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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
IN THE BREEcH OF THE MONSTER

fired 300 times before 1t will become SO
worn that it will be necessary to refine
the bore, after which it will he good
for 300 more rounds before another re-
lining.
In order to make these prodig Gus
guns strong enough to withstand the
powder pressure, which is as high as
10000 pounds to the square inch, they
are built of successive layers of hoops,
each shrunk on the layer underneath.
In this monarch there are four layers.
Special machinery had to be CON
structed for handling this great
amount of steel. From the beginning
of the work until the final inspection
was nearly three years. and the ap-
proximate cost was s15O,0OO The gun
was made at Watervliet arsenal, near
Albany. Its great length and weight
prevented the use of the railway in its
transportation, SO a great wrecking
lighter received 1t at the wharf OF
Watervliet from specially construct
ed steel car, whence it was fioated to
the proving grounds at Sandy Hook.
This piece of ordnance has not been
mounted, and because of its unprece-
dented length and weight it will never
be possible to secure an elevation
greater than Is degrees. 1t is well
known that 45 degrees gives projec-
tile its greatest range.
AS it is, however, this ton and
quarter of solid metal, driven by full
charge of smokeless gunpowder, viii
describe an arc 80 miles in length. the
highest point of which will be more
than three miles above the surface o.
the land or sea. Starting from San "
Hook in quest of hostile battleship
it would not catch sight of the vessel
until it had climbed well up into the
sky.
1t is impossible, of course, for any
ship to carry and handle such colos-
sal gun. II and all similar cannon are
for harbor and coast defence.
Nor does it seem possible ever to
construct battleship powerful enough
to withstand the terrific impact OF one
of the solid shots The strongest IRON
clad ever launched would be shattered
and sunk by single missile that went.
home, and any ship approaching from
the sea would have to steam four-fifths
across the zone of fatal danger to itself
before drawing nigh enough to give
affocf m ifc own fire
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
MAN HAS "A WEAKER s'nr
One Half Of His Body Is : vs.
Stronger Than the osner,
We Are Told.

The popular belief is that the left
side is weaker than the right. and, as
In all popular beiiefs, there Is much
truth In this In most lases says the
Grand Ma gazne. the right arm is de-
cidedly stronger tran the left, the
bones are larger and The muscles more
vigorous.
When we come to consider the low r
limbs, however, We ana a precisely op-
poslte s.ate OF affairs; the LETT .Ss -
stronger than the right in the great
majority of case This want of sym
metry is noticeable all through tae
body. Nine times out Of tea we see
better with one eye than with the
her, and hsar Letter with the left
tnan with the righ Ell, or ice verso.
Not cnly (, an inj4ry to The body
burn or cut, Tor instaace-c
m3re pain Oh ons side thaa IL would
We're j. ianic,e1 on the other. Even
diseases attack one side on their first
ons t In preference 10 the o. rc
xama. varicose veia sciatics. and even
tuberculosi Legin, invariably, to mani
fest themselves on cur weaker side. A
blistering plaster, too, will provoke an
eruption only if applied to the right
side in certain individual in others,
only II applied to The eft si1e.
! The simplest way, APPARENT of dis
covering which is ou. weaker side is,
to observe which side we lie upon BY
preference when in bed, as 1t is car
tain that we will ins.inctigely adopt
the attitude which is most cable.
o., rather, which causes the least in
convenience; in other woris, we will
lie upoa the side the muscles of which.
being more vigorous, are less sensible
to the pres5Lrs upon them of the
weight OF the booy.
Statistics and observation 20 to
prove that in about three cases out Of
four 1t is the left side which is the
weaker, thus giving reason to the
popular dictum. Curiously enough,
however, pneumonia. it has been no
ticed, unlike most diseases, usually
attacks at first the right-that is to
say, the stronger side of the body.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
FROM QUEENS TOMB
RARE TREASURES OF 5000
YEARS AGO ARE FOUND.
Psychologists Unearth in Theban
District Relics Which Are in
Perfect State Of Pres
ervation.

Cairo, Egypt. excavation in the
Valley Of the Kings, undertaken by
Theodore M. Davis for the benefit Of
the museum at Cairo and directed by
Mr.. Quibell, the government archaeol-
ogist experimenting the Theban dis
trict, revealed early in February a
fight OF rock-hewn steps.
Down these steps the explorers went
to a wall closing the entrance to
slanting corridor leading to the un-
known tomb. A break was found in
the wall and through 1t boy was
sent. He discovered just on the in
side Of the wall a partly gilded char
lot yoke, a scarab and a slender, long
green staff with gliding near the top
This Indicated to the explorers that
the tomb had been entered by a rob
Der who was contemporary OF the
persons whose mummies the explorers
expected 70 find in the lowest vault
Clippings from the neighboring tombs
OF Rameses III. and XII. had been
found on the steps Of the unknown
tomb. and this led the explorers to be-
lieye that 1t had been undisturbed
through 5000 years. The robber had
found that things he left at the en-
trance TO the corridor were merely
gilded and had left them. 1t was right
ly conjectured that he had stolen near
ly every bit Of jewelry and gold that
had been put away with the coffined
mummies.
Mr.. Davis and M. Maspero entered
the long corridor. They found 1t bare.
They went on and descended second
staircase Of II steps. on one OF which
they found bunch Of onions and a
roll Of papyrus. At the bottom OF the
flight they came up against wall
plastered with mud and sealed with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
Scientific Farming of the Dav.

Within the last few years much
progress has been made in reducing
farming to science. The United
States department Of agriculture has
long been working to that end The
up-to-date farmer no longer works in
a haphazard manner. He has learned
to study the nature of his soil and as
certain the crops that will best grow
in it. The department of agriculture
is constantly searching for the new
productive plants which will thrive
under all the varying conditions in
the country. Crops can now be culti-
waited profitably in what for ages has
been waste land. The farmer has a
wider range in selecting what crops
he shall produce. He also has the
benefit Of many methods Of cultiva
tion from which to choose. 1t is pre-
dicted that in 1910 the yield Of much
land, per acre. will be twice what II
was in 1900.-Cleveland Leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
Queen Margherita.

Queen Margherita is a delightful
grandmother, but she loves all chill
dren. and they are devoted to her.
Once some years ago at a public func-
ton two school children were deputed
to present bouquet to her and were
told to kiss her hand. This they did
and Immediately all their little COM
panions eagerly pressed forward to do
the same. The queen on seeing this
laughingly held out both her hands
to her little admirers. King Humbert
stood patiently by for time and then
urged the queen to turn to the ladies
and gentlemen awaiting them. But
the queen laughingly shook her head,
saying: mo, no; waitl" And wait
she did until her little friends had all
kissed her hands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
A MONSTER CANNON.
BIGGEST GUN IN WORLD BUILT
FOR OUR COAST DEFENsEs.
Weighs 1870 Tons and Fires $500
Pound Projectile Over Thirty
Miles-Now Being Tested
at Sandy Hook.

AS in the case of good many other
things, the United States leads the
world in the building OF big ordnance
There is now at Sandy Hook proving
grounds the biggest cannon ever
turned out in the world Not even the
Krupp gun works Of Germany have
ever dreamed of making such a gun.
The weapon referred to is 20 yards
long and weighs 13 tons. The projec-
tile discharged by this monster is 16
inches in diameter and five ieet long
and weighs ton and quarter.
The charge OF smokeless powder is
OF 1000 pounds weight, and when the
projectile leaves the muzzle 1t is tray-
cling at the rate of 1900 feet a second
The cost of each shot fred, at the low
est estimate. is $1,000.
The gun has been discharged eight
times. 1t is calculated that 1t can be-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
DIGNITY AND INDlcNITY.
Former Executive Mansion Of Chick
asaw Nation Now Used for
Turkey Rocst.

Guthrie. Okla.-The old log hut,
claimed TO be the oldest in the Chicka-
saw Nation, which was used as an ex-
ecutive mansion during the time that
Gov. Chigley served his tribe as chief
executive, is now converted into a
home for turkeys and chickens. The
old house has been moved into the ex-
treme back yard OF ex-Gov. Chigsey's
home place. 1t was built in 1854, and
during Chigley's administration scores
and scores Of Chickasaw Indian states
men met therein to decide important
tribal matters. Many social powwows,
sumptuous feasts and religious gather
ings were held In and around the man.
sion.
The ex-governor now lives in an up
to-date. painted residence and, as he is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
CAUSES OF FAILURES.
Lack of Capital Takes the Lead and
Incompetence Comes
Next.

Some interesting figures have recent
" been published in Bradstreet's show
ing the number of business failures
last year in the United States and the
causes to which they are attributable.
It is stated that there were 1,201 1862
concerns engaged in business in 1901,
and that of these 1064S failed. or con
siderably less than one per cent. of the
whole, a lower percentage than has oc-
CURED in any year since 1882. save in
the year 1900.
Bradstreet's Classics the causes of
failures under eleven heads. and gives
also the number which 1t regards as
attributable to each cause. OF the
eleven. lack Of capital" takes the lead
As most prolific in inducing failures,
those ascribed to 1t numbering 3.323.
Incompetence" comes next on the list.
and is made accountable for 2,02s, and
then specific conditions" by which is
means such things as strikes. the corn
crop failure, the assassination OF Pres
ldent Mckinley, the lowered prics of
cotton at the south and similar events
of disastrous tendency. To these l.
755 business failures are traced. Next
in number were failures arising from
fraudulent dispensation Of property
and amounting to 1,154.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
For the Red Nose.

Get five cents worth of sulphur pre-
cipitate. Put two teaspoonfuls in the
bottom of a glass. See that there are
no Jumps in it. Pour six teaspoon
fuls Of sirup or molasses on the sui
phur Stir. Take one teaspoonful OF
the mixture before breakfast and one
just before going to bed. for three
days. Omit for three days Repeat
and omit for three days until you
have taken the preparation for nine
days. This is an old-fashioned spring
remedy and is an excellent general
renovator.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10

A Chinese newspaper, the ChunA
Hua Pao, prints the following: "a
special correspondent at Fengtien
writes that about the beginning Of
this month Japanese imported some
5000 Japanese widows, whom he Of
fered for sale either as domestic serv-
ants or as secondary wives. at 60
cents catty Zone and three-quarters
pounds avoirdupois) Photographs
are first shown to intending purchas-
ers, who then make their selection.
and the woman is weighed and her
value calculated. There is no condi-
tion attsehed save that she must be
allowed to return home once every
three years"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
AN AUTHORS OLD DESK.
Used by Hawthorne When He Wrote
"The House Of Seven Cables
and Other Novels.

Boston. .--One very interesting relic
Of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short resi-
dence in Lenox is In the Berkshire
athenaeum in Pittsfield. It is the old
fashioned desk on which Hawthorne
wrote "The House Of Seven Cables"
THE Wonder Book" and "Tanglewood
Tales during his occupancy of the
Little Red House." from the early
summer of 1850 to the winter Of 1851.
1t is an upright desk and bookcase
Of mahogany. 1t has follower shelf
to write on, with small drawers for
pens and paper and commodious draw
ers beneath the writing shelf.
This desk was obtained and present
ed to the Berkshire athenaeum by ex-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10

on paper to suit the collar it is in end
ed to ornament, then to trace it ON
the linen. The parts shown dark are
then cut out carefully with a pair of
sharp scissors, the edges oversewn or
buttonholed. then filed in as shown
with herringbone and spun stitches,
the stalk being filled In with long
stitches worked across. The flowers
are in satlu-stitch with French knot
in the center. White embroidery cot
ton or white mercerized cotton should
be used for the work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
RAFTING ON THE WISCONSIN
Skill Required in Construction Of
River Floats to Run Bars
and Rapids.

At the mills they made up the big
fafts according to certain system. A
crib was made of boards, say, 16 feet
long, and was built in layers, cob
house fashion, until it was perhaps
couple of feet deep, all fastened by long
hardwood pegs. Seven Of these cribs
made a piece" and three pieces, side
by side. lashed together by lines fas-
tened to the boats. mie what was
called Wisconsin river raft" That
was about as large as raft could be
and run safely the various dams and
bars and rapids, says Outing. After
they got to the mouth of the Wisconsin
the men would shift these pieces and
bunch up a number of Wisconsin river
RATS into one vast, slow-moving snake
of sawn timbers. a thing Of terror to
all the steamboats, on the river. until
at last it found its destination. per-
haps tying up at some bayou far down
toward st. Louis. Once such raft
piled up on the middle pier of the Du-
buque bridge, and ran up the abutment
to the bridge floor, frightening half to
death some 300 gaping folk who had
come out to see the wild men %
through. But that was merely an incl
dent. 1t was merely an incident if at
night the men, asleep and forgetful of
the green lights which ought to show
that they were running. awoke under a
volley OF profanity and saw looming
before them the bow of some river
steamer, whose captain and pilot OBJ
1urgated them by all the saints Of the
river to have better care for the OBJ
servance of the law.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10


priestly seal. Behind this was the
tomb chamber.
The top OF the wall was broken and
through the opening and the rock cell
irg the explorers squeezed themselves.
Their lighted candles showed in the
cool and dustless air. into which no
human being had come iT many cen
turles. two large chairs. gilded cof-
fin cover. the mummy whose head the
coffin cover had concealed, lying on the
floor. partly incased in giided open
work another mummy In a silvered
case. two sledges in which the mum
mics had been brought down into the
tomb. alabaster vases, a honey pitcher
70 sealed jars filled with real provi-
sions for the use OF the dead. a gilded
chariot, an embroidered stand, ala
baster jars containing mummified Wis
cera. surmounted with exquisitely
wrought metal heads. and plaster
vases with make believe provisions for
the spirits OF the departed.
The plunderers OF ages ago had brok-
en- into the sledges and taken out the
mummies and stripped them OF every
thing OF intrinsic value with which
they we're bedecked. leaving only a
gold plate covering the hole from
which the heart of one OF the mum
mics had been taken by the embalm-
ers.
An examination of the hieroglyphics
on the mummy cases showed that
they had contained the bodies. lying
on the floor nearby, of Ioua and Tioua,
father and mother OF Queen Til or
Teye. beautiful girl not OF royal
blood whose charms captivated Amen
hotep III. Of the eighteenth dynasty.
The three beds. solid as when they
were stored away. are splendid speci-
mems Of workmanship. Their bottoms
are braided flax, One of them, de-
picted by the cuts. was not mere
model. but evidently had been taken
from household furniture in actual
use The angle Of the gilded corners
at the foot Of the bed shows that its
curve Is intentional. The carvings on
the head and foot OF the bed are Of
gIded ivory and represent tnaI god
Bes and the Hlppopotamus goddess
Taurt. The chair with the gazelle on
the side apparently is only a model
for the use Of the dead 1t ss lightly
built and covered with low reliefs OF
thinly gilded plaster.
NJ Maspero said that was probably
the original Louis XVII. model. An.
other chair also pictured here, M.
Maspero said assuredly is fine sam
pie Of the Empire style. On the out
side of the arm are figures gilded with
Nubinn gold Of the god Bes. On the |
inside maidseryants are carrying gold |
rings. Inside Of the back is Queen
Tits daughter Set-Ammon, twice rep
on throne, with female
slave bringing her the offering OF a
golden collar. The legs of the chair
are in imitation Of those Of the OK and
the seat Is interlaced palm iber. This
chair is very substantial and doubtless
was used by some Egyptian lover Of
luxury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
LADIES' LUkCHEONS
TAKE THE PLACE OF oLD-FAsH-
IoNED TEA PARTIES.

An Annual Feast Gives Pretext for
Convocation of Club Women Where
Many Find Pleasure and Profit
Gay Gowns and Handsome Head
gear in Evidence-American Wom-
en- Honor Temperance by Serving
No Wine on These 0ccasions-TLe
Woman Announcing Her Daugh-
ter's Engagement or About to Go
Abroad Gives a Luncheon--Co College
Graduates" Gathering-The "Tea
Party" Now old Fashioned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
SULPHUR and Molasses.

Don't hone to cure red nose by daub-
ing lotion on 1t. Red nose is caused
by some obstruction in the circulation.
Take plenty Of exercise, practice deep
breathing. avoid tea and coffee and be
careful OF your diet in general. Pre-
haps you notice your nose gets red
der after meal. II so. you have
eaten too much. or have taken some-
thing indigestible into your system.
The remedy lies with you
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10

ION IL was Written Tine House OF Seven
Gables"D
Congressman Frank w. Rockwell and
John M. Stevenson, of Pittsfield. who
in the summer of 1877 recovered the
desk In Lenoxdale.
On the door of the bookcase Is a fine
engraving of Hawthorne framed in
piece of wood taken from a window
casing Of Hawthorne's little Lenox
residence, which was burned on June
%, 1890
Attached to the desk is this affi-
davit:
Il. James II. Collins. of Pittsfield.
Berkshire county, Massachusetts, but
formerly residing at Lenox. of said
county. being duly sworn. do make
oath and say: That was acquainted
with Nathaniel Hawthorne when he
resided in said county; that the desk
now presented to the Berkshire athen-
aeum was formerly the property Of Mr..
Hawthorne and was used by him as a
writing desk when he occupied the
little red house on the northerly side
OF Stockbridge Bowl; that was pres
ent at an auction sale at Lenox when
Mr.. Hawthorne sold certain property
preparatory to breaking up his Lenox
retreat; that | then and there pur-
chased this desk; that at the time of
the sale the auctIoneer stated publicly
in the presence Of Mr. Hawthorne that
The House of Seven Gables and other
works Of Mr.. Hawthorne were written
t,ror. ~ -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10

a full-blood Chickasaw. owning several
hundred acres OF valuable land, he
takes life easy. His principal occupa-
tion, at the present time. is caring for
a flock Of 300 pigeons. to which he
feeds half bushel of millet seed daily.
The pigeons are very tame; any OF
theis Will eat from his hand, and, in
flying. will light on his shoulders.
The ex-governor's son, Moses CHG
ley, is also full-blood, but he is a.
graduate from an eastern school. has
white wife. lives in palatial home,
and is one Of the few full-blood Indians
to be thirty-second degree Mason.
He has achieved much fame as hunts
man OF wolves and wildcats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10

In some respects London Is very
much behind many English villages.
Practically every rural police station
has Its telephone, but Scotland Yard.
the head and center Of London's Grim
inal detective system, stIll holds out
AEaInst this means Of communication.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10
EMBROIDERED COLLAR.
Handworked Linen Collars Are Now
Much Favored-The Pointed
Ones Lead.

These pointed linen collars are much
worn just now, and tney are greatly
improved by little ornamentation,
such as is worked on the one shown
here. The arrangement of the two
sprays is clearly seen, the stalks being
connected by cluster of six flowers.
It would be well to arrange the design
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10

The Moody School for Boys at
Northheld. Mass. will observe its
twenty-fifth anniversary from June 30
to July 3, Inclusive. William Revell
Moody. the Oldest son Of the late
Dwight L. Moody. will preside at the
anniversary exercises. which will prob
ably be held in large tent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10

Ihe after-luncheon speeches are
never dull and are often witty ana
brilliant Women are good raconteurs,
and the stories they tell on these oc-
casions are amusing, entertaining and
refined, without the least tincture Of
malice. II, as 1t often happens, the
people present are old acquaintances,
or near neighbors. they have SO many
subjects in common and they know
one another SO we'll that there is no
lack OF fun and pleasantly as the pro-
ceedings approach the climax and the
good-by.
In home life the ladies' luncheon has
Its uses as, for example, when q
daughters engagement is announced
or a matron desires to pay a graceful
compliment to her sons fiancee. The
favors at such luncheon should be
sentimental In design, and carry with
them thought Of Cupid's dominion
over youthful life, even though st. Vai-
entine's day may be far in the back
ground.
A woman going abroad for an indefi-
mite period may invite a group Of her
most intimate friends to sit at her ta-
BILE and wish her bon voyage. A daugh-
ter or granddaughter may take the OPP
portunity of the birthday of a mother
to pay her honor and bring to see he
and wish her we'll a few old and we'll
loved friends.
Sometimes old schoolmates gather
informally at luncheon and compare
notes about the different lives they
have led since they left their alma
mater. In our land and time, girls who
spend four years together in college
drift widely apart either in profess
sional careers or in marriage, and find
their moorings in distant states. Any
opportunity that unites them for an
hour or two around the table of one or
another is hailed with the same de-
light that one feels at sea at the sight
of another sail or familiar flag.
Taking it all in all no other func-
tion surpasses in interest and elasticity
the ladies luncheon. 1t has taken tEa
place of the old-fashioned tea party.
and sends its guests home with new
gladness and a new stimulus that tend
to make life richer, fuller and hap
pier.
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph b. Bowles.J
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-10

A lean compromise is better than
fat lawsuit