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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
MANY FRATERNaL ORDERS.
Growth Of Such Organizations in Re
cent Years Has Been Aston
ishing.

In the ten years from 1894 TO 1904
the population OF the United States in
creased about rs per cent. The latest
census figures do not seem 10 justify
the claim OF 80 high a rate OF gain,
but the immigration since the latest
general enumeration has been enor.
nous. The estimate given may be
slightly TOO liberal. but not much, says
the Cleveland leader
In 1894 the total membership OF the
principal fraternal organizations OF the
United States and Canada. including
many which had less than 10000 mem
bers, was about i.60O, 900. Last year
IL was s.27s. 73s.
The increase OF about 3.67s. 900 was
equivalent 10 a gain Of nearly so per
cent.
The rate Of growth in the member
ship Of fraternal organizations was GER
tainly more than three times as great
as the rate Of increase in the popula-
tion Of the United States. II was gain
well distributed. The increase in the
numerical strength OF some OF the
great fraternal socie,.es was APPROX
imately as follows.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
NAPHTHA KILLS MOSQUITOES
OIL Poured on the Water Where Tasy
Breed Puts Al End 70 The
Obnoxious Insects.

Mosquito larvae. OF VTlsglers. as they
are termed. require water for their de-
Fel0pnenL A heavy shower leaves
standing water. which. when the air is
fuil Of moisture. eFap0rates slowly
Then t0o. says the Country Calendar
the hear favors the growth of microor-
ga1isms on which me larvae feed, wig
gleFs found in the water As hours after
their formation viii have plenty Of food
and adult mosquitoes viii appear six
70 eight days after the eggs are laid
Gear weather. with quick evaporation.
interferes with the development Of the
Erigg.eFs. 50 that a season with plenty
0f rain. but with sunshine. drying
weather intervening. is not good mos
quito weather"
Inasmuch as a generation Of mOsqui-
toes appear 70 torment man within ten
days, Al the longest. after the eggs are
laid. as q batch laid BY a female mos
quito contains from 200 10 400 eggs. as
from each egg may issue a larvae OF Nrig-
gler. which in six days may be an adult
mosquito on the wing-it is TO the de-
structiOn Of the larvae that attention
should be directed. The larvae Is a
slender organism white or gray IN color.
comprising eight segments. The last
Of these parts is in the form Of a tube.
through which the wriggler breathes.
Although It's habitat is the water. II
must come to the surface 10 breathe.
therefore its natural position Is head
down and tail. or respiratory tube. up.
Now. II oil is spread on the surface Of a
pool inhabited by mosquito larvae the
wrigglers are denied access tc the air
which they must have. Thsreforo they
drown just as any other air-breathing
animal would drown under similar cir
cumstances.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
MANY NEW STORES OPENED
Big Crops and Good Times in the West
Cause Business Enterprises
10 Start Up.

In the small towns new stores are be-
ing opened everywhere For several
years improvements have been ehieny
confined TO residences and repairs 10
buildings. Empty houses were nlled
and un0ccupied stores began to have
tenants. Now there is scarcely an emp
y store building and many new struc-
lures are seen in almost every village.
Some little towns In the wheat belt have
added a dozen storerooms to their ca
pacity this year That means a great
deal Of additional trade and Is the best
index Of the effect Of generous returns
from the fields.
In the furnishing Of their homes the
farmers are also making great strides.
Common furniture OF the vanished oak
variety is not good enough for the aver
age farmhouse these days. The plush
parlor suit is drug on the market Co
ing into a farmhouse 200 miles west Of
Kansas City the other day visitor
found It fitted out in mission furniture
with Flemish oak bookcases. and Rem
ington pictures on the wall II was typ
ical OF the tendency toward better taste
in adornment This indicates new era
in business. for Il calls for a higher
standard OF supply in the wholesale
market
The wheat craze Is causing more land
than ever to be put into that crop and
the effect is to enhance the sales Of i'm
plements therefor. Twenty steam
plows we're shipped a few days ago to
one Kansas county. The tendency
toward the use OF expensive implements
is manifest all over the west and mer-
chants are kept busy supplying the de-
mand. Usually at this date the whole
sale houses are filling a few orders and
waiting for others to come In; now
the trade is attracting attention. be-
cause Of the way It has already
opened up.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
STRATEGY OF SEA EAGLE.
Sly Way in Which the Birds Capture
Their Favorite Food, the
Elder Duck.

In the summer the principal food OF
the white-tailed sea eagle is salmon,
varied by sea birds common along the
inlets OF Greenland In autumn. when
the salmon have ascended to the lakes
the birds resort to the sea. They ap-
pear to have a special fondncss for
elder duck, which are taken by
strategy.
Stationed near the water In a CON-
manding position, with a background
OF cliff the color Of which asslmilaies
with that Of the eagles plumage. he
sits motionless until a flock OF ducks
settles near him. After a tine one or
two dive In search Of food. but not un-
al al. have gone under together does
the eagle make a sign. He then glides
swiftly to the spot and circles over ic
close to the water. With his sharp eye
he car detect the birds before they
rescn the surface
At first he is not usually successful.
for as soon as they become aware Of
the presence Of the enemy they dive
again instantly, but in time they arc
obliged to come up for air. and then
one Of them becomes an easy victim.
A fuii-grown elder drake is easily lift
ed up and borne away in the talons Of
this powerful pirate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
RIGHT oF LIE MvENToR.
Is Entitled 70 Ownership Of Patents
Over Any Claim EaEe II
AUploTeT.

The right 0f AZ empl0ye ID the own
ersAip OF fa-elis le l--y as sr4-ls.l
upon inFeLll1ns D. LAY haze aeflsea
ALE in tie service oI a-0taer Das
Teen reaHEmeI in Tecs u case tr.e-
before the Lal1ea states e-rcIit cogft
81 appeals. t1lld cireuiL IA ne par
Leulal cas- il question Iae iHFengo-
lad been employed Dy a large manu-
LactaIllg eo1ceTn 70 take charge o.
The eleineering department and as its
nead 70 look after the improvement
q tAe c0mpany's product Subse
quenlly be left the employ or this par
tieulsr company. which then sought %
force him 70 assign 70 them sundry
patents he had taken out and applied
for Ehile he vas ir their employ on
improvements in thier products. The
court took eognizance OF three points
OF issue.
7. Vas there any express contract 10
transfer such patents as the inventor
might make,
, Did the fact Of the case warrant
the presumption that such a contract
cxistedg
:. Whether a contract 70 transfer
patents granted under such circuni-
stances is to be implied in Law from
the relation between the parties.
After dismissing the first two points
a. being inapplicable and untenable.
The court decided. after reviewing at
length previous decisions. that an en-
ploye performing all the duties as
signed 10 him in his department Of
service may exercise his inventive fac
ulties in any direction he chooses. with
the assurance that whatever invention
ne may thus conceive and perfect is
his individual property. The only way
In which this right may be abrogateG
u By express written con ract Oe-
tween the employer and employe. The
decision Is one Of great interest at the
present time. when 80 many manufac-
turing concerns are taking out inveL-
lions through their employees for work
upon which the latter have been en-
gagged The conclusion Is that II a man
Is engaged tl make or improve inven-
lions he should be placed under a con-
tract TO assign all his patents for such
work 10 his employer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
MAKING AN AUDIENCE LAUGH
Famous Comedian Says It Is Some
thing That Can Not Be
Explained.

am glad there is no recipe for max
ing an audience laugh We should
thank Heaven that il is 50. writes David
Warfield, IN Success Magazine. There
are enough people trying il now. but
think OF the hordss chat would descend
on the unsuspecting public II some one
were able 10 tell how In a few compre-
hensibie lines. Either one is born with
the power to make others laugh or be Is
not; there is no learning how unless you
have the gift
Some one has said that to make audi
ences laugh you must feel the laugh
yourself-must be moved BY the humor
OF the lines OF OF the situation. To my
mind that Is not SO. Try saying the same
line and making the same gesture at ex-
actly the same place every night for six
months and see just how much you are
moved by the humor. II is easier. far
easier to be moved by pathetic sltu-
alton each night than IL is to feel like
laughing.
An American audience naturally likes
the American type Of humor-where lit
tie is said and a great deal Is left to i'm
agination. So. to my mind. It is best that
the lines you speak shall be really hu-
morous. In that they suggest some ex-
ceedingly funny situation or thought.
But-and here is the secret-before you
speak them YOU must really understand
them and know what line OF thought
causes them to be spoken. Ifyou can do
this you can communicate their hu-
NOR
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
THE WOOD PULP SUPPLY.
Manufacturers Of That Substance Are
Tow Using Scrub Pine with
Considerable Success.

The Virginia pine. commonly known
a. scrub pine. Is no longer regarded
as worthless except for cordwood.
Within the last four years the manu-
facturers Of wood pulp have tried the
wood with success and several mills.
in Pennsylvania especially. are using
Il In considerable quantities for this
purpose. One Pennsylvania mill con-
sumes in this way 10000 cords year.
The scrub pine. whose range is chiefly
In Tennessee. North Carolina. Ken
lucky Maryland and Virginia. is found
IN large quantities on old fields. in the
last two states In particular, where Il
has reproduced itself. unheeded, since
the EVIL war. II has recently been
found In commercial quantities also in
central Pennsylvania. Since 1t is a
tree which thrives on even the poorest
soil and reprOduces itself with great
ease. Its entranc into commercial i'm
portance will offer a very interesting
problem In forest management and one
which promises quite unexpected re-
suits.
The forest service is engaged upon
study Of the scrub pine. which will
seek to develop the possibilities OF the
sree from commercial standpoint.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29

Robert Lee Harris chief ofthe Cataw-
"a tribe Of Indians. which has a tiny
reservation embracing only one square
mile near Rock Hin. s. C.. on which are
% members Of the tribe. lately visited
Raleigh. N. c.. seeking in the state liz
brary for all information possible
about tie Catawbas These Indians
were. even after 1900. a powerful tribe,
AID touched the Cherokees, who we're
IN the North Carolina mountains and in
the foothills. Chief Harris says that
there are only $50 Catawbas in the
United States. while in 100 the tribe
could muster several thousand warriors.
He is anxious to have the tribe put un-
der federal care and educated by the
government
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
INCREASE OF NEGRO RACE
Is Much Slower Than That Of tha
Whites, Says Professor
Wilcox.

In any estimate o. the future os the
negro race in the United States. the
question Of its relative increase. as COM
pared with that Of the white race. Is or
paramount importance. Prof. Willcox.
Of Cornell university. gives his views
III regard 10 the probable increase OF
the negro race in this country. which
are somewhat at variance with fhosa
Of Z. W. Gillian. who % years ago.
made the prediction that BY 1880 the ne
gro population Of the southern states
alone would be $4,000 COO. and In the
entire country 2o0OO0.00 or about
three eighths OF its total population.
He believes also that be finds ample
grounds for doubling the statement OF
Booker T. Washington. made six
yean ago. that the rate Of increase in
the future will be greater than It has
been in the past
Prof. Wilcox has carefully studied
all the figures available. aid. taking az
a basis the rate OF increase between
1850 and 1900. or 34.2 per cent, and as.
suming that in each score Of years dur
ing the twentieth century the increase
Of negroes will be less BY four per cent.
than in the preceding score OF years the
negro population Of the United States
al the end Of the present century will BE-
less than 24.0OO.000. This will. in all
probability. be a much smaller proper
tion than exists in this country al tho
present time and he feels that even this
estimate is possibly several millions
too high
While It Is. Of course. impossible %
make accurate predictions as to the fu-
ture Of any race. and particularly Of the
negro. in view OF the peculiar condi-
tions which have surrounded II in the
last century. Prof Wilcox believes
that. as a race, the negro is losing
ground. and that the relative difference
between its numbers and that OF the
white race is likely 10 increase rather
than diminish in the present century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
Low-KEYED AMERICANS.
Our Adherence Of Color in Dress Is
a Great Puzzle 70 Other
Nations.

OF many perplexing characteristics
OF the American civilian. not the
siraEgest is his adherence OF color IN
his dress. His raimeHt suggests dreary.
ieaden skies. wild-grOwn swamp land
and smOke-choked lake harbors Let
one appear upon the street with a
chameleon tie Or a clnnabor-dyed waist
coat and the police consider il just to
run him In" for blocking trafic. says
the Cleveland Leader.
No man on earth Is more fanciful. i'm
aginatlve and Inherently poetical than
the American Yet It is one Of his stock
jokes 10 point to the Englishman. who.
though 90 matter r-of-fact and common
place Of mind. drapes himself In broad.
vivid checks. The French man considers
L no ofense TO wear long. chisel-shaped
pink shoes and cravats like the pennant
0f yacht club. The Russian and Lap
land emlgrants Offset a bearing ofhap-
less melancholy and confusion with
brave red boots and prismatic mufiiers.
Even the Scot. dwelling in a land Of
f0g and rain. rounds on a sweep Of
scarlet beard with bonnet running
tbe gamut OF the spectrum.
That the American has really in his
heart an ambition for color is apparent
IN the uniform he assumes upon occa-
sions Of secret society meetings, the
encampments Of militia. and in his good
nature over the bills OF his women folk.
When proper excuse Is given him he can
riot in chromatics that would dull the
following Of the lord Of an Indian prInci-
palily.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
POWER OF IMAGINATION.
Cigar Was All Right, But the Talk
About It Made the Man Who
Had It III.

Imagination in some people Is eA-
ceedingly strong. One day recently q
local physician was talking 10 a friend
about the power Of IL. relates the Phil
sdelphia Telegraph.
WILL" said the doctor, you have
about the strongest imagination ever
knew Of"
My imagination isn't very strong.
replied the other.
"Yes It Is. Some day III prove It %
you said the physician. A week later
the Two men were walking down town
together when the doctor handed has
friend a cigar.
ITS mighty strong. VIII. he said
40 strong. in fact that the same
brand frequently makes me sick. But
it's all have"
The other smiled. 1T won't make
me SICK" he said. He lighted The
cigar Just as they we're about to
part. the doctor said:
"Will. you're looking pale around
the gills. What's wrong"
'Frsnkly" said the other that
cigar has made me slightly III. nevs-
smoked as strong a weed"
Il was the doctors turn 10 smile
That's one OF the mildest cigar5
made. he said n was just trying to
show you how strong your imagination
is
The Doctors friend got over his ili-
ness al once. Well he said. you've
done It"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29

We get a new sgil-sOme Of us-be
cause our old one wears out That i
the most apparent cause for the rev an
nual suit Of the birds Yet with them
a. with some Of the favored Ct us hu-
mans. the feathers 60 out o. fashion
says the country calendar But the an
Hazl n0lt Is. first Of al. natures Eisz
provision for the safety and life of the
bird Feathers are not only covering
but also means of locomOtion. and hence
the birds 0aiy means 81 life. A gear B.
use leaves many Of them Worn and
broken some 0f them through accident
entirely lost
Here In my woods is a crOw with
fEree Of the quills il his right wing
gone He has been shot A.. and nature
must replace those feathers II that CROW
is % survive, even though be comes
justly fhuman standardsll BY his loss
from stealing corn The feathers Of this
crow and Of all birds might last for two
years or longer. but 10 keep the race Al
its best nature has found il necessary
70 provide a new plumage At least once
. year.
But there are other reasons. at least
there are advantages taken Of the
molt for other ends. such as the adap-
fation Of the feathers 10 the varying
temperatures Of the seasOn-heavier ~
winter and lighter in summer; also the
adaptation Of the color OF the plumage
70 the changing oolors Of the environ
ment. As the change from the dark
sumIler color Of the ptarmigan 70 IT'S
snow-white winter plumage 10 match
the SHOWS Of It's far-nOrthern home.
Their. and perhaps most interesting Of
all. Is the advantage taken Of the Dolt
for the adorning Of the bird for the
mating season. Indeed. nature goes 50
far N some cases as to cause a special
molt to meet the exigeneies Of the
wedding. as II fine feathers do make
. fire bird. All this TO meet the fancy
Of the brldel 50. at least. the scientists
lell Us.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
BORN TO EXPLORATION.
Lieutenant Peary Had the Ear Marks
OF an Explorer Even When He
Was a Boy.

A mn who sets 0ut 10 reach ths
north pole should know how to endure
hardships, and Commander PeaTy long
asc began 10 learn. A prominent eiTi-
zea Of Maine. himself a lover Of out
aO0r life. relates that when Peary WIS
q you man il was a common thing
fOr hIA 10 take "a camping Outft Of a
BLANKET and a lunch and start for the
moCniains bordering upon Aaine and
Mex Hampshire
There. alone. he would pass days ex-
TlOrins raYines. ledges and the deep.
secluded spots. cooking his own meals
ana ieasting upon he trout with which
tae streams abounded. He never built
camp; he simply rolled himself Ia a
blanket to sleep. but he would some
out brown and hardy.
On one Of these occasions he had
taken a canoe 10 the head waters of
Cold river. and after passing a few
days. came down the saco. aid stopped
Al about i've o'clock for word with
those in my camp. We expected 10
have the pleasure OF his company ioi
the night. thinking that he would well
come hearty meals and a good bed.
But No" he said. Il never sleep IN
doors when on these trips"
II was a cold, windy November night.
but he bade US good-by and went down
the rlyer. The next morning. beside
stone wall. We found his camping place.
A few smoky embers told US where nc
had cooked his breakfast. and a spot
on The grass six and one-half feet long
and FIRE from white frost showed Us
where he had silent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29

What is our greatest help in captur-
ing criminals? Why, their vanity. OF
course" said the detective. Men and
women who make crime a business are
always proud OF their work when 1t Is
well done. according to criminal stand
ards. and sooner OF later they brag Of
il and it gets to our ears. Even men who
commit unprecedented crimes seem
unable to keep their doings to them
selves. and If they do not openly boast
they give out mysterious hints that
rouse suspicion and bring about sur
veillance. Then. again. no matter how
well crime is planned. there is nearly
always an Unforeseen contingency 70 be
met. and it's the failure to take precau-
tons against the one contingency that
gives many a clew.T-N. Y. Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
RAPIp EpIToRIAL MRITINo.
Texas Scribe Who Was Somewhat Of
an Expert AZ Hustling Out
the Copy.

A certain editorial writer OF the sian
Of 4 Texas newspaper was Inclined q
auaforIness during certain periods ol
c3nvIfIaIify. and caused thereby much
esncern to the breast u the foreman Oi
tee composing room just prior 70 the
rn8mens when the forms must go ~
press. Btu the writer Nas A part owner
Of the paper. says the New York Times.
and could not vell b. discharged. sincc
he occupied The position q managing
Editor. Many times the editorials sers
lafe and the paper delayed IN going 70
press. but the delinquent writer aiEa5 s
i1ade good after q fashion Finally be
hit upon a scheme when be was called
upon Al the last moment Tor copy
thar may, IN al justice 70 expediency. be
called the art II genius.
The hour Has very late and no leading
editorial had gone 10 the composing
room. II frantic haste the foreman sent
for the editorial writer. and only after
halt an hour vas he lOcated-in a near
~ saloon and much the worse FOR ais
dalllance there He grasped the intelii-
scnce that be had forgotten his leading
column. and made bis way as fast as he
could to his Office. snatching a piece Of
copy paper In one hand. he caught up
copy OF the New York Times with the
other. and from q clipped leading edi-
torial. which he pasted on the paper.
Then be wrote.
We cannot agree with the New York
Times when II says"
The editorial Of the Times was copied.
the Texas paper vent 70 press. and the
editor back 70 the saloon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
Charm of the Alps.

The Jungfrau has always had an in
describabie charm for the Alpine climb
er II is as II up on those shining
heights some siren voice was ever
singing the song Of each mans hearts
desire. People so timid that they look
askance at step-ladder have been
known to be filled with an unconquer-
able desire 10 reach that far-off world
Of snow that mocRs them with its over
Dowering peace. Many have reached
the top and found that what looked like
faint shadows 70 the watchers in the
valley were. in truth. mighty orags OF
ice. and seemingly bottomless ravines.
Aud they who have stood on the very
top. 50 near the heavens that the world
below seemed but fading shadow say
that moment repaid them for all the
dangers endured. From ~The White
Sphinx" BY Kathleen L. Greig. In Four-
Track News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-29
Mexico,a Indnstrial Fnture

The prophets foresee in Mexico a
manufacturing country Of the first rank
This because Of abundant hydro-elec-
trio power. cheap and unorganized Ia
Dor. stability Of climate. and geograph-
ical situation. To these are added the
recent discoveries Of mineral oil OF pc.
troleum. and the development OF the
coal fields in the northwestern sections,
which will supply the required fuel
The amount Of power In use in Mexico
is estimated at 66.O0S indicated horse
power steam. 32147 indicated horse
power water. 17.S2s indicated horse
power electric. all OF which are prob
ably below existing figures. In devel-
oping the last Mexico is making mar
velous strides. and there are power
plants now In existence or In the course
Of construction which will rank second
only to those Of Niagara.