralph L. Jenkins
Take the lace eyes of shoes, for
instance. The average person never
gives them thought but they are in
dispensable to our footwear, and there
are factories that devote themselves
exclusively to making them. Did yru
ever stop to think how many of those
little things are used every year?
"On the basis of the population Of
the United States being S0.000,000.
this country uses more than 100000
Of lace eyes and hooks a year. Every
man, woman and child viii wear out
on an average two pairs Of shoes in
twelve months. The majority Of peo.
pie have two feet and there are twen-
ty eyes and hooks on each shoe. Use
your arithmetic and see what the to-
tai is. 1t foots up to 100000 mora
than 5000 000."- Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
MANcHuRlA AFTER THE WAR.
Future Of Province Promises to Be
Magnificent One.


Magnificent One.
Writing of the probable develop
ments in Manchuria when the present
war In the east shall have closed, a
critic says: First of all, Manchuria,
with its vast capacity. is but sparsely
peopled Therefore. the immigration
of Chinese into Manchuria, too long
discouraged by Pekin, will be utilized
to create a mighty barrier against
future aggression from the Amur. in
the shape OF multitudes of stalwart
yellow men. Had this been done long
ago Russia, In place Of deserts. empty
steppes and great, lonely rivers, would
have been met by teeming popula-
tion, which would have made it i'm
possible for 1t to push southwark to
Port Arthur.
"Japan's future policy is to see that
these vast solitudes Of virgin soil are
thickly colonized by Chinese. with a
judicious leaven OF her own people.
officials, soldiers, advisers and traders.
Under these conditions the future Of
Manchuria should be a magnificent
one.
I'm a few years 1t might easily be-
come the greatest wheat-producing
country in the east, the greatest lum-
Der field, the greatest gold mining
center"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

Paul D. Sargent has been appointed
highway commissioner for the state Of
Maine by Gov Cobb. Mr.. Sargent is
a civil engineer and is to receive $2,-
500 year, with $1,000 for an assist
ant or clerk hire and not exceeding
81, 500 for expenses. His duty win be
to inculcate correct principles Of road
building throughout the state. and he
can be consulted by county and city
and town authorities as much as they
wish. Commissioner Sargent, aided
by the county commissioners, must
hold each year one good roads meet
ing in every county of the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

During one Of the frequent reyolu-
tions in Hayti the commander Of the
government forces at port au Prince
made a requisition ON the authorities
at Cape Haytien for men to aid in put
ting down the uprising. After a some
what rough experience Of two or
three days the authorities got together
the required number Of men and load
ed them on board ship. Then the fol
lowing message was sent: Command.
er Government Forces, Port au Prince
Sir: send you per steamer Sagi-
nav today 100 volunteers. Please re
turn the ropes with which they are
tied. Commander at Port Haytien."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

Nose Poked Into Other Businesses.
The man with a good olfactory or
gan can earn big pay outside the
dairy business. The whisky testers
rely upon the sense Of smell more
than upon that of taste to Judge goods
and some whisky smellers draw large
salaries. These men both smell and
taste in judging the goods. They pour
q snall amount of the liquor into a
glass, whirl the glass sharply and
sniff the vapor.
Alcoholic cordials, especially such
as creme. de menthe, chartreuse and
abslnthe, are tested almost entirely by
the sense of smell, and big buyers
would rather have the Judgment of a
smelser than of the best chemist upon
the quality of the goods.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
RrItaIn,s brink RIII peeIInlng.

GIildtfl HilllN 6it 2@SNNFH'ae
Once more, in his annual statement
on the subject, Dr. Dawson Burns re-
cords really remarkable decline in
the national drink bill. 1t will be re-
membered that drink reached its high
water mark, il we may use a bull.
in 1899, the year of the great "patri-
otic" ebullition. Whereas the national
drink bill in that year was 3lS5,92T-
227, last year it had fallen to 4168,-
9S7,165. 1t is one of the most satisfac-
tory facts about the decline that the
fall has not been spasmodic and un-
certain, but steady and increasing in
emphasis. Thus in five years we have
knocked seventeen millions sterling
on our drink bill Over two millions
of last years decline concerned the
beer bill, which amounted to &1O2,-
674,O55, and nearly two millions more
concerned the wine bill, bearing out
the statement OF those in the trade
that the wine trade last year had one
of the leanest times on record. Every
one, we imagine, who is not interest
ed In 'the trade" will rejoice at this
sign Of the times. To have stopped
the ratio of increase would have been
something; to have knocked down the
actual total by seventeen millions is
magnificent. 1t means not only more
sober lives, and more happy homes.
but it means seventeen millions more
to spend on things which are useful,
on clothing, on food, on the decencies,
necessaries and innocent amusements
of life. But, handsome as the decline
has been, there is still mountain OF
waste and ruin for temperance reform
ers to attack. The drink bill is going
down, but it is still bill Of appalling
magnitude. We spend on alcohol every
year more than the total national ex-
penditure; we spend enough to pay
of the national debt in four years
enough to establish old age pensions
on scale undreamed of by Mr.. Fred
erick- Rogers; enough to recover in a
decade the land Of the country for
the people. That much of this expen
diture is waste of the most disastrous
sort even the brewers themselves
would admit in the candor of the pri
vate circles-~London Daily News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

Queen Helena OF Italy is essentially
feminine and loves to see her children
in pretty though simple attire. She
has a special fondness for what IN
American woman would be likely to
term cunning" effects. Her little
daughter, Princess Yolanda, has a
cart and pair Of pure white Sandman
donkeys, the whole turnout being pret-
ty as a picture. Wearing an immense
sunbonnet. the princess, though less
than three years old, drives her little
carriage very well. though carefully
watched by groom, who walks along
side. Yolanda always wants him to
go away, and when her entreaties fail
she tries 10 whip up her steeds. Her
blows are no more than caresses. of
course.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
Some Chinese Names.

The Chinese are not entirely con-
tent with the names which dwellers
in various lands have given to their
countries and in consequence they
have invented names of their own for
them, some of which are very apt
and descriptive. For instance, France
is called "Fa-Ko." the land Of lawless.
ness; Germany is "Te-Ko," the virtu-
GUS country; England is "Ting-Ko, -
the blooming land, and America is
"Mei-Ko,p the beautiful land.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
ALL DONE BY MACHINE"
Progress Of Race Determined by the
Number and Efficiency.

Progress Of Race Determined by the
Number and Efficiency.
Civilization from its very inception
has been "machine-made," says David
Graham Phillips in the Reader Maga-
zine. II began when our remote an
eestor snatched the bough OF tree
and decided thenceforth to walk erect,
using the bough as staff and club
that is, as machine. Every tool of
every kind has been machine, ana
the progress of the race has been
determined by the number and EN-
cheney OF It's machines, both those de-
signed to compel peace and those de-
signed to further the arts OF peace.
II you wish to measure the actual
value OF any ciyilization-yalue in
producing healthy minds in healthy
bodies-you need only inquire into the
kind and number and efficiency OF Its
machines. Why? Because the ma
chine represents the effort OF man to
adjust himself to his environment, his
environment to himself. It gives
power to him, whoever he may be-;
that learns to use 1t; It leaves him
who does not avail himself OF its aid,
whether through idleness or ignor'
ance or intemperance or incapacity,
about where he would have been-cer-
tainly no worse of than he would
have been--had mankind remained In
the helpless, machlneless state OF
nature"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
whv Italians stay in cities.

One impelling reason for the settle
ment OF Italians and other immigrants
from Europe in New York and other
large cities Of the east is that when
they reach this country they are COM
PEELED to find work at once, and the
daily wage offered being SO much in
excess Of anything they have known
they settle easily in the rut, adding to
the congestion. II given an oppor-
tunity to reach other parts Of the
country, and especially If given the
opportunity to own land they would
gladly seek fields more promising anG
better for the country as well as for
Observation-Disclosures Constitution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
The t4sdqehoq's Frown.

A hedgehog curls itself up by a
frown-that is, by muscles like those
which produce a frown-and it frowns
severely or gently according to cir
cumstances. If it is poked hard, it
"sighs" itself tighter. If really hurt,
it frowns into a tight ball. The prick
les can be erected in a measure,
though as they point all ways this is
not needed. They are as sharp as
needles. We have only known one
dog, large black and white setter,
which would deliberately bite hedge
hog till it killed it. But this dog was
quite mad, and shared some of the an
aesthesia common to certain lunatics.
London Spectator.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

The statement that a man can exist
on III kilos (31-S pounds) of rye
bread consumed daily is. Of course.
purely theoretical, inasmuch as no one
is able to live on rye bread alone for
length OF time. But If the bread is
made more palatable by the addition
Of butter, sausages. or the like, and if
some other food is substituted every
day for part OF the bread, such bev-
erage as warm coffee being also CON
sumed. then the statement expresses
wat actually happens with many peo-
pie.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
LaII for nAutov sneedera.

"Big Bill" Devery. formerly chief
Of police Of New York. thus delivers
himself regNding auto speeders:
''Them people that's got enough dough
to own autos don't care no more for a
fine than they do for a spot of gaso-
line on their pants This thing OF
finin' men that have fun maxim peo-
pie do kangaroo jumps on street cross
ings is a comedy. For them, jail. II
these swift boys was to stack up
against that grub on the island for a
few days they'd put drags on their
machines in the city streets"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
nannerous FaIIacx.

A very common and dangerous fal.
lacy is that the i'll effects Of tainted
water can be counteracted BY wine
and spirits. Sir Henry Thompson, f..
r. c. s., in his book. Food and Feed
ing" writes: NO admixture OF wine
or spirit counteracts the poison in
tainted water and makes it safe to
drink. as people often delight to be-
lieve; but the simple process Of boil.
ing renders 1t perfectly harmless -
British Medical Temperance Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

Word comes from Paris that John
X. Gowdy, American consul general at
the French capital, is happy in the
thought Of returning to his Indiana
home next fall Mr.. Gowdy Is show
ing signs OF age, but he continues very
active and enthusiastic in the affairs
of his ofice. He has mastered con-
siderable Of the French language dur
ing his years in Paris and he speaks
1t fairly well He will return home
in October next. He win be relieved
on Sept 80 and will start for home a
few days Chicago Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
In johannesburg.

Johannesburg as town surprises
and disappoints," writes a South At
rican traveller 1T has been put up
in hurry and is mostly built OF cor
rugated iron. There are finished
buildings, mostly of stucco. and innu-
merable shanties. There are wide
streets. but they are all dusty. Com
missioner street is the main artery
for business. 1t is there that, in i'm
itation of America. sky-scrapers have
been built, which domineer over the
town more than the old fort does. Sun
day in johannesburg is honored in
the breach and not in the observance.
johannesburg is young thing yet,
not out of its teens. but it apes ,the
manners Of centuries"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
Courtesy.

A disagreeable child is likely to
grow UP a churl 1t is about time now
that Americans began to cultivate the
finer sensibilities. Emerson says
GIVE a boy dress and accomplish
ments and you give him the mastery
Of palaces and fortunes wherever he
goes. He has not the trouble to earn
or own them. They solicit him to
enter and possess" Children depend
for their good manners upon the ex-
ample set by their parents. No policy
pays like politeness. Let two young
men apply for the same situation and
usually the better-mannered will get
tie job.-Boston Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

A famous writer said: Man in = IN
eral, or (as 81 is expressed) on she
average, does not live above two-uad-
twenty years; and during these isso-
snd-twenty years he is liable to tyo-
and-twenty thousand evils, many of
which are incurable. Yet even in I ais
Dreadful state, men will strut And
figure on the stage Of life; they laSke
love at the hazard of destruction: ard
intrigue. carry on war, and form pro
jects, just as If they were to live in
luxury and delight for a thousend
.s~-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
Their Ideas About Women.

The Hottentots and Bushmen believe
women are a necessary evil, and the
younger they break their wives in the
better They feel that ten years is
none too young. for girls of these years
are more pliable and more easily mold
ed. 1t must be granted that the Hot
tentots use milder methods than do
the Australians. They do not kill the
girls who refuse to marry. The Hot
tentot often goes to the hut of a girl
and makes her cup of coffee, then
hands 1t to her without adding a word.
If she drinks half of it he knows her
answer is yes" If she refuses to
touch the coffee he feels his suit is
hopeless, but he is not grieved: he
visits a nelghboring hut and tries his
luck again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
USE FoR CAYENNE PEPPER.
In the Form Of Sandwich 1t viii In
duce Sleep.


duce Sleep.
Sufferers from insomnia should try
cayenne pepper sandwiches. Cut a
slice of thin bread--a plain biscuit
may be used-butter it generously,
and add liberal sprinkling of cayenne
pepper. Cover it over with thin
slice of bread or biscuit, as the case
may be. It is surprising what little in
convenience is experienced, merely .
slight, smarting sensation in the
mouth, which is soon over. The sand
wich should be eaten just befyre re-
firing, and socn after the sufferer will
be asleep. The pepper acts as slim
ulant to the stomach, drawing the
blood from the excited brain and in
ducing sleep. A cayenne pepper sand
wich is much less harmful than drugs
and, when taken in small quantities. is
a good tonic for weak stomach. Bill
ious headache has also been known to
yield to cup of hot water to which
has been added generous pinch Of
ceyenne pepper and nip Of soda as
big as pea.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

The contest at Chicago between the
Employers Association and the strik-
Ing Teamsters' union has been mark
ed by much violence. Our illustration
depicts scene at one Of the prinei-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

England's New Liquor License Law
The annual licensing sessions in
England. called brewster sessions"
because of their relation to the trade
Of brewers and breweries. are now
over for 1905. and from the proceed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

pal street crossings Of the city, where
a caravan of wagons driven by import
ed negroes is interfered with by the
union men on strike. Public opinion
condemns the importation Of negroes.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-12-02

Un4uestionaby the best ronte to principal points In
1c1as, New and Old Mexico Arizona, California
ind Pacific Coast. Pullman Standard Sleepers,
Touris, Excursion Slsepers, Superior Dining Car
Service. Through to California without chang.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-12-02

The natives like the meat of the
tmarau, and as other food often fails
tEeM they are eager enough for IT..
bul they are far too much afraid of
'heSe cattle to hunt them, even when
they are starving.
Attempts have been made to catch
Iaem alive, but the tmarau usually
Fiiis Itself by is Wild struggles as
soon as trapped. and even # i, does
nor struggle t0 the death il refuses
% e"l IN captivity The natives say
mat even the youngest calves if
caught and put to suck with a tame
carabao viii not only refuse to eat
bnt VIII try desperately to kill the
foster mother.
ne tlmarau and it's cousin, the
Frelty little anoa of Celcbcs are the
Of the OK family. The big
sest. standing higher at the shoulders
'han oven our bison, is the eaHr or
scladang
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-12-02
Money Invested in Theatres.

According to the Herald, the total
amount invested in the theatrical busi-
ness in the United States is $500, ,O0O.-
900, and the annual receipts $50, 1000 900
The number OF theatres is given as
over 2GO0. 1t is presumed, of course,
that this number doesn't include vii
lage opera houses" and ten-cent en-
terprises in cities. Some of the play
houses which figure largely in running
up the aggregate investpent to $780,
0O0, 900 are the $3.50O,OOO Hippodrome.
the s3,0OO.0OO Metropolitan Opera
House. the 100000 New York Theatre.
and the Criterion, which has cost to
date nearly $2.000.0OO. There are fifty
seven theatres in New York. not
counting the Hippodrome and the
opera-house. The gross receipts for
the New York season of thirty-fye
weeks are about $11,97O, 900. New YORK
pays for opera alone in the winter sea.
son nearly $1,000.00O.
Philadelphia pays into it's theatres
in the season about $3,OOO,OOO, Balti-
more $750,0OO, Washington $1,000, 900.
Pittsburg and Cincinnati the same.
Chicago about $5,OOO,OOO, st. Louis So
0OO, 900, San Francisco $1,20O,OOO, Now
Orleans 100000, and other cities in
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-12-02
Boarding United States Criminals.

A female pickpocket, known all over
the United States, got off with four
months sentence in Toronto the other
day because Judge Morgan believes
that Canada should not have to SUD-
port United States criminals. Out in
British Columbia the point of view
is different. When criminal hailing
from the United States falls into the
clutches OF the law he is given all the
law allows, the opinion prevailing
that it is cheaper to board one United
States criminal for a long time than
many United States criminals all the
time. The British Columbia view is
the right one.-Montreal (Quebec)
Gazette.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-12-02
CHINESE SAILORS.
Praise For Them From a Shipmaster
Who Has TriedThem.

| lhihese sailors have not hcretoror,
peen highly regarded as rule. hu
sAlpinaster who has made a tour O
.he world and recently landed in Bos
ION is authority for the statement thai
thlndiien make the best of sailors
ne had command Of crew of AZ Of
ncefs and men, of whom "a were
Chlnese. In speaking of his crew, he
| said;
| i lett New York in December for
Australia and New Zealand ports with
a crew OF Americans and EnsEshmen.
| had no more than got out of the
| harpor before there was trouble and
| II lasted all the time we were at sea
and when we got into port the men
got drunk
This has been my experience with
crews Tor years, but | determined to
make change. l had seen ships with
Chlnese sailors and heard the captains
Tell OF their good qualities, and finally
determined to try them.
AT Singapore | fired nv New York
crew and replaced it with Chinese. |
pald the fares of the New York sailors
To their home ports and was glad to
get rid Of them. Since that day the
experience of myself and my fellow
officers has been a glorious one. The
continuous grumbling and kicking has
ceased.
The Cinnamon work hard and new
er murmur. They are quiet, order
loving crowd, and a better lot of sail
ors never walked the decks.
The time vii come when they will
be found on every ship. When they
reach a port they do not rush ashore
and get drunk and then come aboard
and begin to abuse every one"
The Cinnamon are satisfied to take
a short shore leave only. They do
not quarrel, they do not drink to ex-
cess. They are placid and docile and
are not inclined to mutiny
American captains on foreign
voyages are. from present indications,
likely to have much to do with Chin
ese. sailors in the future. The mari
time business Of the Philippines is
largely in the hands Of Chinese mer-
chants at present and many of the |
sailors in Philippine ports come from
There is large Chinese population
in Hawaii, too, and many sailors ship
ped in Hawaii for voyages to Amer
ca are Cinnamon
Though Englishmen and Scotch
nen are excellent sailors it was found
'ome years ago desirable for English
'hipowners to secure for tropical or
voyages men less easily
lffected by intense heat and East In
liam or Lascar sailors have been found
o fulfil this requirement In much
he same way it is predicted that
'hinese sailors will become popular
S seamen for American ships on
oyages south of the line-New York
un.