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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-30
A CALL TO THE MAYORS
OF Indian Territory Towns to Railroad
Taxation

The following call, signed by the
mayors Of a number of important
cities in the territory has been Isl
suei
To the mayors of the cities and
towns Of the Indian Territory.
Gentlemen:
You are no doubt av are of the
fact that the railroad companies in
the Indian Territory do not pay
taxes to any of the cities or towns;
that Judge Gill, Clayton and Town
send have enjoined some of the
towns from collecting taxes. Sec.
5o47, Mansheld's Digestof the
statutes of Arkansas, eutitl9d Re
venue, provides that the Governor
Secretary State and Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts shall constitute the
board to assess railroad property.
There being no such officers in the
Indian Territory the above section
is held inapplicable.
Believing that the burden of tax
alton should be borne equally, not
only among Individuals but among
the great railroad corporations and
believing that Congre' IS will see the
injustice and will remedy the de-
feet we the undersigned hereby
call a convention of all the mayors
of the cities and towns of the In
dian Territory to meet on the I2th
day Of Octnber, 1905 at 10 0 clock
a. M, at the opera house in the
city of South McAlester, to take
such action as may be deemed ne
cessary to bring about this relief
also, to discuss and take such furt-
her action as will unite, organize,
improve and better the civic con-
ditlon Of the cities and towns Of
the Indian Territory. We suggest
THAT each mayor come prepared to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-30
SCOTT Jones REAL ESTATE COMPANY MB AND SELLS REAL ESTATE Nj

give information to the at property
owned by the railroad in his town
also, the approximate volume of
business done by the railroad year
ly in his town.
We especially urge the impor-
tance of each and every mayor or
some one authorized to act in his
stead, being present at the meeting
that we may get united action in a
jnst cause and better our municip-
al conditions in as many ways as is
possible.
We ais not sure, but we hope to
get rates on all the raslroads in the
Indian Territory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-30
INDIAN TERRITORY BApTIS TIS
Honor Rev. J. II. Bennett A very Sue
eessiuI Convention

Rev J. II. Rennettreturned yes
terday from Oklahomr City where
he attended the convention Of In
d an Territory Bapiists. the Okla
homa Baptist being in session at
same time. Bro. Bennett was hon
ored by being elected first vice
President Of the Of the convention
SD waa also elected chairman Of
the board of trustees of the orphan S
home. He also delivered one of the
principal addresses during the con-
vention.
Bro Beunett reports that the
convention was successful one.
The missionary work is III fine
shape. AT thu ses ;ich wednesday
night S3472 vas raised for tn e
building OF The orphans home az
Oklahoma City. This institution is
under control IF the Baptist assoc
cations of the two territories. Okla
homa City donated $4,000 es bo-
uts aud a.so 10 acres Of land. Work
will all a $1,000 building will be
gin soon,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-30

shall be made between the employ
ment of union and non-union labor
in the proposed state, which prac-
tically declares for the open shop
policy aud means the destruction of
organized labor within the bounds
of the Indian Territory if It be-
comes law. The union leaders are
already applying the name "scab'
constitution to theSequoyah docu-
ment, which in itself is sufficient to
arouse the auimosity ofmany union
men against it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-30
BAPTIST OFFICIAL ORGAN
Willabe Published in Chickasha. Bro.
Bennett Publisher

Rev. ]. H. Bennett has bought
the Western Baptist, the official
organ of Indian Territory Baptists
and has assured the editorship. 1t
has been published at South Meal
ester but will be moved to Chick
asha, the first issue coming out
next week. Kew. J. L. Wa ker Of
South McAlester and J. f, Watsin
Of Holdenville are associate editors
of the paper Along with the pap
er, Bible and book house will be
conducted, all standard works and
especially publications OF all denom-
nations beiug carried.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-30

the democratic workers and this
undoubtedly has much to do with
the result, Venable's big majority
however, indicates that he had the
contest won from the start.
The following is the vote by
wards.
M 2 8 4 Total
Venable I79 ISo 1876 Ioc s95
S"offern 80 49 81 I2S 274
Venable's majority 52I
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-30

The fire department responded
to a call from Eighth and Chick Z
sha avenue this morning. A hue
burning out set fac 10 the interior
OF a house. The flames were put
out in a few minutes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-30

Services will be held atStLuke' 5
Episcopal church tomorrow at II
O'Clock. The new pastor, Rev.
Cook, of South McAlester arrived
today and will conduct the services
tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-30

Judge Proctor Of NARROW IS here
on business today.
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than the mast, ana both cut with fork
ct the heavy end to 1T against the mast.
1as bowspris n nine inches long and Ia to
be nailed or screwed firmly to the bow with
seven and one-quarter inches projecting.
Placing q Quarter-inch bit against the
stern end Of the keel, bore a hole upward
through the hull for the rudder shaft The
rudder may be whitfield out of a bit OF half
inch board. Two pairs OF small wire sta
pies hinge 1t to the keel. Through the up
per end of the handle. called the trigger, a
small piece of wire four inches long with
three-quarters Of an inch belt at right an
giles at both ends makes a wide staple Tor
a runner or traveller. This Is driven So
curely into the deck behind the rudder An
other traveller IL put In just In front OF the
mast
Six small blocks or cleats are needed for
the ropes, OF the sheets, as sailors cal
them. Nail two on the deck in front OF the
mast one each side of the mast. one each
side of the tfller, one in front of the trav-
eler. The craft Is now ready for a coat
of white paint.
When the paint Is dry you may rig your
cutter Drill a small hole through the mast
one inch from the top and another through
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keel and saw out the corners. shown In
figure 1.
The block must now be shaped Figures
2 and 3 show the block right-Side up, ana
the dotted lines show how the hull is to
be trimmed down. This part of the work
should be done with care, so that the boat
may sail true. The best way is to mark
out the shape on the block before commenc-
ing to cut. The top of the hull, which is
the deck wants to be slightly rounded. This
may be done with plane if one is at hand.
or with a piece OF glass by scraping, or
even with coarse sandpaper.
Boys who have the tools and the patience
may hollow out the hull, leaving a shell
about a half inch thick. This leaves bet
ter boat and is the proper way. but VIII
not help the looks, nor Is it necessary to
make the boat sail well. If the hull is hol-
lowed out a half-inch board is put over
the top, closely screwed or nailed down
and this then Is rounded for the top OF the
deck. hole two inches wide, one and
half inches long Is made about one-thfrd
the way from the stern. This is the hatch-
way, and it requires a close-fittfng cover to
keep out the sea.
Next is the leaden keel. Into the wooden
keel, after trimming it down to three
eighths of an inch thickness, drive two or
three nails with rather wide heads, leav-
ing a good half inch Of the nails sticking
out Now carefully tack thin strips of
wood along the sides of the keel, projecting
beyond it three-quarters of an inch. Put
blocks at the ends OF the keel. You now
have little trough or box as long as the
keel and three-quarters of an inch deep,
into which you are to pour melted lend. Old
pewter spoons or piece of lead pipe, melt
ed in a coal shovel, will do for this. Be
sure to have enough to fill the trough. The
strips you tackled on may now be removed.
The nail heads will hold the lead keel in
place, and it may be trimmed down smooth
ly with knife file.
Before commencing to rig your boat
make a rack to stand it In. as shown In fig
ure 4.
Now make the spars. A mast % inches
long, tapering from three-quarters of an
inch at one end to one-quarter of an inch
at the other. The boom is 20 inches long,
the gait IL inches long, both more slender
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the end of the bowsprit. and put in your
fore royal stay. The martingale reaches
from the bowsprit to ring screwed into
the bow.
Several small brass eyelets, such may
be cut from the top of a shoe, may be used
for the pulley blocks. Lash one of these
to the mast five inches from the top, ana
just below 1t drill small hole for the tio
stay, which reaches to the end of the bow
spirit. The foresail is three-cornered, and
must reach from the bowsprit to the trav-
eler at foot of the mast and to the pull
ley dashed at the top end of the Jib stay.
Six eyelets should be tied along the front
edge at equal distances. Pass the jib stay
through these and make it fast.
From the hole near the mast head carry
two cords on each side of the ship down
to the edge of the deck, fastening them to
pins or rings two inches apart. These are
the shrouds intended to brace the mast.
Six inches from the top of the mast lash
another eyeet, and three inches from the
top still another. These are for pulleys,
through which the gait Is to be hoisted
and lowered. Through the lower of these
pulleys pass cord. one end OF which IS
fastened to the gaff at the throat. Through
the other pulley run a cord fastened to the
gait at it's middle point. These cords must
be long enough to reach the cleats on the
deck when the gaf is down.
Now place the boom in position, the fork
around the mast, its light end supported by
a cord reaching the mast just above the
six-inch pulley. You are now ready to cut
the mansail. Make paper pattern first.
1t must reach from COON to gam, and the
front edge touches the mast. From the
paper pattern cut the muslin with mar
gin to hem all around. Lash 1t to boom
and gaff and at regular intervals attach the
six rings, which must be slipped on the
mast before any Of the shrouds or stays are
fastened.
A rope fastened to the boom just above
the traveller. passing through ring or pull
/ ley on the traveller and finally fastened
to a cleat, regulates the distance to which
the boom may swing.
Choose a suitable name for the craft and
letter it neatly on the stern. By following
these directions closely any boy who can
use tools can make fine cutter.
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smear or hya.r on his mis.ab,e h,d.i xoa

spear er hya.r on his mis'abls hidsi Yoa
sear me nowf
d. do. an: foun. de chm iayin; dar daid.
Hyar' he run outen de hole. an Do CONAN
she set de dogs on Inn an dsy chased him
inter q hole In de tree an stood dar keepin
BE rushed up, ysliin an calm. an do dogs
wux darnsin' roun' yappin' an yowltn', an
de CONAN wuz cryin' an kyaryin on an
bellerfn', oh. femme git at him; 1es. femme
putt my hans on him onct an hen wish
he'd died So he wux bawnedr or Hyar
think his time done come fer sho'.
DE CONAN tucken . stick an twis' hit
roun' in de tree an she say: seq she:
Um-umph! got you now, mis'able III thief
an body snatcher! After you wild a sharp
stick. sho' nun. Gwine git you dis timer
Las she twis' him outen de tree an he
fall right inter her lap. She snatched him
him fus' on one jaw an den on tu'rr. talkin.
at him all de time, XIII my baby, will youi
NEEDLE wild de doctah's trade. will you!
Play de torm-fool wild US all. will you! Teck
dat. now! an dat! an dat!'
de CONAN she done skunt one'r his laigs
wild de stick, an hit 'mence ter smart him
right much. SO he say. mighty meek an
humble. Please. ma'am. fer ter let me
smart me LAX q hull nes'ful er WASTES. Kill
me If you gOtter, but, fer de Ian sake.
femme fix dis laig fus!
DE CONAN wuz fool 'nuff ter let him
down. an boun' ter let you know dat he
did'n let de grass grow unner his footses;
not him. He wuz off an hid way down In
de woods in a kyave quicker'n kin tell hit.
DE CONAN cudden tell how in de name
or goodness she gwine git even Wild him.
so she call all de folks toge'rr an ak 'em
fer ter hep tell her how ter do hit. Wiles
dey wuz talkin' long come de Deer, an
year wat dey say, an he SEE. sezee, 'Sho:
OATS easy ez rollin often a log. Leave
dat ter me; Use de man whar kin fix up
dis job. Wy, l kin SEN dat Teller clean
over de ocean, so fur he nuver kin git
back agin, eff you sesso.
DE folks hilt iii confab an mex up
der minis dey bes' let Deer git redd er de
Hyar'. Deed dat 1 will seZee, an he
went sa'nterin' long. jes' ez gaily ez you
please down inter de woods. Hyar' yearn
him comm an peeped outer de kyave ter
see who 'twuz.s Wen he see twuz Deer
he mex up his min ter come out an pass
de time er day wild him, 'kase he thought
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get up on the track! he shouted. at the
same time giving the bride sharp pull.
'Toot, toot, toot, toot!' sounded the
whistle. Jimmy was thankful The engi-
neer saw him and warned him to clear the
track. Jimmy held his ground and waved
his wide sombrero. The engineer recog-
nized him and stopped the train. When
Jimmy told his story the grimy old rail-
roader climbed out of his cab and just
pulled the boy off his pony so that he
might take him in his arms.
The rest of the tale-how the passengers
made up a. handsome purse for the brave
lad, how the trainmen bought him a new
saddle. and how the railroad has offered
him a good position soon as he Is old
enough-au that doesn't matter so much
The great thing Jimmy remembers with
most pride Is how he saved the Pacific
Express.
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Bear and Brothers Fox, Rabbit and Coon
making up the party ...-
On the way Billyboy could not help ask
ing the squire If they were sure to see the
Pixies, and he answered.
-hum-um, those Pixies never send
out 'at-home' cards, but you can be sure
of one thing. and that Is, If we don't see
em Wen surely feel en- And with this
answer he had to be content.
When they reached the Messy Slide and
looked down into the glen in the bright
moonlight it was a beautiful sight. The
tiny cascade splashed down between and
over the green and black rocks, cleaning
purple in the shadows and like spun silver
where the moonbeams touched it here and
there after altering through the lace work
of leaves. The gray and green MOSES on
the rocks, the light brown sands of the
brock bordered by a carpet of. soft green
moss the cleaning white gowns of the
birch trees and large spreading leaves of
the ferns spoke so plainly of the presence
of those best of all artists, the Pixies, that
they rested in silence for a while as they
locked and listened to the tinkle, tinkle,
tinkle of the dropping waters mingled with
the SOFT sweet whistle of a wood thrush
that must have been dreaming pleasant
dreams.
They were startled by the voice of Brer
Terrapin saying, We'll, folks, you all
seem to have found something to think
about at last. Why, if 1 had my gun and
was cunning for gaping gaioots I'd have a
bag full by this timer
Laughing and peering around, they found
him leaning back against a fiat rock be-
tween two boulders.
Have you seen the oogie MANI" the
squire asked.
Just so. quite so,'' was the answer
Did he give you the witch hazel nuts?''
Quite So quite So" was the answer.
Then pass them around" said the
squire.
And after they had each eaten one the
next thing Billyboy knew they were all 60
Ing down the slide and as they slid stand
ing up. and as it was a long and slippery
slide, he found 1t very exciting, especially
as when they reached the bottom each had
TO make leap frog jump over Squire
Bear who. starting first, had stopped short,
ducked his head and put his hands on his
knees; that is, all except Brer Terrapin,
who gravely walked between his legs, say
ing he'd forgotten to bring along his bottle
of limber-lfmb-oil made out of willow sap
and birch gum, SO they'd have to excuse
him.
There was no time to answer, however
for just then, from every crack and cram
n.y. hole and hollow, hill and hummock,
came shower of cookie burns, thistledown
and milkweed floss, so that, except for the
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How to Plant q Tree.
From tire Garden Magazine.

From TIE Garden Magazine.
First cut off smoothly the broken root
ends which are over half an inch in d.
ameter. Next trim the top IL 1t cannot be
easily reached from the ground after plant
ing. With an oak or other hardwood tree
cut back severely, reducing the number Of
buds 90 per cent to 80 per cent II the
leader is cut off tree later forms two lead
ers. which are apt to split the trunk and
ruin the tree.
After the hole has been prepared 1t should
be partially refilled so that the trees are at
their natural level. Spread the roots out
straight. Work fine. mellow soil under the
center Of the tree. In the case of fine roots
1t may be necessary to do this with the fin-
gers. With coarse, fibrous roots the earth
can be packed In with pointed stick
Next see that the tree stands vertically.
The simplest way Is to stand OF, then hold
up the shovel SO that 1t forms q plumb bob
and take sight. Then stand around and
look at the tree from direction at rfght
angles to the first line OF sight, seeing that
the trunk stands erect on both lines Pack
ing the earth firmly around the center WIN
hold 1t In position In most instances
Watering fall-planted trees il rarely mac
essary, as the ground viii generally have
sufficient moisture.
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"UmphI' said Eliza, when she had heard
how the Deer came to have such short up
per teeth. ''Umph! 1 know Deer felt bad
widout dem tools; 1 know he did, 'kase
done los my own, an dish yer thing Nv
gommin hit ain wat hits cracked up ter
be. deed hit ain. Hit don s'prise me dat
Deer wuz mad wild OF Hyar'. 1 reckon dey
KEEP nightly cle'r NV one nu'rr after dat
spe' yunce'
Deed dey ain, den." said Aunt Phrony.
"Co'se Hyar' he try ter keep outen de way
fer a Ill VILE, but Deer he let on ter be
frenzy an familious, waitin fer de chanel
ter git even wild him, an dat thow Hyar'
often his gyard, an he git So pres'n'y, dat
he ac' jes z dough muffin done happen
twix' EN-. Hit run on lax dat ontwel one
time wen Hhar' wuz gwine roun' tendin'
ter be a doctah an meddlin' an muddIin'
wild de sick folks.
''One day a baby git scaIted wild hot
water an go ter cry'in an hollerin' so dey
KANT do nuttin wild him. Hyar' he come
dat way an he say, he do HI! wat on
yearf is de marter wild dat chill? He howl
wusser'n any oil wolf on de mountain; done
split my years FUN top ter bottom
'Dey toP i'm wat wuz de marter wild de
chill, an he say, sezee, 'Jes' femme see dat
chill; Use doetah, an I boun' you I kin
gin him sump'n dat II ease de pain an
ID
dat Use a fuss-class doctah, an eff any I'M
you feelin kind or doneey he better insult
me bout hit right now, kase / dunno wen
he gwine git de chanel ag'in.'
Well, dey ses ter him, wat kin you do
fer burns? w
You femme lone fer dat sezee. I does
hit Wild water, but eff / wuz ter tell you tes'
how, dc chawm done be bruk You mus
putt me in de house an den shet de do n.
NIL up all de chtnks an den 20 way n LEI
piece, fer mus be soft eye KANT see near
year lissen at me-
".All right dey ses, an den dey went
ter w'uk f1llin' up de chinks, dobbin' 'em wild
clay. an VILE dey q dom dat Hyar, he
ea'ntsr roun kind er kyariess an foun, a
III hole whar he cu'd get out eft enythinr
wuz ter happen. 'kase he seed de baby wuz
nigh mos daid an he'z 'feard dey moueht
blame him fer hit My, myp he seq ter
hisse'f, I didn' s'pose de chip wuz dat bad
on or DON a toll sm I wuz doctah. I
wish ! wuz safe outer dis, but gotter 60
thu wild hit now. Myl myi Dis shows me
better stick ter de trufe after dis,
Well, de folks got de dobbin' done an,
DEN day walked way rum de house q piece
ter see w at gwine happen. Hyar' he tuck
an tuck de baby an soused hit In de water
an de chill gin one onyearfiy yell an den
wuz still. an Hyar' he see dat 'twuz plumb
daid. an he say ter hissef. sexee, Come
on. Doctah Hyars, les we-all git outen as
In hurry eff we know wat good fer IA
an he ga'rr hisse'f toge'rr ter spring out
NOW, de nanny er de chip she done
baby yell she call ter dc req. Como yer,
quick. all Or youi hurry up fas' = you kin!
Dat awdacious hypermocrif done kill my
chill, know ho havei Bus, IN de do, you
all. an nab him TO he kin git or Eff he
dops hurt my chif ain gwins leave one
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How to Make Z Salboat.

The tools yoa ought 10 have ere saw.
. gimlst or bsacs and bits. . pockstkn1fe
and . chlssl OF gougA The material = .
block OF soft ptne. three or four pine sticks.
with straight grain. some nns linen cord
and piecs Of strong muslin.
Tho first thing IL to cut tho entire hull
out OF your pine block. since Il n no
harder to mako good-sised boat than q
small one. suppose you plan the hull two
feet long. That, then. must be the length
Of the block. Tho width and thickness OF
the block should be about one-fourth its
length. say six inches.
Down the middle Of one face draw a line,
and on each side of that, half an inch dis
tant. draw another line. These two lines
one inch apart. will mark the bottom Of the
keel. Continue these lines halfway across
the ends of the block: draw lines through
thu middle Of each Of the faces next tn,
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A Winner,

From Harper's Weekly
Three little girls in Harlem were one day
discoursing about the baby brothers that
had taken up their residence with their re-
spective families during the year
Said the first little girl, my brother
Toms got the beautifulest silver cup that
his godfather gave him.
Oh" exclaimed the second little girl
that's nothing. My brother Willie's got
the most expensive go-cart that ever was"
well" said the third little girl, my
brother Eddie amt half so big, maybe, as
your brothers. But" she added, with Ill
concealed triumph, 1.-The doctor says he's
had more fits than any other baby IN the
neighborhood!'
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down the messy slide to the glen
So 1t was agreed they should all meet at
the store Saturday evening and start on
the trip-that is, all except Brer Terrapin,
who said:
LAS for me, brothers. skipping through
the country with whole lot of giddy folks
on a froic makes me dizzy; so, as I've got
big job of thinking on hand to DO. III
start ahead and meet you at the top Of
Messy Slide"
At this the others nudged each other and
winked but did not care to hurt his feel
ings by talking about his slow movements.
Well about the time Saturday evening
when the grasshoppers and locusts pass
the word to the crickets and katydids to
pipe up and carry the time along, and old
man buIlfrog clears his throat to see II he s
caught more cold, they met and started on
their trip, Billyboy, Donnerwetter, Squire