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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-16

The wiley Sultan called his vizier to
his presence.
1--WE are not sufficiently numerous tc
meet the infdel Franks in open con
ilict." he said.
1T is SO writer, Q Heaven-born. =
the vizier replied.
Therefore must they be undone by
craft" the Commander Of the Faith
full continued. Il myself have devised
the means, See to it, dog, that these
are Immediately put upon the market!'
and he handed to the Vizler a pack
age OF Turkish cigarettes Puck.
A 'life" sentence in New York IS said
"a nwnro % lhouf ten voare 49,.
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A biologist prescribes a pound of
candy or a dose Of cooking soda for
"that tired feeling" The young Amer
lean will know which prescription to
faka
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-16

How we love to talk Of the wonder
fuI things we have not done. The
reason for this is that nothing is won
derfrl after it has been done. -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-16

Az aurg man claims that he can
make 4s hens lay by the use Of cleo
tricity. Shockingl zsssfs4.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-16
A Matrimonial Advertisement.

AY. old girl exclaimed the
schooIboy, bursting into
the room. "here's some
thing for your birthday!
Hadn't got any tin before.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-16

be the reason why the hair grows gray.
st. Nicholas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-16

A life" sentence in New York is said
. average shout ten years. ~.
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ACT No q
By Mr.. Pearce. House Bill No. 43
JOINT RESOLUTION

By Mr.. Pearce. House Bill No. 43
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
$50 ofthe Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, relative to the remov-
al of the limitation on appropria-
tions for the Louisiana Industrial
Institute, located at Ruston, La,
for maintenance and support.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring,
That Art. 256 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, be amended
and re-enacted SO as to read as follows
Article 256. The Louisiana State
Normal School established and To-
Gated at Natchitoches; the Industrial
Institute and College OF Louisiana
whose name is hereby changed to the
Louisiana Industrial Institute, es-
tablished and located at Ruston, and
the Southern University, now estab-
lished in the City of New Orleans, for
the education of persons Of color, are
hereby recognized; and the General
Assembly is directed to make such
appropriations from time to time as
may be necessary for the mainte-
nance, support and Improvement of
these institution; provided that the
appropriation for the maintenance
and support of the Southern Umiver-
sity shall not exceed ten thousand
dollars per annum.
Section 2. Be it further Resolved,
etc., That said proposed amendment
be submitted to the electors of the
State OF Louisiana for their approval
or rejection, as required by Article
321 of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana and the general election
laws of this State, at the congress
sional election to be held in this State
in November, 1906.
j. w. HYAMSr
Speaker of House of Representatives
]. Y. SANDERS,
Lieut.. Gov. and Prest. of the Senate.
Approved June II, 1906.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
Gov. of the State of louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State
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ACT NO. 13.
BY Mr.. Hughes House Bill No. $50.
Of Orleans

vi VTledUS.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
30 of the Constitution OF the State
OF Louisiana, SO as to provide for
male or female factory inspectors,
throughout the State.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thIrds of all the members
elected to each House concnrring,
That the following amendment to
the Constitution of the State be sab
mitted to the electors Of the State at
the next general election for represen-
tatives in Congress, to be holden on
the 4th day of November. 1906, to-
wit: That Article 21O of the Consti-
tuition of the State OF Louisiana bear
ing upon the subject-matter, he and
the same n hereby amended so rs to
allow the appointment or election to
Office of factory inspectors, of either
male or female persons, as provided
for by an Act entitled Gan Act to reg
ulate the employment of children.
young persons and women in certain
cases, and to provide penalties for
violations of the provisions of this
Act" adopted by the General Assem-
bly, at its session OF the year 1906.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc, That on the official ballots TO
be used at said election shall be platc-
ed the words For the factory inspec-
tors amendment" and the words
Against the factory inspectors
amendment" and each elector shall
Indicate. us provided in the general
election laws of the State, which of
the propositions he votes for, for OF
against.
J. w. HYAMS,.
Speaker of House of Representatives.
j. Y. SANDERS.
Lieut. Gov and Prest. of the Senate.
Approved July %, 1906.
NEWTON &. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State OF louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN Il. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 10.


By Mr.. Voegtle- Senate Bill No. 10
AN ACT
To authorize the City of New Orleans
to issue new public Improvement
bonds to the amount ut eight mil
lion dollars, for the purpose of conf
pleting it's sewerage. water and
drainage systems; to- provide for
the payment of the principal and
interest of said bonds; to provide
for the disposition Of the surplus of
the taxes dedicated to such pay
ment, after the demands thereon OF
said bonds are satisfied; to provide
for the issuance and sale of said
bonds, and their exemption from
taxation; and to provide for the
submission to the. people of the
State of Louisiana Of constitu-
tional amendment, authorizing the
issue of said bonds, and confirming
the provisions of this Act.
Whereas, due notice of this Act has
been published in the City of New
Orleans for more than thirty days
prior to it's introduction into the
General Assembly, and due evidence
thereof has been exhibited in the
General Assembly; and
Whereas, the bonds authorized to be
issued by the City of New Orleans
under the provisions of Act No. 6
of the extra session OF 1899, rati-
fed by a Observation-Disclosures
adopted at the general election of
1900, have not proved adequate to
the completion Of the sewerage, wa
ter and drainage systems Of the
City of New Orleans, and the Cen
eral Assembly is advised that it will
probably require eight million doh
lars additional to complete said
systems; and
Whereas, by the increase of ASSESS
lnents in the City of New Orleans,
present aud prospective, the one
half of the surplus Of the one per
cent debt tax, levied by virtue OF
Article 314 of the Constitution of
theState ofLouisinpa of 1898, and
the special tax of two mills voted
by the Taxpayer OF the City of New
Orleans on the 9th day OF June.
1899, are and viii be more than
sufficient to pay the interest on the
twelve million dollars of bonds Is
sued under said Act No. Of the ex-
ira session Of 1899, and actually
produce q large surplus, dedicated
by said act to the purposes thereof,
which is and will be sufficient to per-
init the capitalization thereof by
the issuance of eight million dollars
ofbonds, and the retirement thereof,
prior to january 1, 1912; and
Whereas, it is Of the greatest impor-
lance to the City of New Orleans
and the people OF the whole State
that these great public works shall
be speedily completed, and that
their completion should not be de-
ferred through long series of years
by the gradual application to that
end of the said surplus, as it ne
crues year by year:
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tuition of the said State of Louisiana

tuition of the said State of Louisiana
be amended SO as to read as follows:
! Article 300. There shall I've seven
assessors in the City OF New Orleans,
who together shall compose the Board
of Assessors for the Parish of Orleans.
One shall be elected from each NUM-
cipal district of the City of New Or
leans, and they shallb- residents ofthe
said districts from which they are
elected.
There shall be seven State tax col
lectOrs in the City of New Orlean ms.
One shall be elected from each NUM-
cipal district Of the City OF New Or
leant. They shall be residents OF said
districts from which they are elect
ed and they shall maintain offices
in the respective districts from which
they have been elected. The said as
SCISSORS and State tax collectors shall
he elected for n term of four years
and the first election shall take place
ut the general Skate election to be
held in April 1908.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That the foregoing amendment
to the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana be submitted to the cleo
Ors of the State at the next election
for Representatives in Congress, to be
holden on the frst Tuesday after
the first Monday in November
1906, and on the official ballots
to be used mt such election shall be
placed the words ''For the proposed
amendment to Article 800 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana"
and the words Against the proposed
amendment to Article 800 of the Con-
stitution OF the State of Louisiana
and each elector shall Indicate, as
provided in the general election laws
of the State, which of the provisions
for" or against" he votes for.
j. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of House OF Representatives,.
]. Y SANDERS,
Lieut.. Gov. ind Prest. of the Senate.
Approved June 22d, 1906.
NEWTON L. BLANCHARD,
Governor of State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
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Constitution of the State of Louisiana
To be on al Election Holden
le g.Hfs1 ~ Tuesday, November g. 1906. = 80 h8I33

of Louisiana, which is dedica ted for
public school purposes; and in max
ing in each year apportionment OF
the surplus of said tax, the Board of
Liquidation shall from the one-half
apportioned to the public schools OF
New Orleans, withhold, hy preference,
a sum sufficient to pay the seini-an-
nual interest on said bonds, and the
sinking fund neutrality-suspicious. for.
Section 5. Be it further enacted,
etc., That after January 1st, 1917,
the said Board OF Liquidation shall,
out of the said one-ha fsurplus of said
tax apportioned to school purposes,
set aside sinking fund sufficient in
amount to retire the swhole of said
issue of bonds. on or before January
LIST, 1927, and shall, from time to
time, and ut least once every
three months, as said fund accuRu-
lates, select by lot the numbers Of
the bonds to be retired ut par and
accrued interest, and shall advertise
for ten days in newspaper publish
ed in each of the cities of New York
and New Orleans, the numbers of said
bonds and the date they will be paid
(which date shall he not more than
thirty days from the date of said ad-
vertisement,) and at the expiration
of said date said bonds shall cease to
bear interest.
Section 6. Be it further enacted,
etc, That all the substantial prOvis-
ions of this Act shall constitute con-
tract between the holders of bonds
issued hereunder, the State of Louis
lana and the City OF New Orleans.
Section z. Be it further enacted,
and resolved, etc., That at the con-
gressional election to be held in this
State, on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, 1905,
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State of. Louisiana,
shall be submitted to the electors of
the State, to-wit:
1.-THE City Of New Orleans shall
have power and it shall be its duty
to issue two hundred thousand dol
lars of bonds known as School teach
ers salary bonds" for the purposes
and under the provisions and condi-
tions set forth in the special act of
the Legislature adopted to that end
and for that purpose. at the regular
session of 1906, which said act is
hereby ratified and Improved; and all
provisions Of the present Constitu-
ton of the State in conflict with
the provisions of said act, and with
this amendment are, to that extent,
and for that purpose only, repealed
Section 8. Be it further enected,
and resolved, etc, That on the Off
cial ballots to be used ut said election
shall be placed the words: "FOr the
City of New Orleans school teachers
salary bond amendments" and the
words: against the City OF New
Orleans school teachers salary bond
amendment" and each elector shall
indicate his vote on the proposed
amendment as provided in the gen.
eral election laws of this State.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker OF House of Representatives.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieut.. Gov. and Prest. of the Senate.
Approved June IL, 1906.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Gov. of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL.
..s. Secretary of State.
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election in November, 1903, at which
time the said office shall be filed by
election, by the qualified electors OF
the First judicial district, Caddo par
ish, Louisiana, for a term of four (4)
years, or until The next judicial elec-
ton, when both judges Of said dis
trict will he elected,
Section 8. BE it further resolved,
etc., That said proposed amendment
he submitted to the electors of this
State for their approval or rejection
as reqUjped by the Constitution of the
State Of Louisianm, and the general
election laws of this State. ut the Con-
gressional election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1906.
Section 4. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That on the official ballots
to he used at said election there
shall be placed the words "For
the proposed amendment to Ar
ticle 100 of the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana" and
the words against the proposed
amendment to Article 100 of the Con-
stitutlOn uf the State of louisiana y
and each elector shall indicuteus pro-
yided in the general election laws OF
the State, which of the propositions
'for"or against" he votes fog.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieut.. Gov. and Prest. of the Senate
j. w. HYAMS.
Speaker of House Of Representatives.
Approved June 22d, 1906.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN II. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
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The Game Law.

The new State game law makes
the following provisions for the
protection of deer:
That 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to snare, catch or capture
deer.
That it shall be unlawful for
any person to kill a doe or fawn at
any time.
That it shall be unlawful for any
person to hunt or kill deer between
the hours of SHUTDOWN and day.
break, or kill deer driven to the
highlands by overdows or high
water at any time.
That it shall be unlawful to kill
deer between the first day of Feb
ruary and the first day of October
of each year.
No person shall kill more than
one deer in any one day, nor more
than six deer in one season, and
evidence of the sex must remaia on
the carcass or skin.
Birds which may be killed are
as follows:
Doves, mud rens, poule Dean,
sandpipers, choorooks, grosbec and
robins, August / to March 1.
Snipe, papabotte, cedar birds,
August l to May Is.
Wild ducks and geese, Septem-
Der to April l.
Woodcock and quail, November
l to March l.
Wild turkey, December ! to
April l.
All other birds, both game and
non-game, such as woodchucks,
prairie chickens, wild turkey hens,
grassets, CABLES, meadow larks,
gulls, terms and every species of
.insectivorous, song and plumage
birds Except English sparrows,
copers, hawk, duck, shap-shinned
hawk and great horned owl) are
protected al all seasons.
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letter to COlfax Painters,


Dear sirss You know, diamonds don't
60 by size. So With paint.
We make paint, one gallon OF which
goes as far as two Of another and lasts
twice as long; that's four to one.
You know it is true in diamonds; they
don't 60 BY the gallon, do thsyf
If you're going to paint your house
you 60 first to your painter and say
"l'm going to paint; do you want the
Job! and what'll it COST"
If he happens to know; he'll say;
Depends on the paint. ] can do il for
somewhere about 500 or $500. which
over you like; 900 will make q good 5obi
$500 poor one.
And you. if you happen TO have You,
wits. II say: "I1l take tho good one
when'n you do it,"
Painters ought, all, to know about
paint; and jewellers ought to be able TO
get good lob. We do what we can 10
help both.
One gallon Devoe is better than two Of
average paint. goes as far-that is, your
house will take about 20 gallons Devoe
and 40 Of average paint-and Devoe will
wear a long time; the life OF average
paint is very uncertain, ii may be a
year, it may be FIVE.
Why is it that painters don't know
about paint? Do Jewellers know about
diamonds? They know mere than they
tell sometimes. There are painters and
painters; 90 there are jewelers.; 40 there
Is paint, and the least gallons paint is
Devoe.
Yours truly, F. W. DHvoE 4 Co.
p. S.-Valley drug store sell our paint.
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The Editors are Safe.

An exchange says: An editor
died and slowly wendell his way to
where he supposed a warm recep-
ton awaited him. The devil met
him and said: "For many years
thou hast bone the blame for the
bad spelling that the printer has
got off in the paper: The paper
has gone for one dollar, and alas!
the dollar has failed to come in.
The printer has bedeviled thee for
wages when thou hadn't farthing
to thy NAME People have taken
thy paper without paying for it,
and cursed thee for not getting out
a better sheet. Thou hast been
called a dead beat by all the rail
road conductors when thou hast
shown thy annual pass to their en-
vious gaze. All these wrongs thou
hast borne in silence. Thou shall
not enter here" And as the editor
turned aud walked away, Satan
muttered: Heaven is his home,
and besides if let him in here he
would have been dunning his de-
linouent subscribers, and thus
cra.i tinrr 5iSaor1 IN NV lA,,pryf1f ,t,, y
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Honestly Mistaken.

We are all liars-unless news.
paper men be excepted. A woman
meets a neighbor at the door, whom
she despises, and overwhelms her
with expressions of delight at her
coming. She is lying. She paints
her face and goes upon the streets,
- much as to say, "my face is rosy
and healthy" She is lying. She
pads her form to deceive the pub
lie eye. Her heart is sad and she
puts on counterfeit smile as much
as to say, II am as happy as a
clam" She's lying. The mer-
sRant tells has customers his wag-
ems are the best in town. He is a
liar-there are dozens of other
makes inst as good. The farmer
stacks his wood criss-cross in the
bottom of his wagon bed and lays
it thick and close on top. He is
lying, The preacher buries an old
sinner who was q servant of the
devil and says: "The Lord gave
and the Lord has taken" He is a
liar" The editor writes q fowery
notice of a wedding, tells of the
dazzling beauty of the hook-nosed
bride. He is-honestly mistaken.
-Dodson Tunes.
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my mother has suddenly been made
young at 10. Twenty years of intense
suffering from dyspepsia had entirely
disabled her, until six months ago, when
she began taking Electric Bitters, which
have completely cured her and restored
the strength and activity she had in the
prime of life," writes Mrs. w. L. Gilpat-
rick, OF Danforth, Me. Greatest restor-
alive medicine on the globe. Sets stom
ach, liver and kidneys right, purifies the
blood, aud cures malaria, biliousness and
weaknesses. Wonderful nerve tonic.
Price SOC. Guaranteed by Crescent
Drug Co.
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The Amendments.
Editor Coltax Chronicle:

Eultor COHax Chronicle.
Allow me, through the columns
of your paper, to call attention to
the amendments proposed to the
State Constitution, to be voted ON
at the November election.
The Secretary of State has ar
ranged the order in which the
amendments will be placed ON the
ballot and for convenience l will
refer to them by the mineral ar
rangement in which they will ap-
pest on the ballot.
The first, second, fourth and
fifth concern New Orleans alone,
and should be voted for, if the
press of that city favors them.
The third relates 10 the increase
of the salary Of the Attorney Gen.
eral from $1,000 to $1,000.
The present salary, $1,000, is
equal to $3.50 per month, an
amount armed by very few law
yers in the State. / do not see the
need for an advance of $4,000.
If the sixth amendment is adopt
ed, it will materially increase the
cost of our Judiciary. 1 think it
is already sufficiently expensive.
The tenth amendment proposes
to remove all limitation to legisla-
tive power in making appropria-
tions to the Industrial school at
Ruston. The school fund cannot
afford, nor does the general fund
contemplate such unlimited power
of appropriation.
The twelfth amendment on the
ballot is unjust and unwise, and
reverses the order of taxation in
all civilized countries. BY the
terms of this amendment, church
property, such as parsonages and
grounds thereto belonging, are to
be taxed, while mortgages on real
estate held by syndicates. building
associations and the like are to be
exempt from taxation.
I am pretty sure that most vot-
srs, if they take time to examine
into the result OF their vote, will
not vote for the last amendment on
the ticket.
The third, sixth, tenth and
twelfth. amendments. as they ap-
pear on the ticket, should be voted
against. ~
There was, manifestly, an over
sight in the minds of the legislat-
ors when voting to submit some of
these amendments to the people.
LEGIs EFT JUsTITIA.
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ACT NO s.

BY Mr.. Henriques. House Bill No. SO
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
300 OF the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana, relative to tax collec-
tors and assessors in the City Of
New Orleans.
Section L. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State of
LoiAisiana, two-thirds of all the MEM
bers elected to each House concur
ring, That Article 300 of the Consti-
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The complete returns from the
Seventh District for a member of
the State Board of Equalization
show the nomination of H. E. Es-
forge, of st. Landry parish, over
Henry Hudson by a majority of AZ.
Following Is the vote by parishes:
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Section f. Be it further enacted,
etc., That the principal and interest
of said bonds shall be paid by pref
elence out of that one-half ofthe sur
plus of the one per cent debt tax lev
led by the City of New Orleans by vir-
tue .of Article 3 II oftke Constitution
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Official noticeof the compilation
has been communicated to the au-
thorities of the two districts.
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Tn the last twenty wears the de

In the last twenty years the de-
crease in illiteracy in the south
has been at the rate Of ID per cent
! decade. Maintaining this rate,
the 1910 census will show only 80
par cent Of the negro population of
the United States unable to read
or write.
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niiiclal Eloclion Returns.

The Secretary OF State has COM
piled the returns of the election
held October 4th for railroad COM
missioner. and his report is as fol-
lo~o.
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