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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Gain In Formulation

Belgium. the most densely populated
Independent country Of the world. has
gained nearly 100000 inhabitants in
the last fve years. The rate of in
crease has been greater than 1t was II
the decade preceding.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

The christening Of the infant son Of
the prince and princess Of Wales is
specially interesting from the fact that
one Of the names given him is Charles.
The young prince is the first Of the roy
al blood to bear that name since Bon
ME Prince Charlie"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

The hardy Boer voortrekkers had a
fine sense Of poetry in naming places
in South Africa. In the TransvaaI
there is a place which rejoices in the
name Of Observation-Disclosures
fontein.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

An Oklahoma girl advertised for a
husband, and got him. The total ex-
Dense for advertising. wedding OUTFIT.
etc. was s11. He died within a year.
leaving her an insurance policy of
$4,000. And yet some people claim
that It doesn't pay to ADVERTISE
Sparks (Okla.) Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
sorrv she Spoke.

Hell saw your picture in the paper
the other day.
she-Yes, lat it didn't look at all
like mel
Il noticed that, but then, in order
to be good. picture always flatters."
Detroit Free Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
willing to Hurry Matters.

you'll find I'm hard to discourage
said the persistent suitor, melo-
dramatically. Some day I'll make
you admit you love me. and then
and not ill them will die happy"
I'm say II now replied the heart
less girl. Il don't mind telling a lie
for a good end. STRAY Stories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

What's Maude crying about now"
~Oh. she asked her husband II he
would marry again in case she died
and he declared that he wouldn't"
We'll, nothing wrong about that
mo; but you should have heard him
say Il. Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Life Not Worth Living.

CUMBERSOME scientist rema ks
that If you eat onions you viii live for
ever.
Guyer-What would be the use OF
living for ever when no girl would
ever Let you kiss her?-Stray Stories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Just one kiss before 60" be
pleaded.
And will you be satisfied with one7~
she asked.
II snould say not" he replied.
Then get busy. Daily
News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

First American What In
the world are you going over to see al.
the English cathedrals for?
Second American Millionaire-I'm
putting up an automobile stable. and
I'm cooking for something handsome Ia
design.-Life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

King Alfonso has received one Of the
strangest gifts ever presented to mon
arch. 1t is in the shape of two fine rugs,
made from the hides Of the horses which
were killed by the bomb thrown at the
young Spanish king during his recent
visit to France.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

IN the little Boston monthly maFa-
xine OF his beloved Lend-a-Hand clubs
Edward Everett Hale relates that joan
Hay cnce said to him: We play our
(diplomaticl cards as well as we can.
but .e like 10 play them with the faces
up"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Il is bal form TO notice accidents at
the dinner table. II the waiter hap
pens TO spill a cup OF chicken gumbo
down your back. don't leg Il disturb
you in the least Remark hat you
usually take chicken gumbo that way
and continue the small talk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

The famous salt deposits Of Petite
Anse. La, are known TO have be-
mined by the aboriginal Americans, as
is testified by the stone hammers and
other tools found when the deposits
we're redIscovered in 1914 by Jonn
Marsh.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Tuberculosis in Prussia.

A remarkable decrease in the num-
Der OF deaths from tuberculosis In the
larger cities Of Prussia within the last
Two decades is recorded In 1886 the
death rate in cities Of over 100000 in
hahifants was 1886 per 10000; in 1902
Il IVES only p per 10000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Two men who we're once friends and
partners in business, met in the street
in Fresno. Cal, the other '. after
not having seen each other for s
years, and at once began to fight ever
five dollars that one God the other.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
swamps Them Out.

A German inventor named Mauss-
hardt has devised a theater from which
ar audience can be emptied in half a
minute. 1t is no figure Of speech 10
ray "emptied." because his scheme Is
to slide the whole pit of the house into
the street by machineryp in case OF
FIRE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Modern science produces strange hy-
brids OF language. which at times rival
the mock adjectives Of Aristophanes.
For instance. Profs. Hand and Bogert
have recently published a paper on
M a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
lines"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

The cost Of feeding the animals in the
London ZOO last year was 1900. The
principal items of food were 207 horses.
270 goats. 1891 pounds of fish. 25.196
eggs. $685. quarts of milk, and 1877 loads
OF hay.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Particular Abont brandy.

A manufacturer OF brandy in Bam-
berg. Bavaria. was recently fined 500
and sentenced to As days imprison-
ment for having sold an adulteratiol
as genuine French brandy. His ac-
oomplice was condemned to serve a
year and a half in prison.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

There are eight men in the vicinity
OF Solomon who are named Mike Sulli-
van. To distinguish them they are
known as Mike Pete, Mike Bat. Smoky
Bat. Prairie Mike. Mike Dan. Corner
Mike. Wild Mike. Big Mike. Little
Mike.-Kansas City Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Boiling the Hands.

At an inquest on the body Of a man
who had died after an operation in st.
Georges hospital. London. II was stated
that the only way by which operators
could absolutely avoid infection from
patients was by boiling the hands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Immense Hogs.

In France the best breed Of hogs is
considered to be the Craonnais, which
oftentimes attain the weight of $50
pounds in Is to IS months; a prize
pig weighed 1853 pounds at the age of
10 months and 25 days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
The Average Man.

The average man doesn't become ia
nous, but civilization wouldn't be max
ing much headway without him.-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Italv,s Indnstrinl center.

The province of Milan is one Of the
important industrial centers of Italy.
1t contains 300 silk mills. giving en-
ployment to 10000 workmen: 200 cot
ton mills. with 25 900 workmen. and 20
wooden mills. with 5000 workmen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

When a girl recites in the parlor and
her friends say she ought to be on the
stage she believes them. When she
gets on the stage and her friends say
she ought to be back in the kitchen
she says they don't understand art.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Had No Views At All

Mrs. Gushington-I suppose. now
thar you have been abroad. you have
your own views OF foreign life?
Mrs. Newrich-No. we amt got no
views. We didn't take no camera; It's
40 common.-stray Stories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Pulled the Prince.

The sentry who the other day. ar
rested Prince Frederick Henry Of .9rus-
sia for taking snapshots OF a battery
at Swinemunde. has received a reward
for his strict performance Of duty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
NOW Name for old chief.

Since the government played such
havoc with Indian personal nomencla-
ture our good friend Rain-in-the-F Face
has accepted the hog Latin suggestion
Of the post druggist and changed his
name to Aquamugga.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

A family living in the city of Tinis,
n the Caucasus. consists Of five mem
bers whose combined age is 1896 years.
The father is lO5 years. the mother is
IS and three sons are all over so.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Singleton-Who rules the house
you or your wife?
Wedderly-Neither. The baby and
my wife's mother take turns at it
Chicago Daily News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Small Quarters.

The working classes in Mexico are
for the most part content with one
room for a family, room in which
the door does duty for both window
and chimney.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Don't you feel bad when you lose
a patient?"
Certainly. No man cares to be re-
minded Of the fact that the resources
Of his income are passing away from
him. STRAY Stories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

did George ask your father -
your"
mo; he told pa that be had just in
herited 100000 an pa offered me to
him. Houston Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Finland has larger percentage OF
wooded area. in comparison with It's
total surface. than any other European
country. II leads with 5l2 per cent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

"BuddIe" Krupp a Kentucky noun
tain boy. walked so miles in two days
from Morehead to secure a place as
school teacher.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Ever when a woman is jealous Of
her husband. sometimes she can't IN
derstand what in the world the other
woman can see in hlm.-Somerville
Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Sounds Larger.

Hint to the young man about TO pro-
pose: You viii impress her more If you
tell her that your salary is $500 a year
than you viii If you tell her ii is $50 a
week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

The richest the most populous and
the most prosperous part OF India is to
be found in the basins Of the Indus. the
Gangee and the Lower Brahmaputra.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
The Best way.

'They say you're making plenty OF
money in the stock market"
Yes; | never lose anything.
"Ahl You get straight tips eh9"
NO; sell them."-Philadelphia
Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Some people. when they own a dog
that would peaceably sleep around tbs
yard and make NJ trouble. tie il uD
to insure that It viii howl-Atchison
(Kan.) Globe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Camel Carriers.

Fully 10000 camels are employed il
the northern part Of eastern Africa IN
carrying merchandise from the coast
towns to the interior.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

A record cargo Of bananas was landed
at Manchester, England. recently, con-
sisting OF $1,000 punches. They we're
from Costa Rica.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Plown Ion Rnlrnrin-

The government :. Bulgaria eontem-
plates the purchase Of 5.ovs plows for
the use Of Bulgarian agricultural So
cieties.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
wnrnan,s Confidence

When a woman says that sne tells
her husband everything sne usually
means that she tells him everything
she wants him to know
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Hirh-Priced snnds-

AS much as 500 has been paid for :
single potato Of new species. and an
EYE" therefrom has brought in quar-
ter Of that sum.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

The average man enjoys fishing a
good deal more while he is going to the
fishing place than he does while he is
coming home.-Somerville Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
New Postal Union.

Since the LIST of July. Korea has had
only Japanese postage stamps. A spe-
cial stamp has been issued to commem-
crate the postal union of the two coun-
tries
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

The trouble about the Panama canal
seems to be that no sooner does one
man plan the great ditch than another
bitches the great plan.-Atlanta Jour-
nal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

He-But thought you'd forgiven me
for that and promised to forgetit?
Yes-but didn't promise to let
you forget I'd fogiven IT,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Pupil Suicides.

Suicides among school children arc
largely increasing In Germany. cspo-
cially Just before and after examine
tons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Autos IN Peru.

The automobile has taken a strong
hold in Peru. Lima is to have a service
Of automobile omnibuses. each designed
TO carry 30 passengers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

German insurance coi-panie- refuse
to take any risks In the case Of Alpine
climbers unless an expert guide is one
Of the party.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
soldiers Emnloved.

During the last three years $3.50
ex-soidiers have found permanent en-
ployment in Great Britain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Many command0g men are easily
controlled by those who seem to be
other than commanding.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Alas So the great have fallen.
A dry goods store uptown adverAses:
"All the f1aty-Cent Poets for Nineteen
Cents. IN. Y. Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

The central markets Of Paris use
more than 100000 worth Of BASKETS
every year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

OF the 7s7.52s inhabitants Of Jamaica
at the end Of 1904. only about 20.00o
" ere whites.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

II kept going, the wheels II 6 watch
travel s,55sA miles in year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
vienna's Police.

Police candidates in Vienna must te
able to swim. rc7S aud operate tele-
graphic APPARATUS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

A man never knows how many rela-
tives he has until he begins to grow
rich.-N. o. Picayune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

A fool can attract quite as much az
tention as a wise MANN. Y. Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Opium is responsible for the deaths
Of about 10000 persons annually IN
China
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

A large percentage OF the people in
Brazil &c barefoot except on Sundays
and holidays.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Apnexing wife and family in youth
is merely a higher and wiser form Of
putting money in the bank.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Finish Fight

Science Is gradually getting the mos
quito back to the ropes.-Wasbingtcn
~1st.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Conscience isn't in it with the hus
initiation of being found out-N. I.
Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
Usually Gets It.

A man who expects nothing but advice
from his relatives is seldom disap-
pointed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

The hand Of fate is often q bobta:l
nush.-N. 7. Times. -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04

Aquatic birds are more numerous than
land birds
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-25

philosophers. chemists. politicians.
and. in short. CastIeman. every
branch of learning and science il rep
resented in the membership Of our
Order. But our work Is nearing its
end, and the time to strike the deci-
sive blow will soon be at hand. Our
organization. after an existence OF IF
ty years, has been so perfected In ev-
cry detail OF its vast machinery as TO
insure the desired result--the com
plete overthrow OF the Russian En-
pire-a complete revolution of the gov
ernment; and predict that the earth
will tremble when this blow Is deIiv-
cred. So effective. so destructive, so
far-reaching will 1t be in its results as
to insure the end we strive for The
means we employ will doubtless cost
millions of dollars and thousands of
lives, yet it will be justified in the end.
We shall make freedom and peace the
worlds motto. through the blessings
of science"
Then vengeance" said. is not
the primary motive Of the Order Of
The Invisible Hand'?"
Yes, Castleman. vengeance is the
active principle. but we look upon
such vengeance as a noble accomplish
ment And vengeance. which has in
its scope such results as we anticipate.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-25
LOST LOVERS MARRIED.

He went to Oakland, intending to take
a train for the east, but the day he
was to leave there he was stricken
of a fever and taken to a temporary
hospital, where for weeks he lowered
between life and death. When he was
strong enough to leave the hospital he
was penniless and the railroad COM
panies had long since ceased to trans
port earthquake sufferers without pay
ment of fares.
The mercantile firm by which he
had been employed before the earth
quake and fire had suffered a total
loss of its business and had nothing
to offer him. He obtained work as a
hod carrier at last and worked all
summer. A few weeks ago. with his
summers earnings in his pocket, he
left San Francisco and went to South
Dakota to visit an uncle on his ranch.
He had made up his mind when he
left San Francisco never to return to
the city, but, tired of the country and
longing for the life he had been ac-
customed to. he started to return.
On the train which was carrying
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-25
UNIQUE GIFT FOR AMERICAN.
Head Of Fraternal Order Is Given
Teeth from kaiser's Elk.

Oakland, Cal.-A testimonial made
of elks' teeth that were once owned
by William l. of Germany and the
present kaiser, and taken from ami
mails shot by their imperial majesties
on their preserves, has been presented
to Judge H. A. Melvin, recently elect
ed to the position of grand exalted
ruler of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks for the United States,
by R. F. Auerbach, of 554 Twenty
third street.
The testimonial is in the shape of
a watch Charm with three pendants,
each Of which is composed of two
teeth incased partly in silver and
handsomely mounted. Each pendant
is inscribed, the first bearing the In
scription: From a German For
ester" The second reads: ITO Judge
II. A. Melvin" The third is: Grand
Exalted Ruler of u. S. A."
Four of the teeth are from animals
killed by Emperor William l., while
the other are from elks that fell to
the rife Of the present kaiser. They
were given by the latter to Gen.
Auerbach. father of r. F. Auerbach.
The latter returned recently from Ger
many, where he went to collect a
large inheritance.
He presented the testimonial to
Judge Melvin when he returned from
Denver after the convention of Elks
had been held that elected him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-25

him to San Francisco he met the
sweetheart who for months he had
mourned as dead The family with
whom she had made her home were
all killed in the earthquake, but she
had escaped For days she had
searched the city for her lover, but
she was told that he had lost his life,
as had so many others in the building
in which he had lodged. Her heart
was well-nigh broken with grief and
she went to Oakland and took refu-
gee train for the east.
She, too, had made up her mind
when she left San Francisco that she
would never return, but like Turner.
she had changed her mind and was on
her way there when she met him.
They continued their journey to-
gether to San Francisco with the un-
derstanding that they were to be mar
ried Immediately on their arrival
there.
Miss Porter's parents at one time
lived on a ranch in the northwestern
part of Nebraska, where they died a
number of years ago. Soon after their
death the daughter, an only child,
went west, where she has since made
her home. ~
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-25

der as 1 dwell upon that oath-an
oath which will die in my heart.
This ceremony lasted for more than
an hour. Then ! was commanded to
rise. The stiffness of death pervaded
the chamber. l could no longer hear
the voice of the Invisible. Suddenly
the lights were extinguished, as 1t
were by "A draught of wind. and the
darkness was stygian. Then again
the voice arose Immediately in front
of me, and could feel the presence
of the man who had spoken, for he
stood on the opposite side Of the table.
and his breath was close to my face.
My right hand was ceized IN his. as a
small circlet was forcsd upon the third
finger felt my bones cracking to-
~sther, and then the voice again