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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

1t is a favorite theory with fishing
and sea-faring people that in storm
three waves are strong and violent,
while the fourth is comparatively weak
and less dangerous. This succession
they call ''rote of waves" Fishermen
returning from their fishing-ground
often prove by experience the truth OF
their theory, and hang back as they
come near the shore to take advantage
Of the lull that follows three big
breakers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Two contrasts Of nature are the
Island Of Fire and the Lake OF Snow.
The Island Of Fire is situated in the
middle Of large lake Of boiling mud
in the Island OF Java. The steam
and gases which rise from its surface
form themselves into bubbles attain
ing the diameter of five or six feet,
and, after sailing high up In the air
like balloons. they explode with a
loud report. The biggest snow lake
is to be seen among the Karakorum
mountains, north Of India. 1t meas
ures more than 300 square miles in
total area.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Sunken ships may now be refioated
by means of acetylene gas An ex-
pertinent was tried successfully on a
ten-ton boat in the River Seine. rhe
boat was raised by means of small
balloons inflated below the water with
acetylene gas generated from the solid
carbide OF calcium. The inventor. M.
Ducasse. processes to foresee the ap-
plication OF the invention to ships to
prevent their laundering in collisions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Mutual All

AT banquet given to the delegates
of mutual aid societies in Paris last
week $4,000 bottles Of red wine, $4,000
bottles of white wine. $4,000 bottles
Of beer and 10000 bottles Of cham
pagne were provided, yet every dele
gate reached his home in safety.
That shows what mutual aid can do
San Francisco News Letter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Sent Forth to Die.

It was at the Port Arthur siege dur
ing the assault ON the celebrated 103-
meter hill which cost the Japanese
SO many men. Before sending forth
to certain death a regiment held un-
til then in reserve Gen. Nogi, ad-
dressing the colonel. said: Your
regiment is the first in all this
world" General" replied the officer.
gravely, 'it will be the first in the
other!"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Boys. business men Of your town
know You better than your parents.
There eyes are on you when you are
least aware. You may slip away from
your mother, you may dupe and de-
ceive your best friends, you may elude
the watchful eye Of your teacher, you
may trihe with the confidence Of your
Sunday school superintendent, but you
can't fool the business men in your
town when they have position to be
filled. City Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Murderous Ceremony.

When Neapolitan wishes to effect
the death Of an enemy he takes some
object, often lemon. which he uses
to represent the heart Of his victim,
and he pierces 1t with nails or pins,
which he fastens securely with twine.
With appropriate incantations this fic-
titious heart is roasted over slow
fire. and is placed as near to the in
tended victim as circumstances allow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Some men can be likened unto a
sheep On the hottest day Of sum
mer the sheep that can find enough
shade to cover its head imagines that
1t is fully protected and perfectly
comfortable, paying no attention to
the burning rays on the rest of its
body. Man can deceive himself fully
as easily, says the Indianapolis Star.
hiding behind technicalities. imagin-
ing that he is protected from the gaze
and censure of his kind
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Babies Wear Charms.

All Neapolitan babies wear tied
round their necks a charm against the
evil eye called "Cimaruta. which
means "a sprig Of rice" When COM
plete it consists of nine emblems, all
of which have magical power. These
emblems are the sprig of rice, serpent
half moon. key. heart, hand and horn,
bird, shamrock and silver.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Remarkable Record.

For 20 years the man at the door
of the Empire theater has been taking
tickets along Broadway, and in all
that time he has never seen show.
He's been at the Empire for about ten
years. He hasn't even seen Peter
Pan" Seldom, If ever, he gives out
door check between acts. He just
remembers the faces. He never gives
a door check to woman. And he's
never been fooled.-N. Y Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

There has just passed away in the
person of M. Desprecher one Of the
pioneers Of France in ocean cables. M.
Desprecher collaborated with Sir John
Pender. Cyrus W. Field, George Elliott
and others in laying the first cables
between Europe and America. He was
one Of the promoters of the Corsican
cable, which was laid in 1861. In
1894 he bought the island of Anticosti,
which now belongs to M. Menier. He
has reached the age OF 49,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Items in the first great athletic
meeting held in China, which took
place at Canton, were arithmetic
races. Pupils from schools carried
states and pencils. and in the course
of the race they encountered a black
board containing sum to be solved.
The boys were lined up as they
reached the goal, and those whose cal
culations we're wrong were then elm
mated The first three left in the line
were counted winners.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
An Ancient Bug.

Housekeepers who detest cock
reaches will be interested to know
that they are a very ancient family,
and could give Adam and Eve points
In genealogy. DR.. q. H. Sellards. OF
the University OF Florida, discussing
The Geological History Of Cock
roaches." in the Popular Science
Monthly. finds the structural charac-
teristics Of the roach pretty much the
same to-day as In the carboniferous
period when It was most abundant and
had its largest development.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Such exhibitions as looping the
loop including lion den entries. and
the like, should be made criminal to
all promoters Of the same, agents and
principals alike. At common law the
individual who aids and abets sui
eide is guilty of murder. The princi-
pie might we'll be extended TO apply
to all who, in their own greed. in
duce, or even solicit. performers In
search Of livelihood, to risk life or
even bodily harm for public entertain
ment and harvest OF gate money.
Lcndon Field.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
UNCONVENTIONAL I,rade.

Trade OF the United States with the
United Kingdom In the fiscal year
1905 aggregated s70o, 700. and
formed more than one-fourth Of our
total foreign commerce. Statistics
show that the exports from the Unit
ed States to the United Kingdom in
1905 aggregated $52S,0oO, 900 out of a
total OF s1.51S.oO0,OoO. and thus
formed one-third of our total exports.
Imports from the United Kingdom ag-
gregatcd s176,0O0.00O out Of total
Importation of $1,117, 900, 900, and thus
formed one-sixth OF our total imports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Not long since, when the religious
statistics were being taken In Worces-
ter, Mass, 1t chanced that the emu
merator's ring at Judge lockwood
Hoar's door was answered by his eld-
est daughter. girl Of nine. When
asked for the religious affiliation Of
the family the census man received
this unique reply: Papa is Uni
tartan, mamma is an Episcopalian.
I'm an Episcopalian, but Ruth is wa
vering." Ruth was five years of age.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Fruit Diet Hospital.

For three years hospital has been
in existence at Bromley. near London,
where only fruit diet is allowed to
the patients, and where during that
time there have been only two deaths
among the 500 patients who have re-
ceived treatment The institution is
known as the Lady Margaret Fruit
arian hospital.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Looking Ahead.

Angry CredItor-What's the use OF
offering me a check? 1t wouldn't be
worth a cent at the bank.
Struggling Genius-Perhaps not,
sir, but some day in the future, when
am decd and gone, my autograph
will make that check worth hundreds
OF dollars.-Chicago Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Breaking Up Ships.

Norwegians have primitive way Of
breaking up old, worn-out wooden
ships. They take them to exposed
rocky parts of the coast, and. after
anchoring them, leave the breakers Of
the next storm to smash them to pieceA
After the storm the floating fragments
are picked up and sold for firewood
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Wonderful Device.

Prof. P. e. Shaw. of University col
lege, Nottingham, England, is credited
with inventing an instrument of such
wonderful delicacy that one seventy
miliionth part of an inch can be meas
ured The apparatus is suspended by
rubber bands from a frame in felt
covered box, and IT can be used only
at night, when all the factory machin-
cry OF the city is still.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Bears Ruin Poles.

Telegraph poles in the remote dis
tricts Of Norway have to be continually
watched on account OF the bears, which
have a liking for climbing them and
sitting on the cross-beams. swaying
backward and forward until the poles
finally fall
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Harvard Students Honor.

Vilhjalmur Steffansson, now stu
rent at Harvard, has been appointed
a member Of the newest expedition in
search Of the north pole. which will
leave Vancouver early in May under
command of Capt. Elmer Mikkelsen
The Harvard student will be the
youngest member Of the expedition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Only a Buffer.

The editor Of LEIPZIG paper has
gone to jail for six months for criti-
cising some kings Of Saxony who had
been dead several hundred years. The
paper will not suspend publication,
however. as the editor is merely per-
son employed to serve in prison the
sentences which may be imposed for
what the paper prints.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

A prolix preacher took for his text
one Sunday the whole chapter in Rev
elation about the seven churches In
Asia. After he had dwelt laboriously
for half an hour on three Of them, a
small boy in the congregation drew a
long sigh and whispered to his moth
er in stage prompter's voice: Gee!
Four more!"-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Philanthropist,a PLAN.

Bolton Hall. philanthropIst, lawyer.
sociologist and tax reformer. prompted
by the good results that have attended
his experiments In Philadelphia and
other cities, is preparing to open a
farm for the poor near New York city
on the same lines that have met with
success elsewhere BY arrangement
with the Astor estate he has secured
control OF farm adjoining the Nor
ris park race track and will use it
for the purpose he has in view.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Kaiser's Novel Gift.

The silver wedding present that is
said to have most pleased the kaiser
was from the combined rowing and
sailing clubs in Germany. 1t consist
ed of six silver models. representing
the different styles of shipbuilding
from the Viking galley to the emper-
or's yacht Meteor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Thirteen Eliminated.

Application No. 13 to practice law in
the state OF Missouri will be issued no
longer to aspiring law students. Re
Gently a would-be barrister tore 1t
up when 1t was given to him, and the
state board OF examiners has since
eliminated the number.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Rapid Rise.

Percival Gibbon, the well-known
author, began life as cabin boy on
a sailing ship. He is very young yet,
but there is every chance Of his hav-
ing NJ. P. added to his name before
long. joining the ranks Of those dis
tinguished parliamentary authors
whose most recent addition was
Winston Churchill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Madge-Don't worry about a hus-
band, dear. A pretty girl is certain
to marry.
Marjorie-It would be all right II
there wasn't such an uncertainty about
the certain things Of this world
Smart Set.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
First Woman voter.

Beatrice Sacchi. professor at Man
tua and the holder of Doctors de-
gree. is the first woman to vote in
Italy. 1t seems that there is no law
there to prevent woman from yot-
ing. Miss Sacchi discovered this and
went to the polls and voted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Msunhonnst Boss },

Mrs. w. E. Morgan, OF Missouri is
boss" Of one of the richest zinc mines
in that state. The employees call her
the SUM- anet boss" and they are
said to like her and work well under
her direction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

A baby rhinoceros is being shown at
all the social functions at Nairobi,
British East Africa. At children's
party the other day the quaint pet
played till he was tired, drank the
milk OF three COWS and then went to
sleep. According to the local news
paper. he is shortly to be sent to
London.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Some of the London local courts have
adopted the method Of drawing jurors
names from a box, In the American
style. The London Mail says the
method has distinctly novel, not to
say sporting character, about it"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Appearances Deceives.

ITS easy to pick out the bankrupt" :"
said the unsophisticated reporter at
the creditors meeting.
'Yes?" replied the other.
'See how shabby and careworn he
looks"
That's the principal creditor. The
bankrupt is the man with the fur
overcoat and diamonds"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
One Won,an's work

Hannah Riddeil, an English mis-
sionary at work among the lepers OF
Japan, has just received the Order OF
the Blue Ribbon from the emperor
and her request for better care Of the
lepers by the government is to be dealt
with by the diet now in session.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Fatal salute.

Firing revolver as salute to
wedding party, in accordance with an
old Bavarian custom, schoolmaster
at Wuremburg used ball cartridges by
mistake and killed one Of the brides
maids.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

1t is the custom in Brittany to dig
up the bones Of the dead after GER
tain time and preserve the skull only
in small box with a heart-shaped
opening in its from Each box is
marked with the name and date of the
dead.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Cancer from Smoking.

AS the result Of official inquiry in
Jamaica, it is stated that cancer Of
the tongue and lip is curiously un-
common in country in which smok-
ing is almost universal among both
sexes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Benefcient Work.

The New York kitchen association,
in its fight against consumption and
for the reduction of infantile mortali-
ty, distributed from its six kitchens
in the congested district last year
23S,515 quarts Of pure milk and 49,
I'll eggs to 2S,S97 patients.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Iananess Build Church.

The first Japanese Congregational
church in America was organized in
San Francisco recently, largely through
the efforts Of Rev. Mr.. Kozaki. Much
is expected from the pioneer congre-
cation in advancing Christian work
among the Japanese on our Pacific
coast.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Record Shot.

Frank Ward, of New South Wales,
is believed to have killed more rab-
bits at one shot than any other man
living. His record is 27. The little
animals were drinking at tank and
presented every opportunity for a big
kill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Queer English League.

There is a Compulsory Character
league in England, the business of
which is to urge on parliament the
passage Of bill making it compulsory
for all employers to give a written
character to their employees when leay-
ing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Zoo Animals Free.

In the Dublin ZOO, which is famous
for its success in breeding and keep
ing lions, an interesting innovation is
the plan of keeping number Of crea-
lures about the ground in a state of
liberty. The latest liberated speci-
mems which visitors now meet in a
shady path are the emu and the Amer
lean ostrich, or rhea.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Pie CAPITAL.

A lumber firm in Maine has shipped
100000 fiber pie plates to pie
baker in Providence. This seems to
settle the question as to what city may
be regarded as the capital of the Pie
Belt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Chancellor Won Buelow has had
showered upon him princely rank by
the kaiser and bequests from admir-
ers and other unexpected honors.
among them the printing over his
name OF the pictures Of Hans Won
Buelow. the pianist, in American
newspapers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
ONLY One Awake.

The pastor paused in his discourse
and looked over his congregation. isis
ter Smith," he said. will you kindly
come up close to the pulpit? | can
save my voice by repeating the rest
of this sermon to you in conversa-
tional tone, and it will not disturb the
slumbers of the others. Cleveland
Leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Where Labor Is In Demand

Labor is so scarce in New Zealand
that the government of that colony has
asked its high commission in London
to find in England and send out 1000
laborers for the construction of new
railway in the north island. Three
years work is guaranteed, and induce
ments will be offered them to remain
permanently.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
.sKinr,s Weather. D

The recent visit of King Edward to
France has given the French another
English phrase, which they have add
ed to high life" sportsman" fash
ionable" and the rest. They now call
fine weather kings weather"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Bread was Sad.

"Ah, darling" remarked Mr.. Newed,
II see you have prepared some pud-
ding with your own little hands.
What kind Is it. pet?" "Th-that," !"
sobbed Mrs. Newed, lis b-bread!"-
London Tit-Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

The surgeons who operated on man
in the London hospital the other day
found in him 25 pieces of cork, 20
pieces of tinfoil, a leaden bullet. a
piece of string IS inches long, nine
pence in small change, a piece Of
leather nine inches long with hook
at each end, several pieces of clay
pipestem end portions Of newspaper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Peoria Pioneer.

Mrs. Samuel McCarty, whose hus-
band was the first man to settle In
Peoria, H., was recently rendered a
reception at the First church in that
city, the occasion being her eighty
first birthday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Games Once Barred.

Football, tennis. golf. quoits, bowls.
horse racing and, in fact, nearly every
pastime with any claim to antiquity,
has been prohibited by law in England
at some time or other.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Woman Prison commissioner.

Gov. Guild, of Massachusetts,, has
appointed Miss Marie Rose Collins, a
daughter of the former mayor Of Bos-
ton. state prison commissioner. She
has given the subject of prison work
much attention.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
The Grand Manner.

No one will be martyr and rein
troduce the grand manner into a
scofing world. Yet one occasionally
escapes in fancy into the older world
dead a century or more, wherein hui
man beings had time and inclination
for something more than the scrap
py politeness which is all we deal out
to-day.-Week's Survey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

A st. Louis philanthropist is to
establish a retreat for habitual cigar
cite smokers. and the world will be
brighter and sweeter when it is filed
IN. X. Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

Every year about 2sO,0O0 conscripts
are added to the Russian army. In
times Of peace it numbers 1000, 1000
men, and is the largest standing army
in existence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
svmpathetic.

Miss Thuttyfore-He was the best
and truest man in the world. but we
quarreled, andr-well, you know the
rest.
Miss Chillicon-Yes understand;
it is always the biggest fish that gets
away Chicago Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26

New Clerk-Good morning, sir, I'm
ready to go to work. What would you
like me to do first? Stockson Bonds
The first fellow that calls.-San
Francisco Call.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
LIQUID Measure.

The Secretary-I find that your prop
erty in Swampyille cost you four doll
lars foot, sir. What price are you
willing to sell it for?
The Rich victim-Oh, I'll let it go
for two dollars gallon.-Life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Natures Explanation.

Miss Rosenstein-He says his love
for me Is a burning passion, mother;
but most lovers grow thin. vile he
keeps agrowing fatter.
Her Mother-vell. perhabs he iss
expanding NIT der heat!-Puck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
India's National Instrument.

The national instrument of India
consists Of single hollow rod of bam-
boo. to which two empts gourds are
tied The ends of the rod are carved
and represent two symbolical figures,
an elephant and dove.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-26
Prize Offered.

Philadelphia is to have rapid transit.
A prize will be given to any person
who can offer suggestion as to what
Philadelphia will do with such thing
as rapid transit.-N. Y. Mail.