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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11
THE UNIVERSAL SLOT MACHINE
contrivanee was Known to Egyptian
Before Christian Era.

IAN English arr y officer. Col. Sanos.
man, invented the penny-iD-tbe-s.os
machine" said an inventor. This ma
chine now permeates our national life
as thoroughly as does electricity. We
have slot machine restaurants. NOV
ing pictures, telephones, scales, shops,
saloons and so on. And yet this
slot machine idea is not new. II is
thousands and thousands Of years old.
In several Of our museums there are
perfect devices of this kind taken
from Egyptian temples that existed
long before the commencement Of
the Christian era.
"The Egyptian slot machine was a
covered stone vase for holy water.
There was a slot In II and q FIVE
drachm piece dropped into it caused
the cover Of the vase 70 slide back
smoothly, so that the worshiper could
take a little holy water, whereupon
the cover moved into it's place again.
So. Col. Sandeman deserves little
credit, since the Egyptians. and not
he, originated il. The credit really
is due TO the late Percy Everett, Of
New York. who was the first man to
perceive the machines possibilities
and to put 1t on the market"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11
AN EXAMPLE.
Scene Witnessed on the Street Which
Was Not a Joke, But a
Sermon.

Walking along the street one day
we noticed. just ahead OF us. a young
man, whose appearance and actions
at once attracted our attention. His
clothes were worn and untidy and
his step so unsteady that at times
he seemed likely to fall. Soon he
drew a half-filled bottle from his
pocket and displayed 1t TO those about
him as he might have done had 1t
been some great treasure or some
thing very beautiful.
Just across the street we're some
other young men who seemed to be
making sport Of the poor boy who
was not himself because Of drink and
laughing at the foolish talk which
his muddled brain and stammering
tongue caused him to utter.
But We felt more like weeping than
laughing to see that young man who
might have been an honor to his
friends. thus made a subject Of ridi-
cule because he had yielded to the
temptation Of the evil one.
Oh, what a deceiver is the wine cup.
Sometimes boys and girls are tempt
ed to drink a glass OF beer or wine
at a friends home or in company
with other young people who seem
to think there is no harm in It, but
If everyone thus tempted would stop
and think, There may be, watching
me- some other young person who is
tempted just as l am, and II l refuse
to drink, ii may help that one TO be
true to his convictions" how it would
strengthen the determination TO do
right, no matter how strongly pressed
to take "just one glass" What a
mighty influence we WELD perhaps
none of us fully realize.
Some young men think they can
drink a social glass" now ana then,
without ever becoming drunkards, but
they are not sure OF that A young
man once said TO a friend. when
urged to leave drink entirely alone.
Il know enough to take a glass and
l know enough to let it alone" But
alas the appetite once formed, took
a strong hold upon him, weakened his
will. destroyed, in some measure. his
true sense Of noble manhood, and he
became source Of grief to his loved
ones and was brought to an untimely
death.
"Oh. how my heart aches when |
see young man or woman enter a
saloon. Had the power, how glad
ly would l persuade everyone to turn
away from the death traps Of Satan.
Why cannot every young person and
older one have as much courage as
President Harrison, who when urged
several times by friends to drink
social glass with them. positively re-
fused, giving for his reason the fact
that out Of class of IL school com
panions, he alone remained, the other
sixteen having all filed drunkards'
graves and that but for his principles
Of total abstinence he very likely
would have gone down with the rest.
Let US all, by advice and example,
keep as many as possible from being
deceived by the fatal wine cup. re-
membering the inspired words Of the
wise man. "At last 1t biteth like a
serpent and stingeth like an adder"
Clara NJ Hayden, in National Advo-
cate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

crouching very carefully. Perhaps.
suggests the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune. it might be as well for you
to practice for while in private, and
you might also find an advantage in
having a pillow or some other soft
thing just in front of the chair. so that
# you come down you will come down
easily.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11
swered.

Nobody seems to take you serious
ly." said the friend.
Il don't want anybody to take me
seriously" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. If my constituents are will
ing to accept my little incidental
properties as a good joke I see no
reason for obiecting."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11
PLEDGE l.oOo Missionaries Yearly.

The Volunteer Students convention
at Nashville declared by resolution
that 200 new missionaries shouid be
sent out every year until the waste
places are occupied. The church Is
dreaming great dreams, and only those
who thus dream. accomplish great
deeds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11
increases Its missionary offerinr


Not many of our churches are able
10 register a more substantial develop
ment at every point than the Protes-
tart Episcopal Within eight years the
gifts for missions have increased from
s402,541 to s766,965 (of the women's
auxaiaries from $4,000 to over s15l. :
COO) the missionaries from 101 to $50;
the combinations in the field from 4Ss
10 1888; and the total communicates
from 1896 to 9,52S.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

All stock should be salted regularly.
II this is attended to- it will keep their
digestion in good order and oftentimes
prevent many diseases.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

Britain spends on an average E3.-
100000 more on intoxicating liquors
than OF bread, butter. cheese, milk.
eggs and fruit
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

Alfalfa meal is one Of the best hog
foods we know Of; in fact. the same
is being fed quite extensively to all
live stock including poultry.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

When a horse eats eagerly, bolting
his food without chewing. he should
have dried meal and shorts mixed With
oats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

Keep the colts in groNing condi-
tion from the day they enter the world
until they are matured.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

Dirty mating may be cleared with
salt and water. while alcohol removes
stains from it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

It is a good rule to scald out the
drinking vessels once week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

Some people suppose they can return
to nature in an automobile.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-11

He Tells Them to Her.
No man believes half the things be
wants his wife to believe.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

now occupied by NJ q, Walker. lie
will make some improvements on II
and move some time soon after the
first of the year.
A strong south wind Tuesday morn
ing indicated that rain or snow might
be expected from the north. but the
Chicago weather man forecastod fair
weather for Tuesday night, with pos.
slbly rain or snow Wednesday.
A committee of the Ladies' Society
of the First congregational church are
arranging for supper to be given In
the church parlors Thursday evening.
Supper will cost twenty.sevon cents
and packages will be sold for seven
cents.
Mrs. ID, Baum and Mrs. j. Baum
have received announcement of the
marriage of their niece, Miss Edith
Altschulor, daughter of julius Altschu.
Ter, formerly of Norfolk, to Abner Best
in Chicago. Mr. Best is commercial
traveller.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Burglar IS SCARED AWAY
MAN IN PACIFIC HOTEL DINING
ROOM AT 3 A. M.
AN EMPLoYE WANTED TO SHOOT

Would.be Robber, Rummaglng Around
In Hotel Dining Room, Evidently In
Search Of silverware, Was Chased
Out by Employees.
A burglar rummaging about In the
dining room of the Pacific hotel In
search of silverware at O'Clock this
morning was frightened away by three
employees in the institution and es.
capped by way of n stairway leading
into the cellar The thug secured no
valuables One of the employees want
ed to shoot, but was prevented by his
associates. The would-be burglar, In
stead of offering any resistance, fled
when he was discovered and pursued.
The burglar was discovered by Har.
ry Bland, nightwatchman in the hotel.
He was in the kitchen at the time and
heard a noise in the dining room. lie
notified Dave Zweifel, night clerk, and
| Tom Bassett, hostler.
The three men then opened the din
ing room door. The stranger was
rummagng about, apparently In
search of silverware. The hotel men
gave chase and an exciting moment
followed. The would-be burglar, after
running around the room in search
for an exit, finally lodged into the eel
lar stairway and made a getaway.
There was no trace as to the man S
| identity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Once-a.Year Shoppers.
Bio Sale of Stanton Land.

Stanton, Neb., Dec. 10.-One of the
largest land deals ever made in Stan
ton county was consummated when
Vining, Appleby & Pugh sold the Es-
vein farm of 372 acres, two miles
south of town, to j. j. Lammilli. Mr.
Lammilli already owned 500 acres of
land and his new purchase joins the
home place on the west. 1t is all Elk.
horn valley land and very good
j. c. Eswein has purchased the
Raabe building from DR.. Syl Pexson
Mr., Raabe will move into his new de-
partment store building in a few days
The cold wave did not materialize
The thermometer was above Friday
morning.
Farmers are complaining about the
lack of seed corn for the next crop.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
p. e. McKiIIip talks on Corn,

Fremont, Neb., Dec. 1O.-P. f. Nc
Killip of Humphrey was the principal
speaker before the Dodge county insti.
tute, held at the Larson theater. Mr..
McKillip urged careful selection of
seed in the planting of corn. He said
the breeding of grain should receive
as much attention as the breeding of
stock. He declared he believed scien,
tihc farming could make farm life
more attractive and keep the country
boys from seeking other pursuits. F.
G. Montgomery and C. M. Lewellen
were the other speakers, One hundred
farmers were in attendance. August
Gregereit was elected president of the
institute for the ensuing year C. b
Nicodemus was elected secretary, ant
F. r. Gurnery, treasurer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
ARE AFTER CONVENTION
MADISON COUNTY COMMISSION.
ERs WORKING FOR 1T.
WOULD BRING 1T TO NORFOLK
County Commissioners Of the Common
wealth are In Convention at kear
ney This Week, and Three Madison
County Officials Plan to Attend.

Norfolk is going 10 entertain the
Nebraska County Commissioners as
ISOLATION In it's state convention next
year, II Madison county commission
ers at Kearney this week are able to
land the plum. Commissioners Ma
lone, Taft and Harding planned to at
tend the convention tomorrow and
next day at Kearney and go to the
meeting with large quantity of badg-
es which proclaim to other county
commissioners that Norfolk wants
next years convention.
I'VE are going to get that conven-
tion," said one of the Madison county
commissioners, "if it is a possible
thing. We believe that state conven-
lions are good advertisements for any
county and Madison county will profit
by this one, if it can be landed"
County commissioners are men who
look at land and cities and counties
with keen business eyes and Norfolk
and Madison county realize that the
state convention would result in much
good advertising out through the COM
monwealth. The entire northern part
of the state, for that matter, would
profit by the conventions coming here
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
HOSPITAL NEEDS 100000
NEBRASKA INSANE HOSPITAL AT
NORFOLK is CROWDED.
DEATH RATE UNUSUALLY HIGH

Cramped Quarters Causes illness and
Death 49, Superintendent Young Re.
ports Conditions In a Message to the
Governor-Needs Fixing.
Rejected l. 'ings, I lipshod work,
sQuandcring the cash count, insulll-
ciont room for patients and unwhole-
some quarters are some of the cOndI-
tons alleged to exist at the Norfolk
asylum, according to II Lincoln special
to the Omaha World.Ilcrald Supcrln-
tendcnt Young, in his report to Gov.
cruor Mickey, scores conditions and
asks for 100000 to improve matters.
During the last bicnnium pr Young
says the death rate was 10 per cent.
Consumption, caused by lack of room,
caused the swollen death list
In support of his assertion that the
crowded conditions at Norfolk have an
injurious effect on the health of the
inmates, superintendent Young calls
attention to the fact that in the mems
cottage there is only 375 cubic feet
ing sleeping hours, while iiO cubic
feet Is supplied for each charge In the
womons sleeping quarters. This, DR..
Young says Is far below the proper
air supply, which should be not less
than 1000 cubic feet per hour for ev-
cry person.
DR.. Young has been in charge as
superintendent only since October 8
last, having succeeded DR.. ]. M. Alden
on that date. The present official,
however, in his report reviews the
affairs of the entire period since the
asylum was reopened April II, 1905,
after the fire several years ago. In
that time the statement shows 1911
male patients and 149 female patients
have been received, or $40 In all. Nine
teen of the men and six of the women
inmates have died, while thirtytwo
men and fifteen women were dis
charged. There are 219 patients of
both sexes in the institution now, and
forty-three others are on parole.
Twenty.six of those who were dis
charged went out as recovered from
their maladies.
The financial part Of the report con
tains n number of items that have
caused some comment in connection
with frequent trips made by Supcrin-
tendent Alden during the first nine
months of his inCumbCncy as well as
by his wife and assistants. all of which
al, a., A
den himself, from April II to October
20, 1905, visited Lincoln no fewer than
twelve times, and on each trip he col
lected as expense money amounts
ranging from $3.50 to $19.S5 Some
times the trips would come very close
together, as on May %, &C. 20 and
June 3. The record shows that he
collected one such bill for $10.75, ex-
planned by this item: "Superinten-
dent and wife, trip to Lincoln to pur-
chase draperies." On July he made
a trip to Chicago to buy books and
instruments for the hospital. His eX-
penses at that time were 5000. One
visit to Omaha was made at an outlay
of $3.50. Altogether $15025 was paid
Alden on claims of this kind during
the time mentioned, out of the hospi-
tai cash fund
Then came long interval until Feb
ruary 2S, 1906, during which Alden
took no trips, or at least filed no bills
for them. He collected $3.50 more on
that occasion Since that date nothing
has ever been paid Alden for travel
ing expenses out of the cash fund.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ON
MERCHANTS ARE BUSY WITH AN
NUAL HOLIDAY RUSH.
IT BEGAN UNUSUALLY EARLY
The Next Two Weeks Are Expected to
be Record Breakers in This Section
of the West-Quality, Not Bargains,
are In Demand This Season.

are In Demand This Season.
The Christmas shopping has begun
in earnest in Norfolk and other north
ern Nebraska and southern South Da-
kota towns, and merchants are begin
ming to feel the strain of the holiday
rush. The Christmas buying this sea
son is said to have begun much ear
lier than in other seasons.
People this year, according to mer-
chants who have been watching the
trend of affairs, are asking more for
quality in goods than for low prices.
Never before has the public owned
such a fat purse for use in holiday
quality goods in all lines are rapidly
moving off the shelves in preference
to the less expensive lines.
Not Bargains, But Quality.
at Is not bargains so much as quail
ity that the people are searching for
this season." said a Norfolk merchant.
Never before have people so thor.
oughly put away the thoughts of ex-
pense and so earnestly hunted for ar
ticles of real worth for Christmas
gifts"
And so, from all appearances, Santa
Claus is going to be better this year
to his eighty million children in the
United States than he has been before
in many year.
Stores are beginning to fill with
shoppers every day, salesfoli are be-
ginning TO feel the strain of rushing
from morning till night and all store
people are beginning to work over
time
With Christmas just two weeks dis
tant, it is expected that the rest of this
week and all of next will be record
breakers in all lines and 1t is said that
the people who are getting early Sc
lections are wise because it is not a
question of what to choose this season
so much as it is a problem as to what
can be found.
Wholesale jobbers in the cities say
that they have long since been sold
out and they have nothing left, to
speak Of Expressmen and postal peO-
pie are anticipating one of the hardest
struggles in their existence within less
than a fortnight, and they are trying
to get enough sleep now to tide them
over the storm.
once-a-Year Shoppers.
Merchants are beginning to note
faces among their stores which are
seen but once in year. Men, for in
stance, who are busy all the day long
with their own business affairs, every
day in the year, are now entering
stores around town with a view to
finding Christmas gifts that will please
somebody's heart. When holiday
shopping has gone by, these once-a-
year-faces will again disappear until
another merry season rolls around.
Some Christmas orders for laying
away articles was begun this year as
early as November.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
HANG Up EXTENSION WORK
GRADING ON BoNESTEEL. GREG.
DRY LINE is ABANDONED.
TRAINS SOON RUN TO HERRIck
At a Meeting of Contractors and
Northwestern Officials, Held at Her
rick, it Was Determined to Abandon
Grading Until Next Sprinq.

Herrick, S. D., Dec. 1O.-Special to
The News: At a meeting of contract
ors and Northwestern officials at Her
rick, it was decided to abandon the
work of grading upon the Northwest
ern extension from Bonesteel until
spring.
The steel gang will complete the
work of surfacing to Herrick and turn
this portion of the road over to the
operating department at once.
Trains will be operating between
Bonesteel and Herrick by the fifteenth
instant
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Warner

Mrs. Geo. Wheeler has been quit
sick for a week past with nervou
prostration.
Dick Sleeper went to Grand Islam
Saturday morning to attend the bus
ness college.
Alex. Snider and wife returned f
day evening from a weeks visit wi
relatives at Fontanelle, Iowa.
In trying TO stop a runaway team
horses Thursday Andrew Bovee "
knocked down and had leg brok
DR., Long of Madison was called
reduced the fracture.
At the last meeting of the Mod
Woodmen lodge the following ofic
were elected: Consul, Nate Rowl
clerk, H. j. Morris; banker, H;
Gibbs; adviser, Marsh Pettitt.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Advertisement for Bids.

Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the Office of
the county clerk of Madison county,
Nebraska, on or before noon of the
first day of January 1907, for the fur.
nishing of books, blanks and station
cry for the county of Madison during
the year following the first day of Jan.
uary 1907.
Following is a statement of the
of books blanks and stationery that
will be required during said year.
Books.
One Squire deed record printed;
G-quire numerical indexes, printed head
and ruled; ! treasurer's cash book. s.
quire ruled; ! warrant book 4-quire
ruled; 2 G-quire tax lists; | 5-quire tax
list; ! Squire probate record / s.
quire trial docket; l Squire appear
ance docket and general index com
bined; ! G-quire record Of election Of
ficers; l Squire McLillan loose leaf
journal; | Squire McLillan loose leaf
complete record 30 daily registers for
| lNd'Htlo' - Stubbl NlSlIltl directors
records; % school district mOderators'
records; % school district treasurers'
records; 5000 tax receipts (alternated
carbon, same as now in use); so chat
tel mortgage files gummed stubbs num-
bered; | 4-quire record instruments
filed; l,500 Autographed warrants; 40
leather gold printed year tabs; 2G
leather gold printed tabs for tax list
2G leather gold printed tabs, dupli-
Gates of above; 125 leather gold print
ed tabs for numerical indexes AZ
poll books for 1907 election: "a pool
book envelopes; "a used ballot sacks I;
"a spoiled and rejected ballot sacks !:
2 dozen 1907 statutes; canvas GOV.
ers for records; 20 assessment SEIZED.
ule files
| Blanks.
$500 letter heads, S1axll; 1000 memo
heads, S1aX5h; 10000 envelopes, No
6h; 1000 envelopes, No 8; $500 envel
opes, No. 10; 1000 envelopes, No. II;
200 page bar dockets, 75 page; SOC
postal cards, one side; 1000 tax state
ments, ruled and printed one side
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

The want ads. manage" a
many things in your neighborho
the comings and goings of serv
neighbors, dodgers, etc.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-29
One Of the Greatest
Bargains Ever
Offered For Sale

A beautiful country residence on
which has been expended S22, 500,
consisting in part Of a large bunga-
low In perfect repair 100 30 It,, con.
tanning entrance lanai 80 40 IT,, liv.
Ing room and 20 x 10 IT,, dining,room,
kitchen, pantry, eight sleeping rooms
and two bathrooms, with all conve.
niences; also, Guest Cottage and SER
wants quarters, all situated on large
lot by sea-shore, set with fine trees
and plants, The owner has told US
to sell for $500. as he has no fur
ther use for the property. Terms
easy
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-29

upon the report that American sugar.
planters in Cuba are the instigators Of
the revolution for the purpose Of SC
curing annexation Of Cuba to the Unit
cd States. It is known that their
plants In remote districts Of the island
have suffered from attacks Of the reb.
els, and the idea Of special fund hav-
ing been subscribed by American plan.
tors to further the insurgents is scott
cd at.
IA continuation of the difficulties IN
Cuba for any length of time will have
n serious effect on the sugar crop.
says the Bureau uf Manufactures of the
Department of Commerce and Labor
today. In the Daily Consular and Tra,-
Reports. 4 number OF planters opef-
ating on credit have found it impos-
siblc longer TO continue business even
when not afraid Of violence. by armed
rebels. All draft animals have been
impressed into service by either the
government or the insurgents and the
planters have suffered from Tn loss vi
cattle and available supplies. The bu-
Icau adds, however. that the dcstruC-
ton of the sugar and tobacco crops in
Cuba will noi seriously interfere with
the worlds supply Of these products,
but may increase the price of these
commodities. which with respect Ia
sugar Is Il significant fact 10 the adj
vantage OF Hawaiian and Southern
planters.