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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
THUNDERBoLT SHEATH.
lightning Hole" Made by Descent
Of Shaft Into the
Earth.

The following is one of the interest
ing and valuable bits of information SO
often to be found in the Scientific
American:
"Did you ever see the diameter OF a
lightning fash measured?" asked ge-
ologist. well, here is the case which
once inclosed a fash of lightning, 1T
ting it exactly, 50 that you can just
see how big it was. This is called
'fulgurite. or lightning hole and
the material it is made Of is glass. l
will tell you how it was manufactured,
though 1t took only the fraction of a
second to turn it out.
when a bolt 0: lightning strikes
bed Of sand it plunges downward into
the sand for a distance. less or great
er. transforming simultaneously into
glass the silica material through which
It passes. Thus, by it's great heat.
II forms at once a glass tube of precise
ly It's own size. Now and then such
a tube. known as a 'fulgurite' is found
and dug up.
fulBurlteS nave Deen IOllOWed into
the sand by excavation for nearly 30
feet. They yary in interior diameter
from the size of quill to three inches
or more. according to the bore OF the
flash. But fulgurites are not alone
produced in sand; they are found also
in solid rocks, though very naturally
of a slight depth and frequently exist
ing merely rs a thin, CLASSY coating
on the surface. Such fulgurites oc-
cur in astonishing abundance on the
summit of Little Ararat, in Armenia.
The rock is soft, and so porous that
blocks foot long can be obtained. per-
forated in all directions by little tubes,
filled with bottle green glass formed
from the fused rock"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
ARsENIcAL FOOD coLoRINcs
Government Chemist Says Manufac-
turers Often Use the
Poison.

Washington II. W. Wiley.
chief OF the bureau Of chemistry Of the
agricultural department. made public
an exposition OF the extent OF food
adulteratIon In this country, showing
that arsenic often is used In coloring
matter.
"As far as their application to the
preparation OF foods is concerned. coal
tar colors have been found to be much
more satisfactory from a technical
standpoint than the pure vegetable col
ors." the report says. They are read
fly soluble. are cheap and withstand
the action OF light ami time much bet
ter.
In addition to any influence on di-
gestion and health which the coal tar
colors may have. a certain amount Of
arsenic is added % them by some
methods OF preparation. In this con-
nectIon II must be borne in mind that
the amount Of coloring matter neces-
sary 10 give a food the desired tint Is
very small and the danger to health re-
sulting from It's use should not be ex-
agserated. The question OF fraud.
however. remains. and the use OF col
ors enables the manufacturer to give
inferior products the appearance Of
high-prlced goods"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
sALooNs Will BE BARRED.
Al Ante-Quake Licenses Revoked in
San Francisco BY Police
Board.

San Francisco.-Ever since the
earthquake San Francisco has been a
city without saloons.
While martial law was in force the
drinking places were closed by order
of the military commander. and viola
tions of the regulation we're punished
by the bullet
The board of police commissioners
indorsed Mayor Schmitz's suggestion
that all licenses in existence be re-
voked. The commissioners are a unit
in the declaration that the city villa be
better on in future with fewer saloons
than before its destruction.
Mayor Schmitz goes even farther
than the commissioners He says thers
is no possibility that the liquor deal
ers will be permitted to resume busi-
ness for "a long time to come"
He attributes the remarkable alb
sence of crime from the city TO the
edict against the sale Of intoxicants.
Several saloon men who have been
erecting temporary quarters have been
warned that it may be long time be-
fore they will be permitted to sell IL
quor at all, and that licenses will never
be so freely issued again as In the
past.
In San Mateo. just across the border.
the supervisors recently permitted the
saloons 10 reopen, and drunken orgies
Immediately followed.
Chief OF Police Dinan appealed to
Sheriff Mansfield to force the dealers
to close up again until conditions are
more settled. and the sheriff mas re-
piled that he will comply with the re-
quest despite the supervisors action,
even though he may be compelled to
call for state troops to aid him in en-
forcing his orders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
HocUs PocUs TRlUMWRATE
Administration big Three Plan TO
Hold the Reins Of Gov
eminent.

In an article plainly inspired at the
war department and written BY Dick
inson." we find the following estimate
Of the powers. glories and lasting
qualities Of the three men who dispute
with the giant life insurance COM
panies the title OF the big Three
Mr.. Roosevelt will be only so years
old when his present term expires. Mr..
Taft win be only 50; and Mr. Root
viii be 64. They viii be the masters
OF the Republican party even after a
new generation Of Voters-the one
that Is now coming on with its imag-
ination intiamed by the glorIes OF
Roosevelt-has taken the place Of the
present one. While in absolute sym
pathy personally. they represent in
telleetual variants that converge at a
common point. and they viii do more
tnan any other group Of men alive to
hold the fighting line Of their party
intact"
In plain English. these three men
have conspired TO hold the reins OF
government for another generation, at
least. In order to remain masters OF
the Republican party. as they are at
present, and to perpetuate the glories
OF Roosevelt" Barnes. and the whole
brood OF strenuosities and acrobats,
political and physical, Mr. Taft is to
be the next president. because he lis
not In sympathy with many OF the
economic reforms that are being
fought by his chief. notably railroad
rate legislation and the inheritance
tax" Mr.. Roosevelt himself might
encounter trouble in raising money
from the trusts and In securing votes
from the people on account of these
proposed reforms, If he were the can
didate; but Mr.. Taft would satisfy all
men, all trusts. and many women who
admire a fat man with a big mus
tache. Taft is, therefore, to be the can
didate In 1908; and Roosevelt is TO be
secretary Of state, and from that
perch is to see that his policies are
carried out by Taft and Root until
1916, when he is again TO reenter the
White House for eight years more. He
will then be only sc, and Taft, who
Will be only 6S, will succeed him, and
remain in Office for eight years more.
BY that time the new generation "in-
famed by the glorles OF Roosevelt"
VIII have had fun enough for one gen.
Grafton. Wen get new deal then,
and wipe out Rooseveltism, Dingley-
ism. and triple-headed bossism for
ever.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
RAILS AT MISSIONARIES.
Visiting Brahmin Says His coun-
try Is overstocked with
Religion.

Kansas City. Mo.-A Brahmin mis-
sionary to America. Marayan Krishna,
filling the pulpit OF All Souls church.
in this city. by invitation, one even
ing lately said in the course Of a
talk
Were overstoeked with Christian
missionaries. Ninety per cent. OF
those we have are senseless. Further
more. We don't want your religion and
your holy book. We have more re-
ligion Of our own than we know what
10 do with. surplus that we would
like 10 export. So I pray you Ameri-
cans. keep your so-called missionaries
at home. II you want to Christianize
us. send us some men that are quail
ihed to teach. philosophers that know
their own Scripture. Until then the
Yedas. our four books sof philosophy.
are good enough for us.
SHOW me a country where mission
aries have been that is prosperous;
II does not exist There were no fam
ines. no plaques In India before the
English invasion. am here In the
interests OF India. for India. not India
for England"
During these remarks some mem
bers OF the congregation left the as
sembly. and later Rev. Charles Fergu-
son apologized for Marayan Krishna's
statements.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28

The results Of the French elections
thus far announced give the lie once
moro to the pessimistic forebodings OF
the prophets OF evil. There was no
building Of barbados. the forces of
disorder" were apparently absent and
not accounted for and the government
will be able to reconstruct its bloc
apparently stronger than before.
France is bigger and stronger than any
French party, however rabid. The re-
public having survived its troubled
first decades, having nearly abandoned
the old cry OF revenge" against Ger
many and having rooted its power
strongly In the soh Of the provinces,
is not easily overturned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
Fish-Fatinr Rntterfien-

The butterfly was blue and trans
parent. AS through blue glass its tiny
heart could be seen beating inside its
body, and the professor read a news
paper article through its lovely blue
wings. This" he said, IFS the ptero-
poda, a Mediterranean butterfly. 1t
eats fish. 1t eats fish. On its tongue
are rows Of pointed hooks. They serve
as teeth. This beautiful creature
would turn up its nose at a garden OF
roses and lilies. but It would feast
ecstatically upon a putrid eel. Now
and then a pteropoda is found on the
Florida or the California coast. It is
only abundant. though. in the Med
iterranean."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
TO THE SOUTH POLE.
EXPEDITIONS AFooT EXPLORING
ANTARCTIC REGION.
Problems Which Explorers Are Try
ing to Solve. in the Interests
+, of Science and Human
lass4xl Curiosity.

Three. II not four, expeditions, are
expected to be in the antarctic area
again within the next IS months. The
six expeditions. from Capt. Gerlache,
of Belgium, 10 Dr. Charcot, Of France,
that spent the past few years in the
Tor south discovered new lands and
penetrated far inside OF one long
stretch Of coast, but failed to aseer-
tain whether these lands are all bound
together, forming. a continent.
Capt Scott made his way up the gen
the ice slope for 800 miles into the in
terror Of Victoria Land. but was not
able after all 10 snow whether he had
marched into a continental mass or
only a large island Every expedition
that is going to this field hopes to
shed light on the question of the south
ern continent.
The problem is 70 be attacked on the
American side of the antarctic by
Lieut.. Michael Barne, OF the Discovery,
who is preparing to go to Graham
Land, about 600 miles south Of South
America. Explorers have been up and
down the east and west shores Of Gra-
ham Land, and what they have found
of II is about $50 miles long and from
so to 100 miles wide, but It widens
rapidly toward the south; they do not
know yet whether 1t is a large island
or a promontory.
II, as some Of the studeA Of the
antarctic problem conjecture. the ex-
tent OF land in the south polar regions
is about S.5O0,00O square miles. these
lands are about as large as the United
States, including Alaska. Human Gu
riosity will never be satisfied till the
whole extent Of the land is laid down
on the maps. and the geographeTs
know now that for the next 20 years
this field will Re the scene Of the
largest exploratory activity.
IL is strange that the mysterious
south land which long before the dis
covery Of America was marked on the
maps as Terra Australis should be the
last and greatest problem Of geog-
raphy to be solved in the twentieth
century.
The statement las been published
several times recently that no investi-
cations are now in progress in the
antarctic This is slightly inaccurate.
The Argentine government has just
established a meteorological and mag
netic station al Wandel island, far
south on the west coast OF Graham
Land So the antarctic regions are
at present NOT entirely deserted by
explorers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Silence Of Republican Leaders Re-
garding Funds from the
Trusts.

In the discussion Of the bill now pend
ing In congress for requiring that all
contributions to political committees
shall be reported to the clerk of the
house of representatives, some very in
teresting statistical matter was recently
brought out II was shown that from
the very beginning Of its career the Re-
publican party has relied largely on the
use Of money in elections, and that In
1896 its national campaign fund
amounted to s16,500,0O0, while that Of
the Democrats reached only s675. 900.
In 1900 the Republicans spent $780,
600 and the Democrats $425 600. Strong
efforts have been made to discover how
much money Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Cortel-
you received in 1904; but though 1t has
been proven that they and Mr.. Babcock
got enormous sums from the life insur-
ance companies, and has been charged.
and not denied, that they also received
large sums from the trusts and rail-
roads, It has been impossible to discover
how much money was expended by the
party of corruption and special priyil-
ege.
Many of these contributions were
taken from trust funds by men like
Perkins, McCurdy, Mccall and HYDE
and District Attorney Jerome, of New
York. who has had Perkins arrested on
the charge Of larceny, said that If Per-
kins is guilty. then it follows that Bliss,
the treasurer, and Cortelyou, the chair
man Of the Republican national COM
mittee. are guilty of receiving stolen
good knowing them to be stolen.
This may account for the silence Of
the president respecting these contribu-
tions. He would, no doubt, have ordered
the stolen money to be restored to the
life insurance companies, If it were not
that restitution of stolen goods by the
receivers after discovery, would amount
to confession of larcency and put the
presidents friends. Bliss and Cortelyou,
in the same predicament with Perkins
fact which would sadly interfere with
the gayety Of the presidents oficial
family. He will not compel the mem-
bers of that family to give evidence
against themselves by restoring money
stolen from widows and orphans who
have no votes. That would be "a mis-
carriage Of justice" almost as bad as
that for which he lampooned Judge
Humphrey in his recent message to
congress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
The Corn aospel0 Train.

"Is it really true. l want to know,
that them blue-sky farmers can ac-
tnally make an extra kernel grow on
an ear Of corn?" A farmer in Nebras-
ka was asking the question, says Eu-
gene Lyle, in Worlds Work. He was
half contemptuous Of the "blue-sky"
farmers. They were young men e
third Of his age. professors in the ag-
ricultural school Of the state univer-
sity, with education and linen collars.
Never in their lives had they driven a
load of produce to town. And what
could they know about farming. any
how? But despite the old veterans
sniff, there was a waver Of credulity
in his tone. and in mis- look positive
eagerness. What II, after all, the
vague and disdained thing. book
learning. held secrets to make his
land yield more than its usual crop?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
IMAGINARY DISEASE
CASES THAT CALL FOR OPERA
TIoNs OF FAKE" NATURE
Hallucinations Cured by Humoring
Whims Of Patisnts-singular
Case Cited in Illus
tration.

According TO a Detroit surgeon.
there are many sane persons who, be-
lieying that they are threatened with
some dangerous disease. insist on IN
dergoing severe operations In order
that their lives may be saved.
I'VE do not really perform these
operations" he explains in the News
Tribune. but I have assisted at many
imaginary ones to crafty the whim
Of patient suffering from some form
of hysteria.
I'VE had young girl here a year
ago with a most obstinate attack Of
hysteria which took very curious
form. She would never lie down in
her bed. but invariably sat bolt up
right with her back against the foot
rail, constantly turning her head from
side to side like an automation.
Il had watched her do this many
times. and one day / asked her why
she continued it. to which she replied
that there was a string In her head
which pulled II from side to side,
and that until 1t was cut she would
have no rest.
This remark gave me an idea, and
! asked II she would allow me TO ex-
anime her head. She was perfectly
willing, and after an inspection last
ing 20 minutes | grayely announced
that she was quite right, and that the
only cure was a slight operation in
order to sever the string.
''She clapped her hands with de-
light like a child and declared that It
was what she had told several doc
tors, but that they had all laughed
at her. Would | perform the opera
tion at once? thought It better,
however. TO defer doing so until the
morning, after I had consulted the
visiting surgeons.
Having explained the circum.
stances. the imaginary operation was
agreed upon, and the following morn,
ing the young woman was led into
the surgery, placed upon the operat
ing table and anaesthetics were ad
ministered. Part of her luxurianl
brown hair was cut OF and a portion
Of the back OF the head two inches
above the nape Of the neck was shaved
smooth.
Then. In order that there should
be something to show for the imag
mary operation. the scalp was lanced
until the blood ran, leaving a cut
about two and half inches In length
This was bound but not strapped ant
the patient was conveyed back to hel
bed. where she remained for 40 min
utes before returning to conscious
ness.
Meantime I had taken a piece ol
an ordinary E violin string about foul
inches long and soaked II in water un
I'll 1t resembled a raw sinew, the OBJ
ject OF this, Of course. being TO show
the patient the actual string taker
out Of her head. When she returned
to consciousness she was told hov
entirely successful the operation haI
been and shown the string which ha,
been the cause OF all her trouble, afte
which she fell into a natural sleep an'
awoke perfectly restored. From tha
day to this she has been entirel.
cured OF her hallucination."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
Artificial Storm at Sea.

The inhabitants OF Aboukir, near
Alexandria. we're recently treated to
wonderful spectacle. It became
necessary to destroy some 16 tons Of
powerful dynamite. and the explo-
suficient to blow up a town
were taken to sea and placed beneath
the water. Something like a subma-
rine earthquake followed the explo-
sion, which was heard for miles
around. A waterspout shot into the
air to q height Of about 1000 feet, and
fell back in dazzling spray. Stimuli
taneously the sea became a whirlpool
Of seething water. as II agitated By
hurricane.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
school raska b switzerland.

A Geneva correspondent Of a Lon
don paper thinks the sums done in a
Swiss school sufficiently extraordi-
nary to telegraph some of them to his
journal. The father OF a schoolboy,
aged eight. living at Chaux de Fonds,
sends to the Impartial the following
problems as specimens Of the home
work the youngster had recently been
set to work out at the cantonal school.
Multiply 5,101, $50. .25S, ,0S5 by $780,
252,015, ,105. The boy obtained the fol-
lowing answer: 1S.O0s, $50. .15s, ,S75, ,77S,-
242,0s3.e75. Divide 71,4z1 ,2Ss, ,542, 900
by 24,5Ss, ,71l,212. After some hours
work the youngster obtained as an
swer 2.slO.555,525. The mere reading
Of those terrible figures should make
every small boy glad he does not live
In Switzerland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
She was Forehanded.

A wealthy Partisan. tired Of sup
porting his nephew. determined to get
him married on and settled. He
called upon a matrimonial bureau and
looked over his album OF candidates
for husbands. To his horror he found
the picture Of his own pretty wife.
He reproached her and demanded an
explanation. Il do not deny it, she
said. but It was last year. when. as
you know, dearest, you had been given
up BY al the doctors"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28

The Republicans in congress are
divided on every proposition that looks
towards reform. but they are all united
on the pork bill" and for the old
flag and an appropriation"
in Republican circles "the man
with the dough" is received with
much more consideration than "the
man with the muck rake"
The National City bank, Of New
York ockefeller-highly approved Of
the Interpretation Of Secretary Shaw
with the treasury gold TO facilitate
the banking process OF drawing gold
from abroad As that favored cor
poration. according to its own state
ment. secured a total Of some s24.-
00,oo0.' without having to pay In
terest during transit. it Is no wonder
that the Republican favoritism is ap-
proved.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28

Gastronomical indifference on the
part Of the goat mascot Of the cruiser
San Francisco nearly three years ago
caused a search in the files Of the navy
department recently TO find a copy Of a
letter Of commendation written by the
secretary Of the navy to John Connol-
", coal passer. United States steamship
san Francisco. on July u. 1908. the or
iginal letter having been devoured BY
the careless goat. Connolly. now out
Of the service. Is living In Detroit
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
New Whaling Station.

A whaling station and factory has
been established on Barkley sound. less
than 100 miles from Victoria, writes
Consul smith. There is an abundance
of whales on the coast and already
number have been caught and utilized
at the new factory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28
Unusual Pallor.

"Jimmy's got a great scheme to get
ont O. school on these nice days"
"How does he work it,"
He goes out an washes his face
at recess, an the teacher thinks he's
sick an sends him home. ."-Cleveland
leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28

The consumption OF champagne in
the United States has increased over
IS per cent. in the past Eve years. The
present consumption Is 100000 quart
bottles a year: the duty on this ap-
prcximates ss.000.0 900. Yet Great Bri-
tain consumes almost twice as much
Champagne as this country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28

The FIRE commission Of New Britain,
Conn, have decided to continue to
rent a church bell rather than buy
one. on account Of the exceedingly high
price Of bell metal at present