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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

yOU0 inc NVfttiut ~ AAtE = ttt~.--r
DR.. w. =. spratllng. in explaining
the tendency Of the cDileptic to travel.
states his belief that the act Is not per-
formed in obedience to desire Of the
epileptic. but is a phenomenon show
ing disturbed condition Of the brain,
and Is a merely mechanical perform
ance. entirely beyond the control OF the
patient. In certain peculiar phases OF
epilepsy the patient when first seized
will break into violent run, and some
times travel two or three miles as fast
as he can go. and then perhaps fan ex-
hausted at the end. On the other hand
an epileptic may have the sensory half
OF the brain effected and slight dis
turbance of the motor half. This may
cause the patient to travel days and
weeks without being fully conscious
of what he is about. Finally he VIII
awaken to his full senses with COM
plete loss Of knowledge Of what has
transpired in the meantime, because
his sensory apparatus has been glut-
ted In opposition to many medical
authors who hold that in cases OF cpl
lepsy during a convulsiye attack con-
sclousness is lost, Or. Spratling claims
that consciousness may be disturbed.
but probably about sixty per cent. DO
not lose consciousness completely IL
lustrating the matter. he states thar
the brain is divided into two halves
the motor half and the sensory half.
The sensory half includes the mind.
the motor half includes the control or
the muscular and moving action OF the
body. The brain receives a stimuia-
ton, perhaps. through some part OF
the sensory apparatus, and this stimu-
lation in turn sets in motion the motor
half of the body, or perhaps the motor
half is directly irritated in the first
instance. In whatever way the irri-
tation is applied the motor half is
sooner or later involved and set in mo-
tion. A person may suffer an epi-
leptic seizure. which abolishes the sem
sorry half Of the brain at once. and then
Immediately involves the motor half OF
the brain. The involvement may at
tack first that part Of the brain that
controls motion, the use Of the legs.
arms. etc, and when it does It is apt
to set these parts Of the body into vi0-
lent activity. Hence the irresponsible
activity of many epileptics.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

Much of the attractiveness of the
voice Of the wood-thrush is due to the
excellent sounding-board furnished by
the foliage by which his songs are
backed. In an open field the tones
would be deadened and their ringing
quality lost. II would perhaps be going
too far to credit him with knowledge
Of the value OF his chosen environ
ment. but he certainly shows no dis
position to abandon tile advantages he
thus secures. in this respect differing
from several OF his usual associates.
The cardinal wood pewee. Carolina
wren. and many other woodland birds
frequently pour their songs into the
larger spaces Of the open meadow, and
the wood-thrush. through chance or
choice. thus gains distinct advantage
over these less consistent performers.
There Is a marked difference In the
light notes OF the Carolina wren that
come from fence post or isolated tree
and those that ring out in the echolng
forest. The cardinals rich portamen-
tos. tco. are far less striking in the
pasture than in the deep wood. And
much Of the sad sentiment OF the mel
ancholy plant Of the wood pewee is
lost when II rises from bush In the
open instead Of stealing out o. the
heart cf the wood Henry Oldys. IN
Lippincotts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

Gilbert and Sullivan in their widest
flights of fancy never ventured to in
vent such things about the British
Army as have been disclosed by the as
tonishing testimony before the Military
Commission. Consider the artistic
perfection OF this incident. for exam
Pile: Lord Roberts wrote to President
Steyn. of the Orange Free State. on
March IL, 1900. complaining that ex-
plosive bullets had been found In
Cronje's lager. "Such breaches Of
the recognized usages of war; he SOL
EMMY proceeded. ''and of the Geneva
Convention are disgrace to any civil
lied power. A copy Of this telegram
has been sent to my Government with
a request that II be communicated to
the neutral powers"
Mr.. Steyn explained that the bullets
in question hatl been taken from Brit
ish troops Now II turns out that this
ammunition with expanding bullets
had been manufactured in England be.
fore the war to the extent OF 66,000,000
rounds; that there was every intention
OF making II the standard outfit of the
British Army all over the world. but
that its production was stopped be-
cause It was found to be dangerous to
the user in hot climates. 1t was corr
demned by The Hague Convention on
grounds Of humanity. but 1t had 10 be
supplied TO the British troops in South
Africa because at one time there were
only two or three boxes Of any other
kind on hand
All that is needed now TO make the
story complete Is an apology from Lord
Roberts to Mr.. Steyn. but the wire
seems to be busy in that erection
New York World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

One great reason for the prevalence
Of bad roads throughout the United
States is lack of agreement and united
action among the advocates of i'm
provement. Everybody prefers good
roads to bad. Everybody knows that
the roads can be improved only by the
expenditure of money and labor. But
here the agreement ends. There is a
great variety of ideas and schemes fol
securing the desired object. There is
no end Of discussion, but little is nc
complIshed. Some people would rather
travel through mud than to have the
roads improved by any other plan than
their own pet scheme" Thus road
reformers themselves sometimes ac-
tuallv hinder the cause tc which they
are devoted.
II the roads Of the country are to be
made good within the lifetime Of the
present generation it is high time the
advocates Of good roads united In sup
port of a few general propositions. and
went to work in favor Of general
plan. If National good roads move
ment ever gets started. nothing can
stop 1t. 1t will sweep everything be-
fore it. But the difficulty is to get il
started.
One great advantage possessed by
the National aid plan. which is now
becoming so popular, is that it is gen.
eral, instead Of sectional or local. 1t
is as broad as the whole country. 1t
can bring into harmonious. united ac-
tIon the friends Of good roads in every
State, and 1t is the only plan yet pro
posed that can do this.
The friends of National aid will make
a mistake If they undertake to work
out details in advance. They will dis
agree among themselves and give OBJ
jections every advantage They should
60 to york for the general principle
and leave details to be worked out
after. This was the plan of action
adopted by Gladstone. When his op-
ponents asked for details OF any great
reform which he advocated Gladstone
would answer, There will he time
enough to work out the details when
we get the power" The advocates OF
National aid will do well to emulate
the example OF this great English
statesman. They should organize ev-
erywhere and fight for the principle,
leaving details to be worked out In
due time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

Farmer and Automobiles Join Hands.
A few weeks ago a Maryland farmer
found an automobile safely anchored
in mud hole on a country road about
twenty miles from the city home of
the owner. The automobolist was
vigorously swearing at the mud, the
farmers and the rural districts in gen
eral. After cooling down somewhat.
he struck a bargain with the farmer
to extricate his machine and haul 1t
to the nearest possible road for $3.50
When the job was finished both were
In comparatively good humor. The
automobilist lit fresh ten-cent cigar
and presented the farmer one, and the
following dialogue ensued:
why don't you farmers improve
these r0ads?"
well, we do work 'em every year,
but they don't seem to get any better" !"
but why don't you build first-class
roads and be done with it,"
Say, mister. you must think we're
rich out here in the backwoods. How
much do you reckon it would cost!
Not less than two or three thousand
dollars mile guess. That would
break us up. We're taxed as much as
we can stand. If you city folks want to
60 touring over these roads. ] guess
you'll have to get used TO the mud.
same as we have"
After the two had smoked in silence
for half minute the farmer cleared
his tngoat and ventured to ask:
Say, why don't you rich city fell
lows give us lift and help MS improve
these roads? I've been reading some
lately about State aid and government
aid for the farmers in building good
roads. Why don't you &c in for these
things? Wouldn't it be benefit to the
whole community? Besides, haven't
us farmers been voting. for Tariffs to
build up industries in the cities for a
good many years? Isn't it about time
the rural districts enjoyed little OF
the fostering care of the government?
Well" replied the automobilist. who
happened to be a millionaire mannfac-
turer, II don't know but you are right.
l hadn't thought of 1t in that light" (
| After some further discussion along
this line the two separated, each with
new ideas. The farmer had grasped
the idea that the automobile. which
he had always Viewed with mingled
feelings Of scorn and amusement,
might after all turn out to be great
friend of his; might in fact be the
means Of inducing the rich men Of the
cities to help the farmers build good
country roads.
The rich city man, on the other hand
had got glimpse Of the real condi
tons and sentiments prevailing in the
country. He realized as never before
that no general improvement Ss the
country roads could be hoped for Sc
long as the farmers were left to work
out the problem unaided. In fact he
saw the injustice Of expecting them 10
shoulder the whole burden.
As a result of this incident both the
farmer and the automobolist are now
conducting little campaign among
their neighbors in favor OF State and
National aid to road building Good
Roads Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

pert as her thirty-hye years would adj
NIT. "Trash, every bit Of it," she said.
"There's nothing human about it,
Surely there's human interest in the
lives Of the frogs and the loves Of the
birds"
Loves cf the birds! l thought you
were beyond sentiment. Professor Bent.
Well. there, did not mean to be rude.
Here have John Locke's Human Un-
derstanding.' Now that's the proper
study for student. He isn't read
much now. but he ought to be. He
would not touch sentiment with a
pole.'
Seems to me I've heard that Locke
once wrote book on how to bring up
children properly"
Theodosin Desmond blushed furious
ly. 80 he did, but I've not read IT.
see how II is; we can't agree, and
would not read one Of your authors II
the reading would make me superin-
tendent Of schools. I'll stick to Locke
and Kant, and you can keep on reading
about the earthworms.''
Nevertheless. they went walking to-
gether again, and when they separated
for the summer there was just sus-
picion Of lingering over the farewell
Better read White and Burroughs.
Miss Desmond" said Professor Bent
"You couldn't hire me to. Suppose
you try Locke"
The professor shook his head and
they parted.
Two weeks later Thaddeus Bent
walked into the Crerar Library and
wrote an order for book. He took
the volume and started for table. He
turned out to avoid pillar and ran
plump into a little woman coming from
the other side. She uttered a smoth-
cred exclamation and dropped a book.
Thaddeus Bent stopped. picked the
book up. looked deliberately at the title,
and. with a bow, handed 1t to Theo-
dosla Desmond. who was standing with
heightened color and flashing eyes look
ing at him.
How dare you look to see what l
am readinGw she said.
Il thought l recognized the cover as
that Of an old friend" said the pro-
fessor. coolly. They always bind Bur
roughs' works nicely. The book I'm
about to read is snuff color. Do you
know the author, Theodosla?'
He turned the book back to her. and
she read. Human Understanding,
Locke"
Don't you think. Theodosia. that we
would better do the rest Of our life's
reading together"
They put the books on the table and
went ont side by side. and the attend
ant at the desk noticed that the glasses
which the little woman wore were
dimmed. though the face below was
smiling. Edward B. Clarke. in Chicago
Record Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

In Indiana there is a new bill Of
rights. Ezra Miller's mother was
brought to sign it as condition to
Ezra's return from runaway venture.
The chief articles prescribe that the
boy shall be allowed to so to school
and TO read books ard newspapers.
Obedience to parents is virtue. Also
it is well to honor ones widowed
mother. that ones days may be long.
However, there is the boys side Of the
case. Master Miller has been the vic
tim of family lingering superstition
that the child owes everything and the
parent ngfhing. He has revolted for
certain unalienable rights of American
youth. And he has obtained them. If
filial allegiance were never qualified
in sworse,cause no homesAof the land
would be in peril.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10
Acetyiene For the Octopus.

A new light is being shed OH that at.
tractive aquatic pet, the octopus we
refer to acetylene gas. for which the
fishermen of Southern Italy have found
new use. They are employing it as
bait to catch that amiable fish. The
first to use this light according to the
report of our Consul-General in South
ern Italy, secured enormous catches OF
octopus and jealousy kept their secret
After awhile it leaked out. and now it
is the light commonly used for the pur-
pose. There can be little doubt that
the coast will soon be oyerfished. and
the octopus become rare instead Of
plentiful
The old method Of alluring the fish
is briefly described as follows; AT
night an iron cradle with bright
fame OF resinous wood is fixed to the
bows of the boat. This attracts the
fish and leads him to his DOOM" Dur
ing the daytime the fish are tempted
from the crevices Of the rocks by
piece of red flannel at the end Of a
bamboo, which they attempt 70 grasps
and they are then speared with tri-
dent. The new method may recon-
mend itself to the Cornish and Devon
ian fishermen, for it is said that in the
West Of England the fisheries are
spoiled by the octupus. which exists By
deyouring the small fry. London Daily
News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10
THE NEW ENGLAND BIRD FISK, ".
Curious Method by which Sea Fowl Are
Used as Bait.

Curious Method by which Sea Fowl Are
Used as Bait.
One Of the most curious of the meth
DDS adopted by New England deep sea
fishermen is the utilization Of birds for
bait. In deep water 1t is difficult to
obtain supplies Of bait. though cod roe,
and even CLAIMS taken from the stom-
achs Of Goldfish, are occasionally em-
ployed. The necessity thus created
has given rise to fishery not for
fishes. but for sea fowl. the flesh Of the
latter being utilized for bait. In fish
ing for birds two men go out in a dory
and throw pieces Of cod liver upon the
water. These fragments quickly at
tract the ever present stormy petrels."
which gather in fiocks around the float
ing morsels. Pretty soon bigger birds
perceive from distance the assem-
blage of small feathered fry. and infer
that there is food to be got. Accord
ingly, within a few minutes big gulls,
hagdens and jaegers are seen coming
from all points OF the compass. large
flock Of them collecting about the boat.
When the weather is thick and foggy
the fishermen help to attract the hun
CRY sea fowl by Initiating their cries.
4 The two. men in the dory. one aft and
the other forward. are each Of them
provided with line twenty-five or
thirty feet in length and a small hook.
The bait OF Goldfish liver is large enough
to fioat the hook. being oily. AS soon
as a flock Of birds has gathered the
hooks are baited and thrown out upon
the water. The birds display such
great voracity that the fishermen are
kept busy hauling them struggling
aboard the dory. This performance
may continue until 100 or 200 birds are
taken. But after while the flock gets
so shy that the sport becomes unprofit-
able.
The speech cf the New England fish
ermen is full of phrases of the sea.
Servant girls are said to ship for six
months" when they engage. A young
man "ships" himself to sweetheart
when they are afiianced, and church
is said to have shipped" new par
son. who is apt to be called the skip
per- Of the church. The master Of the
house is invariably the skipper" If
man Is prosperous he is said to be
making headway;v IL the reverse he
is "going to leeward." II one feels
chilly he says that he is "crlmmy." II
he loses his way in the dark he Is pix.
Hated" The ceiling Of a room is a
"planchment." A careless piece OF
work is ae'sfrouch." A dish improperly
cooked is "cautch." When anybody
acts with gross impropriety 1t is said
OF him that he ought to be "squealed
up" which means that 1t would be well
to throw stones at him. The fisher.
men of Grand Manan have a patois OF
their own. When one Of them speaks
Of his brush" you do not at first sus-
pect that he refers to his hair. His
boots are ''stompers." while his knife
is ''throater., He applies ''she" tc
everything, from his wife to cart
wheel or clock On Nantucket Island
again when woman says that hel
"hold is clean SWEEP" she means that
she is hungry. Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

BY the terms Of the act Of Congress
granting s5.000.OO0 in aid sof the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition. at st
Louis. the appropriation was made con
ditionally. the requirement being that
twice the amount should be expended
by the Exhibition Company in prepar-
Ing for the fair as guaranty of good
faith. This having been accomplished
the contribution of the Federal Gov.
ernment now becomes available. The
appropriations made by forty-five for.
eign nations. which have signified
their willingness to become exhibitors
amount in the aggregate to over So,
100000, several Of the cooperating ma.
tions having increased the amounts OF
ther contemplated expenditures when
they realized the magnitude Of the
forthcoming Exposition. The forward
ness Of the enterprise is gratifying. and
the qualification should not be confined
TO ST. Louis; the whole Nation is in
terestcd in the success Of the centenary
celebration Of the rirst and most i'm
portant act Of expansion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

The British Admiralty has decided
to build three new battleships'of 1900
tons each. thus materially strengthen
ing the strongest navy in the world,
and Kaiser William has decided to ask
for an increase of $4,000 men in the
already enormous German army. The
dream of universal disarmament is not
to be realized right away.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10
rhe Flrst Diamond AZ Kimberley.

II was not until the autumn Of 1870
that the first diamond was found on
the present site of Kimberley. There
was a shallow, circular depression,
known as Dutoitspan. on the edge OF
which farmer named Van Wyk lived
in cabin plastercd with mud This
hut had no architectural pretensions,
but in its way, it went beyond the
luxury of Fifth avenue. for the mud
with which 1t was daubed was sprin-
killed. with diamonds. One day Van
Wyk's children prospected the plaster.
ing of their home and extracted sew
eral gems. The farmer and his friends
began digging at the spot from which
the mud had been taken, and found
more diamonds.
Miners swarmed In. and q new camp,
called Dorstfonteln. sprang up. In June
Of the next year the Kimberley mine
proper-one Of the four great deposits
that form the present Kimberley
group-y yielded its first diamond Cos.
mopolltan Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

That German actor should be found
guilty in Berlin Of lese majestic because
Of some jokes he made in Holland
about the Kaiser, and sentenced to
nine months imprisonment. doesn't
look just exactly right from our point
Of view, but possibly the Kaiser knows
better than we how fragile his dig
nifty is. ...sls,.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

Sir Frederick Bramhall has offered
$3.50 to the British Association to bt
invested for fifty years, the proceeds
then to be paid as a prize for the best
obituary on steam power. which will
then be dead, Sir Frederick thinks
The association doubts the legality OF
the gift. 1t would amount to about
$1125 by 1868. In 1893 a Swede named
Thelusson left an estate OF $500, ,0OC
to be divided among his great-grand
children. or II there were none. the pro
ceeds were to be applied to the ma
tional debt. Lord Rendelsham was q
descendant Of the eccentric Swede
Thelusson's viii was probated. but
caused the passage Of a special act linn
itlng deferred legacies to twenty one
years. SO it was plainly illegal to offer
as another chap did recently, $50 to be
put at compound interest for the city
Of Birmingham FOR 900 years. Al
three per cent. it would amount to a
trine Of 1924, ,495.0O0,00O. 10 be richer
than Rockefeller is a perfectly simple
matter. Only It takes so longl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

Ted, aged four years, whose home
was on the wide prairie, was visiting
his aunt in the Great Smoky Noun
tains. Never having walked before on
rocky mountain roads he had many
falls. After one OF these tumbles he
inquired "Auntic. what does make
so many stones here:' To which she
replied: God put the stones here.
Teddy" sWell.v he responded earn
cstly. after little thought. "Tm very
glad He didn't put so many stones IN
illinois. Omaha Bee
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

Says an editorial in the Century
That there is so much discomfort with
work among the. so-called middle
classes in America is due in large part
to the pampering Of children. to the
supplying OF their natural and artificial
wants, and to the sentimental idea
that their day Of toll will come soon
enough" In general, work is not a
curse, but blessing-a positive means
Of grace. One can hardly begin too
early to Impress upon children lessons
of sseif-helpr by tasks appropriate to
their age and forces. and to beget in
them scorn Of idleness and OF depend
ence on others. To do this is to make
them happy through the self-respect
that comes with the realization Of
power. and thus to approximate Ten
nyson's goal OF man: Self-reverence.
self-knowledge. self-control.'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

A Chicago man who was in the act of
committing suicide by drowning came
ashore when reminded that his pro-
cedurc was contrary to law, rather
than be shot at by policeman for
violating the law. Some people are
very particular.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

Suicides are lamentably frequent In
these days. Students of social condi-
tions may not waste their hours if
they devote study to the special causes
which, lie behind so many cases Of
self-murder.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

Except when flooding. the Arkansas
River. in Oklahoma, is not formida-
BILE stream. II gains IN magnitude after
passing the Indian Territory. and Iii
the vicinity Of East Gibson becomes
stronger and deeper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

II is suggested that the wreck re,
Gently discovered In Dublin bay may
be that Of the troopship which went
down in tho bay III 1916 with troops
returning from Waterloo.