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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

Several weeks ago ifranE shuts,
dairyman Of Babcock Hollow, near
Bath. missed valuable cow from his
herd. At hrs, = was supposed the ami
NAL had strayed FROM It's pasture. So
inquiry was made Of ,ue neighbors,
but nothing could be learned Of the an
lmal. Mr.. shuts, while loath 10 be-
lieve 1t. finally embraced the theory
that the animal had been stolen during
the night. Accordingly q watch vas
placed to detect II possible, the den.
tity OF the thieves should the attempt
be repeated. A week passed. ard rs no
thieves appeared and no more cattle
were missed the wat6i was aban-
doned The very next day anothe.
valuable COW was missed Shuts then
thought 1t was time mere was some
thing doing SO a double watch WIS
SET and maintained .of 4 month, but
no more cattle disappeared. The .nys-
terry OF the COWS Disappearance was
explained yesterday. when in drawing
away large strawstack IN the barn
yard the decomposed bodies Of the
cattle were discovered. The animals
had tunnpled under the stack while
feeding. and becoming lodged under
the straw had suffocated Rochester
Union Advertiser
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20
e=MAEKAsLe MAIL cAaRiER,
The Romantic Career Of Froniier.'DAn
yho Carried Uncle Sans Mall

rbe nomantIe Career or a Froniiersmhn
Hyho Carried Uncle Sans Mall.
Robert l.. Athy, VITO has just Reeh
appointed mail carrier between camp
ton and spradlin, Wolfe County has
the most remarkable record Of any
man in this part Of the country hls
unusual record began at his blrfh'
when lie weighed ouly tw9 ana one
half pounds. and he could be p'i5 X
a coffee pot easily. He grew up nov
ever. to medium size
Athy has been a mail carrier ~ ar
ferent sections OF the mountains lor
nearly twelve years and in that time
has made II great reputation rs
hunter having killed several bears q
large number Of wildcats and almost
a thousand squirrels, besides nuin-
Der OF rattleslakes. Several lines III
his career Athy has been compe'ieu
to leave his horse at the bank OF some
swollen stream and to place his mail
sack III his teeth and swim across. "a
All his twelve years of service tiis
nlnlI las never once been delayed.
Once Athy narrowly escaped being
killed by landslide which swept
down mountalnside aud completely
obllterated the road just in front OF
Athy.
Atty is also a preacher cf the gos-
pei Each day at Oh. -r two points
along the trail lie finds crowd await
ing him. and there he gives five or Ten
minute talks on The methods of getting
IN and staying IN the straight and mar
row path, Many have been converted
by his teachings. Athy also acts as
messenger boy for that entire moun-
tfin district, and when any one wants
a bundle brought from The store he
never hesitates to ask Athy TO bring
it for him.
Athy states that he has been en-
gagged 10 be married twenty-eight
times and has never been in earnest
yet. Athy has educated himself and
is well read for citizen Of that part
of the mountains. He IS always well
dressed and polite and is undoubtedly
one Of the most popular of Uncle Sam
uel's mail carriers.
Athy is thirty-seven years old. He
has ridden one horse all the time that
lie has been mail carrier, and it Is es-
timated that they have covered nearly
1900 miles together.-Correspondence
OF the Washington Star, Owngsyllle,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20
NothInr arore E1pen.lre.

There is nothing more expensive to
the farmer or merchant OF other bust
ness man than impossible roads. which
prevent the farmers from marketing
their products or from procuring the
articles they need il farming opera
tons. The burden OF the tax is heavy.
The Agricultural Department puts the
cost Of transporting goods III wagons
over Southern dirt roads at S3.05 per
ton, while in the Northeastern States
It IS but $l-S9 .er ton. difference IN
favor Of good roads Of Si.iG ton. The
weight Of the average load IN the East
is 22lG pounds, whereas tae weigh, 0f
the average load II the South is but
1897 ponnds.-Good Roads Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20
Count BonI.. palace.

The house that Count Boni de Cas-
teliane built in the avenue du Bos de
Bonogne is once more .ha sensation
of the lour. Since its outer walls.
forming an almost exact copy Of the
Grand Trianon Palacc at Versailles
were first displayed TO an admiring
public, 9 few years ago. it had ceased
TO be much talked about Now Count
Boni de Casteiane and the Countess,
nee Gould, are astonishing Paris again
by the splendor of its fitting up. After
a lull Of some aars work has been re-
sumed in the palace. and again Yer
sailles is being copied The grand
drawing room is being decorated in
exact imitation of the Salon dHercule
in the Palace of Louis XIV. The walls
are to be almost entirely OF white.
pink, and saffron yellow marble. VII
'-dashes of emerald. ruby. and Oh =
whatever those may be- The painted
ceiling of the Hercules room is being
exactly copied. The salon is thirty
seven feet by forty feet. There vii. be
no curtains TO the immense windows.
In the evening gigantic mirrors. hidden
IN the woodwork. Will be slid ont in
front Of the panes. and will completely
conceal them. The flooring is also to
be an ACCURATE copy Of that of the Sa-
Ion d'Hercule. In this respect. how
ever. difficulties are met with Louis
XIV. had each piece of oak. after shap-
ing and polishing. put away in the
lofts Of Versailles for FIVE years be-
ore it was laid down. The result is
that not board has warped by a
fraction Of an inch to this day. Such
elaborate thoroughness Is. it appears
impossible nOw.-Iondon telegram.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20
An Extended Chair.

When President Eliot OF Harvard
toured on the Pacific Coast some twen-
ty years ago, one Of the Western seats
Of learning which he visited was the
University OF Washington al Seattle.
He became much interested 81 Pro-
fessor o. B. Johnson, a w4il.snown
figure on Puget sound IA thos days.
who was one Of the colleges leading
lights, and in the course OF Il conversa-
ton asked the Western man what
chair he held.
Well saiG Johnson, Il am profess
sor Of blsi3gy, bnt | also give instruc-
ton in meteorology. botany, physiol-
ogy. chemistry, entomology and a few
others"
y should say that you occupied
whole settee, soi a chair" relolned
Harvard's chief. Sunday Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

A San Francisco man last night was
tellsgg of various customs Of the Jap
anese which had come under his OBJ
servation.
zone Of their peculiarities is shown
in their method OF conducting an auc-
tion. They have auctions IN Japan.
just as we do in America. but they 60
at il in little different style
"The auctioneer exhibits the article
which he proposes to sell and asks for
bids upon IT, He does net exhort or
cajole. and there Is no excited cianor-
ing Of bidders. Lawyer Marks would
be impossible in Japan. for each mau
who desires 10 make a bid draws from
his pocket a slip Of paper. writes np0n
it the highest figure he viii pay and
deposits his slip in box. After the
bids ere al ia the anctioneer opens
the b0x. elances at ihe bids aud
promptly awards the article to the man
who has offered the largest SUM-
Louisville Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

A number Of politicians at Democrat
ie headquarters We're discussing be-
fore election the bucoIic ignorance dis
played by newly elected Congressmen
from the interior
About the worst instance that ever
came within my personal knowledge
saiu Chairman Taggart was that af-
forded by the Hon, Jerry Simpson, the
chap that for awhile was known ns
'Sockless Simpson. Well when Jerry
first came to Congress he observed
that he was not familiar with the Nc
kinley bill. He proposed, however
to examine into the matter. and il he
considered il just he would vote that
It be paldr'- HarecS's Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

In twelve years Balzac wrote sew
enty-nine novels besides an abun-
dance Of tales and newspaper articles.
Wien in full swing he led the life Of
a recluse. refusing to see even his
most intimate friends He usually
went to bid at o'clock. after light
dinner. and got UP at in the morning
to resume writing At g he took his
tub. lying ia the water one hour. after
which he drank cup Of coffee. Wer-
det, his ediio-. was then admitted to
bring proofs take away corrected
ones and wrest. If possible. fresh man
uscripi from him From 0 he wrote
til noon. when he breakfasted Oh two
boiled eggs and some bread. From /
to 6 be continued his writing For six
weexs or so he would keep this up.
then be would mysseriousIy disappear
for months.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

The town Of Plymouth has been IN
the list Of towns hat have Improved
highways ander State aid. We have
built nearly two miles Of macadam
road These sections were put in six
OF seven years ago. ard have proved
satisfactory. and at the present time
are in good condition. TLis kind OF
road needs repairing by top dressing
with three-fourth fncL trap rock twice
. vear. and when be roads commence
20 unrayel or pick W they must be
repaired at once 10 prevent serious in
jury to the roads. Cost of repairs.
should say $40 to 500 per mile per
year. We have also done several miles
Of grading and grayeling during the
last two years, greatly Improving the
highways thus treated Our gravel
section would have done much better
service if wide tires had been on heavy
wagons; narrow tires on heavy wagons
are road killers nd their use can
not but be most strongly condemned
I fully believe the cost of repairing our
highways Is thirty per cent more BY
reason of narrow aud well worn tires
on heavy team wagons -Eenry f.
HInman. Chairman Of Selectmen, Ter
ryviIie, Conn, in Sood Roads Alaga-
zine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20
A LoNc ToLp rae.


NAOANrRAAAN
Husband In story Telling.
There was a friend dining with Mr..
and Mrs. Guernsey a few evenings
ago! He was i few minutes late %
dinner. for the train Oh which he bad
come out from the city had been de-
layed by a ~hot box
"That reminds me of nm experience
had year ago." said Mr.. Guern-
sey. when his friend had explained
his tardiness.
"Why, no, Frank. if you mean the
time that the limited was late. it was
eighteen months ago. said Mrs.
Guernsey.
~Well, maybe it was. my dear At
any rate, it was very chilly evening
and
Chilly" interrupted Mrs. Guern-
sey. "Wby, Frank it was frigId. l
remember distinctly that it was eight
cen below zero that night looked at
the thermometer while / was waiting
for YOU
Yes, it was very cold. Well, as
was about to say, Bronson. one Of our
neighbors. and I we're coming ont
from town and---y
"Oh, no. il wasn't Mr. Bronson that
came ouf with YOU; it was Wilfred
Clark. You met Mir Bronson in the
smoking car after the accident oc-
Cured. You told me so that night
II dare say. but that doesn't affect
the story. Let me see, oh, yes. just as
our train was pulling in at haywood
the"
mo, no, Frank. your train was just
leaving Anderson. Don't you remem-
Der it stopped right there by the big
water tank: l always think what a
time you had every time I pass that
water tank oil the cars, and last sum
mer. when | was driving by once with
the Reids, | told them ali about it,"
THE train came to a standstill with
4 fearful JOLT" continued Mr.. Guern-
sey. "and / said TO Bronson-'
mo, you said to Wilfred. / remind
ed you a few minutes ago that you
didn't meet Mr.. Bronson until after
wards"
$50 You did. Well, I said that
thought we were in collision, for the
jolt was something fearful. The few
people that were standing in the car
were thrown violently to the fioor''
"Why. some fell on seats, Frank.
know that, because Wilfred told me
afterwards that one woman had her
ribs broken OF the arm Of a seat
"Yes, few did fall in chat way But
as was saying. | told Wi.fred-I sup
pose 1t was Wilfred-tiat | was sure
it was a collision, and then we both
ran to the rear end If the car"
ut was the forward end Of the car.
You know that the rear end was
blocked by a timber that had fallen
across the platform.
"Oh, here comes the dessert" re-
marked Mr.. Guernsey, irrelevantly.
"Will you haze whipped cream on
yOnr pudding:"
The guest said Yes. and as he had
an engagement in the suburb. he left
shortly afterward.
''Weli declare" he said TO him
self as he walked away from the
Guernseys. poor, old Frank gives up
trying to tell his story: Ill meet him
at lunch some day in town and get
him to finish it. l wonder that be at-
tempts to talk-under the circum-
stances. The Little Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

II takes a hard blow at the pocket
book such as Il crop failure to show
some people the advantages Of diversi-
hed farming, states the Minneapolis
Journal. Every poor wheat year has
been followed by greatest attention to
other crops in the localities where the
failure was most felt. These exper-
fences have taught the farmers that
wheat land will do splendidly for other
things beside wheat, and that some
of the other crops bring more reliable
returns.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Patience gives a big push to auy pur-
pose.
From the lowest depths there Is a
path to the loftlest height.-Carlyle.
Blessed are they who know how to
shine on ones gloom with Shelr cheer.
Henry Ward Beecher.
Little minds are tanned anC subdued
by misfortune; but great minds rise
above Washington Irving.
Men who have little business are
great takers; the more one thinks the
less one speaks. s.-Montesqnieu-
Education has its object, besides call
ing forth the greatest possible quanti-
ty Of intellectual power, to inspire the
.intensest love OF truth.-John Stuart
Mill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20
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A careful study Of the road problem
iii detail reveals some importnH and
significant features. While good road
stone is found in a very few places III
this country. good clays are found in
nearly every locality.
IF these abundant cIays,r Mr.. Dodge
argues. team be used economically TO
build good roads they will greatly as
sist in meeting the important problem
Of how to construct onr country roads.
Again, as all loads are hauled over
very narrow portions of roads through
wheel contact. railroad cars for ex-
ample. It follows that il such narrow
parts of our roads are cheapy con-
sruetsd TO properly resist the weight
and grind OF tile wagon-w heels. new
and important results will be attained
at n cost OF construction OF say
$500 mile, brick track roads for the
entire country would cost less Than
four times the S050,O0c.O00 loss which
it is estimated we are now sustaining
each year on account Of our bad roads.
I'm other words, we are now paying
for the pleasure of using our present
deploraDle roads an annual mud tax
which in less than fonr years would
build the fhest and best roads in the
world throughout the entire country.
and which would effect a saving of
nearly 81 each year for every man.
woman and child in this country. to
say nothing OF the pleasure. the salts
faction and the moral benefits Of driy-
ing over good hard roads every day
of the year instead of through series
of mud holes or a cloud of dust
ITO the rapid and economical ex
tension of rural mail delivery only
one obstacle worthy Of consideration
presents itself, but that obstacle is of
such nature MS to greatly affect
its practicability and economy. This
is the present condition of orr country
roads.
without question. one of the first
great movements toward the economi-
cal free rural delivery Of the mails
should be the construction Of passable
roads. This is already evident from
the fact that some Of the mail deliy
cry routes have had to be abandoned
on account of bad roads.
"The circumstance that over six mil
lion dollars was appropriated BY our
last Congress largely to be buried in
our muddy roads in the delivery Of
our rural mails, while only the small
sum of $4,000 was last year devoted
to meeting the road problem, indicates
the great need of education regarding
the present necessity and demand for
vigorous and intelligent road WORK.
"As much Of these large appropria
tions for rural mail delivery could be
saved if we had good roads, it is OBJ
vious that an amount equal to a con
portion of these sums consd (,
be spent to good advantage in educat
ing the people III he work Of improv
Ing our country roads and thus forever
.lose a large drain OH our national cash /
box.
"In view Of these facts. could not a
million or more be spent TO the best
possible advantage BY the national gov
srnment in constructing section Of /
brick track road near each county seat /
throughout the country as an object les
'on in each county in the most ad-
ranced methods Of road 'onstInctiong
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

The announcement that fifteen young
men have lost their lives from foot
bell this season may suggest to some
boly that perhaps it would be worth
while sometimes 70 Institute an inyes-
tigation with view : locating the
responsibility sor the manslaughter
ana then letting the law ;ake its usual
course, the indianapolis News COM
mentS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

1t is said that Indiana will be the
FIRST State to have complete rural mail
deliver as result II the law passed
by the last Legislature under which
counties are required to Keep IN good
repair roads on which u-al mail routes
have been established. Good Roads
Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

1t may still be SAID OF the soldiers of
the Army of the United States that
they are the best fed, the best clothed.
the best sheltered and the best paid
troops in the world. declares the Kan
sas City Journal The Slav soldier, who
is fighting TO maintain the prestige Of
the Car in Manchuria, receives only
twelve cents month. The little Jap,
who is opposing him. receives only
sixty cents a month. France pays her
soldiers S1.74 month, Germany pays
her soldiers $3.50 a month and England
pays hers $7.14. But the American SOL
dier gets S13 month in time of peace,
with twenty per cent. increase in
time of war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

Some Of the Western legislatures pro-
pose to pass laws prohibiting football.
They would accomplish their object
more promptly by passing laws making
It compulsory
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

1t is all right to talk eIoquently about
capital Development and other
good things, but it is be;tel for iive
men in six neve- to borrow cent ana
never owe any man anything, avows
the Dallas News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

Prehistoric pics have been discovered
in the ruins Of Pompeii. They have
also been discovered in some of the
Restaurants N this country, concurs
the Atlanta journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20

The old monafchies are not disband-
ing the armies Of Europe, though they
groan under the burden Of them. Ma
tiOns are not dismantlIng battleships.
but building more of them. continues
the Omaha Bee. Nevertheless, enligLt-
ened opinion and the aim from which
civilization refuses to be diverted is
kept forever in sight. The dream OF
the poet is ever in view. The powder
is kept dry, but the effort TO use it as
seldom as possible is unabated. Mem
bers Of the family of nations have fall
en- over oneanother in their eager haste
to help the cause of arbitration by
making treaties for the peaceable set
tlement Of controversies. Not only
this, but they have hailed with delight
the opportunity to share at another
peace congress in the making of regu-
lations governing belligerents and neu-
trails in warfare.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20
Massage your mind' is good advice
for people who have brain fog. but first
get your mind

An Indiana man aged ninety-six
danced d jig 10 entertain his guests at
a Thanksgiving dinner BY the time
he is 100 he will be playing football.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-20
KINc.s MESSENGER.

0ver the stuhhle grass.
Over the hurrving plain.
Fleet AZ a cloud l pass
Hand on the pulsing rein
Mother and sire WiihstO0d
The bride IN her bower alone
The embcrs warm from the wood,
And ! like the night, have flown.
crust and q backwood iook
4 breath for the heaving steed,
drink from the ice bound brook,
And then but speed and speed.
For them I leave. i the sound
And brillance Of sound and light;
For me. the echo from frozen gr0und,
And the frozen stars al night.
know not the way ! 20.
I read but the news | bring.
halt not at hail Of toe,
l rdeI ride for tile NinG.
Alice Brown. in Harpers.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Musical Art Society.

The Musical Art Society will give It's
first and only concert this season at
R8uscher's Hall. on Tuesday evening
next May 2. when an attractive program
has been arranged for the occasion.
The only appearance that the Art So
ciety has made this season under its new
director. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. was
ST the last Choral Society concert when
IT created most favorable impression
The shading of the tone and the superb
attack was largely commented upon
Mr.. Wrigntson As d conductor. has aow
established himself in the city and his
success in the high school chorus con-
cert demonstrated his exceptional abil-
ity In this direction Mr.. Miersch has
been engaged as soloist of the evening.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
MRS. BRODIE |. DUKE
IS BACK IN TEXAS
Arranging for an Adjustment Of Hsx
Complicated Financial
Difficulties.

DALLAS, Tex. April 2s.-Mrs. Alies
Webb Duke, wife Of Brodie L. Duke. OF
New York city. has reached Dallas ta.
consult with Dallas bankers for an ad-
justment of financial troubles in which
she became involved over Nacogdoches
tobacco enterprises in 1904 as a membsr
of the Taylor Webb syndicate
Dallas bankers advanced considerable
money at the time and the obligations
are still unpaid, but are reported to -
in a fair way OF adjustment.
Mrs. Duke and her legal adviser,
Charles Berry. spent much of yesterday
afternoon at the Texas National Bank.
in conference with Vice President ], w.
Blake.
.Irs. Duke stated that her Texas af-
fairs were in a very satisfactory condi=
ton, and that she expected to renaz4a
In the State for a considerable time
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
"THE MEASURE OF 4 MAN,
REV. Mr.. BAILEY'S THEME

The Rev. George Bailey. pastor OF tbs
Western Presbyterian Church will speak
this afternoon at 800 o'clock as
the Young Mems Christian Association.
His theme will be The afeasure Of .
Man
DR.. Bailey has recently come 20 ths
city. He was formerly president of the
Westminster College in Salt Lake City
In the East on business for this insti-
tuition he was invited 20 supply the pull
pit Of the Western Presbyterian Church,
which was then vacant. So effective
was his preaching that the congregation
OF that church gave him a unanimous
call 10 become the pastor, which he ac-
cepted-
He IS an eloquent and impressive
speaker. This faculty together with his
pleasing personality makes him desery-
edly popular among young n.=n.