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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
DONE FOR THE INDIANS.
Benefits Conferred Upon the Nations
Wards in the Last Nine
teen Years.

Under the title "A New Chapter Open
ing for the Indians. the Boston Tran
script reviews what has been done for
these national wards since the Dawes
bill in 1886. Concluding It says:
There is no longer any reason to
doubt that. as humanitarians have al
ways hoped what is left Of the race will
become a sturdy and valuable strand in
the national cable. Too many Indians
among those who have been fortunate
in their surroundings and circumstances
have become well-to-do and respected
citizens in the western states: too many
fiourishing districts in the transmits
sissippi country are already to their
credit as civilizers and improvers of the
land, 10 doubt this any longer. The In
dian of romance has gone; but the time
will come when any strain Of Indian
blood will be gloried in by its possessor.
as, indeed. II is now by many a person
OF note in the country There were at
one time, not long since. three or four
living United States senators Of Indian
stock, including the distinguished sen
ator from Alabama-Morgan. There
has never been any time. from the foun-
dation Of this government. when there
has not been Indian blood in the senate
from John Randolph. Of Roanoke,
down. The latest conclusion Of the bu-
reau of ethnology Of the Smithsonian in
stitution is that instead OF tending
toward extinction, the North American
Indians are in greater numbers in this
country to-day than they we're at the
date OF the discovery Of America by
Christopher Columbus"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
ToMMYs KIND ACTS.
Took Mammals Talk on Charity TO
Heart and Carried Out
Injunctions.

Gov Folk Of Missouri was talking
about reform. relates the Kansas City
Journal.
I'VE all believe IN e. he said. hut We
want TO see Il brought about at other
folks expense. We are like. too like. a
certain Kansas City boy.
This boys mother said to him on her
return from a long days shopping in the
Thanksgiving season;
Now, hope my little Tommy has
taken to heart mamma's talk OF last
night about charity and unselfishness
Since he has few troubles OF his own. I
hope he has thought OF others troubles
all day long. Since he has many causes
for thanksgiving himself. hope be has
tried 10 give cause for thanksgiving 10
others. What is my Tommy's report for
the day? How many acts OF Kindness
has he done? How much woe has he
lightenedi How many hearts has my
Tommy made grateful and gladg
In this rather mushy way spoke the
good young mother And her Tommy
replied.
I've done a whole lot OF good. ma.
I gave your new hat 20 a beggar woman.
and I gave the cooks shoes to little
girl in busted rubbers what seen on
the street. and gave poor lame shoe
string seller pas evening suit-the open
font one that he hardly ever wears
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
STORMS DUE THIS WINTER
Weather Prophet of Massachusetts,
Announces That There Will Be
Thirty-Four.

Perry L. Shepardson. of this
city, who has attained notoriety as
an amateur prognosricator, makes the
announcement that "a storms are due
this winter. reports the Springfield
(Mass.) Union He bases his ca.cula-
tions on the snowfall Of a recent aft
ernoon.
The method by which he arrives at
this conclusion is. TO say the least,
unique. and is calculated to do away
with all the worry and nerve strain
undergone by the official weather men,
who base their predictions on general
averages. Moreover, II is so simple
that a mere child can work il out as
well as his bearded senior.
All that 1t is necessary to know Is
the dsy Of the month, the day Of the
week. and the number of days since
the last change Of the moon when
the first snowfall occurs. and the rest
is an easy example in addition.
The snowfall OF the other afternoon
occurring on the 2Sth day Of the
month. the third day Of the week and
the third day after the new moon,
gives a total Of "a storms for the
winter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
reRIL OF PRoFANATIoN.
Disregard for That Which Is Holy
Declared to Be Mans Great
est Failing.

The chief peril TO which man is ex-
posed is that OF PROCLAMATION OF what is
holy from which he is shielded by shut
ting him up in the circle of his senses.
and restricting him TO the shadows of
his reason, writes Julian Hawthorne. in
Lovers in Heaven. in Century With
in that circle. and In those shadows, he
acquires what he believes is wisdom.
pursues what he names ambitions, suf-
fers what he fancies are pain and sor-
row. wreaks what he intends for re-
venges. commits what he calls sins. in
dulges what he mistakes for love. and.
in word. lives what il is given him to
imagine Is human life. Yet in all that
span OF existence there Is b1A a handful
of hours when he truly lives the life that
is his own and not pretense. an eva
sion. or an error: and those few hours
appear 10 him-saye al the instant Of
their reyelation-as Authorizations
Nevertheless they are the porticos and
pillars. halls and gardens. sun and stars
OF his heaven; which he pragmatically
and complacently puts away from him.
and turns himself 10 what seems to him
his heaven, but is bis hell. Truly. this Is
a pity and loss,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
CATS DRIVE OUT RABBITS.
Stray Descendants 3f Summer Cot
tager's Pets DO This in New
Jersey.

Ten years ago this island, then known
as Tatem's or Seven Mile Beach, offered
the lovers OF rabbit hunting one OF the
finest shooting grounds in the state.
Since then. says local report. the sup
ply OF rabbits has been decreasing rap
Idly.
The rabbit tribe has been almost
wiped out by eats. The original cats
were brought here by summer cottagers,
and either from choice OF because they
were abandoned by their owners they
strayed into the swamps on the island
and remained there, subsisting on birds
and field mice and upon fish cast ashore
on the beach When the breeding sea-
son Of the rabbits came around the cats
waged a relentless war upon the young
bunnies and devoured hundreds Of
them.
This outdoor life soon caused the cats
10 lose their gentleness. They increased
rapidly In numbers and each succeed
ing generation became wilder. until now
hiding in the deep swamps. there are
hahg aiuoat a. lelotiouh as ctldmoNnte.
The ofspring Of these cats born and
raised ia the woods. develop to an un-
usual size. They have heavier fur and
longer and sharper claws than the do
nestle tabby. Some OF them weigh as
much as 20 pounds
They have little fear OF dogs. often
boldly attacking them. In these en-
counters the dogs usually suffer the
more damage coming out OF the fight
badly torn aad scratched and often be-
ing saved from being blinded only by
the arrival OF their owners
In flight these felines are remarkably
agile and easily outrun the dogs. They
are very tenacious Of life and even when
badly wounded viii show night
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
SHOT STRUCK pEER,s HORN
Hunters Bullet stuns Big Buck
Without Having Entered
the Hide.

Il had a chance this year of seeing
what effect a bullet striking a deer s
horn would have on the animal itself. -
said P. P. Wilder. at the St. Louis,
according TO the Duluth Herald.
My path lay along the old logging
road, over a rolling country. l had
traversed perhaps half the distance
when. greatly to my surprise, on look
ing ahead. | saw a large buck walk
ing along the road toward me. He
was about 225 yards distant ! was
just coming over the brow Of a hill,
and as yet the animal had failed 70
see me. l quickly dropped back be-
hind the rise Of ground and got in
readiness TO shoot expecting the deer
to come quite a LOT nearer Prob
ably II wasn't more than IS seconds.
or possibly ten. before / cautiously
raised my head over the knoll Ny
game had disappeared.
Il started on the run down the
road, in his direction The trail was
soft and wore rubbers. making
scarcely a sound. | had nearly reached
the place where | saw him when
there was a great crashing off to the
right. There was the buck. running al
full speed. not more than so or GO
yards away. Only little brush was
between US. got in two shots, and
at the second he stopped almost dead
still, and then began moving forward
at snails pace, barely being able TO
drag himself along. II was just as If
something was holding him back. Tn
der these conditions | was able TO
land the next bullet in a vital spot,
and the buck dropped in his track. On
examining the body | found that the
second bullet had struck near the base
of the horn. almost saattering 1t. The
shock stunned the animal SO that II
could scarcely move"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
PRIZES FOR UGLY GIRLS.
Novelty in the Way of a Public Ex-
hibition That Was
Success.

An interesting shcwman in Milan,
who has more than once organized
successful beauty shows, recently
struck out in a new line by arranging
what might be styled an ugly" show.
whereat a number OF women and
girls competed for three prizes which
were offered for the three ngliest COM
petitors. And strange to say, the
show was a decided success, which
goes to prove that. contrary to a
common belief. there are some wom-
en- sufficiently ugly - be conscious of
their defect.
There were IA competitors. and by
all accounts every one Of them de-
served a prize; indeed. some one sug-
gested that while considering TO
whom to award the prizes the judges
had worn smoked glasses in order
20 save their feelings However that
may have been, the winner Of the
first prize-a young woman Of a.
was the wife Of a local frame maker
and the mother Of iive children
10 the German town Of Haschmann
it is an annual custom 10 award cash
prizes 70 the ugliest girl of the year.
also 10 the most crippled and to a
woman Of more than 40 summers who
has had al least two lovers at diff
ferent times. but lost them.
These prizes are provided by the in
terest derived from sum Of money
left by a wealthy Haschmann philan-
throrist and are ally intended TO
encourage local men to marry the ugly,
the crippled and the rejected; but in
this matter they do not appear TO be
very effective though the prize to the
ugliest girl generally amounts to
about els. and that to the cripple
to some fi2. while el0 usually falls
10 the woman of blighted affection.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
ATTAcHABLE BOOT soLEs.
Invention Of London Man Greatly
simpliaes the Repairing Of
Footgear.

An ingenious system Of resoling boot
when the existing sole Is worn out has
been devised by a London inventor In
this boot, says the Scientific American.
the outer sole il attached to the inner
sale BY means Of brass screws inserted
In a series Of eyelet holes round the
welt. When Il is required TO attach 4
new sole the worn sole is simply un-
screwed aud the new one substituted. In
the case of the heel the screws are driv-
en- into holes In the under surface OF
the heel so that not only do the screws
fulfill the function OF attaching the
new heel. but constitute efficient pro-
tectors as we'll The aitachable soles
and heels are standardized 10 various
sizes and can be placed on the market
ready for instant attachment The
process Of soling and heeling a boot can
be accomplished in FIVE minutes. The
idea is especially applicable to soldiers
boots where the foot covering is sub
jected 10 constant and heavy wear. The
main advantage Of the device is that no
time is lost during the repair Of the
boot The American military depart
ment has ordered samples 81 the new
boot and proposes TO subject them 10
severe trial By men on active service.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
Temperature and Butterfies.

Some remarkably interesting expert
ments are reported from Zurich show
ing the effect of temperature on the de-
velOpment OF species among butter.
flies. The experiments have been cor
tinued through a period Of about "A
years. and It is found. for instance. tha.
the common small tortoiseshell butter
iy. If subjected 10 warmth Of from 81
degrees TO 80 degrees -deFei-
ops into the variety found in Sardinia
while those bred in a temperature 81
from four degrees 20 six degrees produce
the Lapland variety. Similarly the ar
plication Of heat produced the Sandman
form Of the swasiow-tail butterfly and
the Syrian form of the Apollo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
MARINE ENcINEER.s Jos.
The Difficulties Of His Duties A5s
Illustrated BY a Startling
Incidenf

OF all causes OF boiler deterioration.
says II. P. Watson in the Engineering
Magazine. by far the most numerous are
those arising from the presence 81
scale and its twin sister. incrusfation.
but broken braces can give an engineer
very bad quarter Of an hour. A ssean-
er plying on the ereat lakes many years
ago carried very high steam for those
days-5o pounds per square inch on
very large and light she'll The eng
neer on watch was down in the hrercoin
looking around when loud bang came
from one Of the boilers. instantly
divining the cause be looked question:
insiy at the head watch-tender who re-
piled BE jahers. hone that amt
next-door neieAboI 10 the one thai IA
so on the other watch.
That startled the engineer. for ne bad
not been told Of the other broken brace
he az once STOPPED the blowers. CIeIeI
the doors. shut the siop-valVe letwefn
boilers, and put on the feed pumps IS
rapidly as they could go so as 10 retues
pressure The deck department was
notified that il would be uecessary to
stop, and they hauled 10 one side Of the
channel and waited for the coming up
OF another boat IN the same line passed
a few miles back. The passengers (thera
were 1000 on board and mails were
transferred. and the boat returned with
the injured boiler out Of business
Upon examination the next day II was
found that three braces had given way
az or near one another two letting go
simultaneously apparently and that the
precautions taken against a disaster
(which would have been terrible if IL
mad occurred) were none too soon. This
was merely an episode within the
everyday duty OF an engineer. ana
carries its own warning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
WHY Onions Induce slsen.

An old woman. when said had in.
somnia. told me to eat raw onion every
nigh before retiring. I did so. and
slept exceilently thereafter Why. doc
tor. do onions induce sleep2v
The physician, with a laugh. an
swered:
They induce sleep still better if in
stead Of eating them. you use their Juice
as a smelling salt-bottle #. sniff it.
Why2 You ought to know why. It
Is because the onion is a cousin to ths
poppy. and contains a mild form Of
opium"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
DESTRUCTION BY WEEvILs.
Insects Cause Great Loss in the
Chestnut Crops of the Va
rious States.

A fair estimate Of the damage done
annually by weevils to chestnuts grown
in the United States would probably
fall little short OF 25 per cent. while in
some years the percentage exceeds that
figure. running as high as 40 OF so per
cent. states the Scientific American.
Growers in some localities report nc
damage. others place losses as low as
five or ten per cent. while instances
are cited OF whole crops being destroyed.
The amount Of loss is dependent on
locality. season. and to a more limited
extent on the variety of nuts grown
The greatest damage is usually incurred
in regions where chestnuts have grown
Wild for many years. and the least where
there are no wild chestnuts or chinQua-
pins and the nuts are grown only for
market and are carefully gathered. The
most extensive losses. judging from
available sources Of information. ap-
pear TO be in Massachusetts. Pennsyl-
vania. New Jersey. New York Tin the
vicinity of New York cityl. Delaware.
Maryland. Virginia. Tennessee and
North Carolina.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
HER PET WAS NOT A DOG.
And the Women with Canine Pets
Turned Up Their Noses
at Her.

When the thin woman in the long
gray ulster sat down in the subway
car opposite the fat woman holding a
bright little Scotch terrier it could be
seen al once that they had points Of
common interest. and that these points
OF common interest consisted Of dogs
What a dear little fellow he r.
chirped the thin woman
Isn't he dear?" cooed the lat
woman, smuggling her pet so closely
that he had to sniff for breath.
Mine is a French poodle" ventured
the thin woman. Il hear those gray
terriers are coming into style. though
Yes. they're all the rage. said the
fat woman. Il had 10 give up 80 for
Sandy"
A handsome young woman who oc-
cupied the seat by the thin woman Was
an interested listener to the colloQuy.
She was good looking enough to attract
attention anywhere. and she looked az
If she loved everything that was worth
loving in this world. including dog
She leaned over aad gave sandys
head an affectionate pat. and Sandy
tried TO lick her glovcd hand.
You love dogs. too?" said the fat
woman.
"Oh. yes" was the reply. who
could help it?"
What kind is yours?" came the
eager query.
Mine? Oh. haven't any Have
baby"
Aud the fat woman and the thin
woman raised their hrows, turned up
their noses and grew coldly silent. just
- If some one had said something 10
shock their sense OF modesty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22

The best dramatic criticism ever
heard. said Will Winch. the theatrical
press agent was made for a man who
was In his cups. The piece. an Englfsh
comedy was dragging awfully.
The curtain had been up nearly half
an hour. ! guess. and nothing had hap
pened to check the yawns that we're seen
on the faces in the audience. At this
point our slightly intoxicated friend
Strengthened mp. yawned. looked at his
watch and said in voice heard through
the theater and on the stage. say.
what time does this show begin2 . ~
Kansas City Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
THE BENEFITS or FREE ART
tnarence on the Public Of Fine Col
lectons Placed on Ex-
hibition.

Few men buy foreign masterpieces
for The purpose OF keeping them Sc
cludsi in drawing rooms-they are
freely shown TO artists, students of art
aEd the public In loan exhibitions. at
clubs, in museums. and even In tene-
ment house regions. and eventually
viii md their way to the great free
public collections. says Century. Their
influence in elevating the taste OF the
country is direct, strong and indis.
pensable. and the people opposed to
the free importation OF them are those
who have least acquaintance with
them, and who. therefore. suffer most
from the absurd restrictions OF the
law. The representative OF con-
stitueney remote from an artistic cen
ter. who should vote against free art.
would simply be cutting on his nose
70 spite his face. The argument that
free arr would open the food gates to
foreign trash loses tight OF the fact
that good taste in art is formed by
seeing the best pictures. not by fail
ing 10 see poor ones. There Is plenty
Of wretched art IN this country al
ready but there never can be a sum
cheney Of masterpieces II two IA
nous Titians in a certain dining-room
IN New York could daily be seen OF
all men-they have been loaned for
months at a time 10 the Metropolitan
museum-they alone would measur-
ably decrease the demand for trash
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
SALARIES TO DAUGHTERS.
Novel Theory Which Is Said to Be
Very Successful in Home
Practice.

Where there is need of her work ia
the home, and often help has to be hired
to take her place, the daughter should
be given a regular salary. approximately
the equivalent OF what she could earn
outside after making allowance for
board, room rent and the numberless
privileges a girl has in her fathers
house. The salary should be al least
equal to what would have to be paid
for the same work If stranger were
called in to do il, says the New York In
dependent In advocating the custom. and
the duties should be as distinctly de-
fined and as promptly and efficiently per-
formed This is very different thing
from an allowance without definite
duties.
We know Of several families where
his plan has worked successfully. In
one instance the daughter. while un-
married, became a capable housekeep-
er and manager, buying all supplies and
relieving both parents OF care and an
noyance. for which she received a
housekeeper's wages al -le end Of every
month. Another, whose mother Is an
invalid, gets a weekly envelope contain
ing the same amount that would have
been paid nurse. Both these salaried
daughters were happy. contented and
efficient and each had feeling Of inde-
pendence and self-reliance never to be
attained under the allowance" system
Or The usual haphazard appeal to father
Tor money 10 sratlfy needs or whims.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22

New York plans 10 receive her rail-
roads BY electric traction. and Sweden
is experimenting with the monophase
electric system. with a view to its adop-
tor in the government railways The
present tests relate to an 1900 volt troll
Icy system. A number Of tests will be
madeto learn the hest operating voltage
TO use In the working Of the lines under
the various local conditions. The loco
motive is of 25-ton type and has two
main axies. each containing a l50- horse
power motor working at 3 cycles. Two
locomotives can be coupled together and
controlled from single point. The
pneumatic control system Is used for the
locomotives.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
Authors Two SIDE.

Most Of us mean 70 be acquainted with
the great writers Of the English Ian.
guage. at least. and 81 is only fair to
them and to ourselves TO begin our ac-
quaintance as pleasantly as possible.
For that reason il is wise to ask the adj
vice Of some older person who is fond Of
the author we mean to read. Often an
author viii have written in several diff
fering styles. Some writings We NAV
Ike: others may offend us. and prevent
us from inquiring further. No author
has written always we'll; and there is
trash published under ali great names.
st. Nicholas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22

Peter Bird Chief. a Comanche Indian
living near Clinton. has been very sue
cessful in farming th.s year. saws the
Kansas City Journal. He has already
gathered and marketed more than 500
bushels Of corn and has more to place on
the market. There are number OF the
Comanches trying to follow the white
farmers footsteps. and many Of the cot
ton fields were dotted with redskins this
fail
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22
Animnls Hare Thick -

Hard winter signs. according to pre-
dictions handed down by our fore
fathers. are in abundance this fall. "Ex-
pert woodsmen declare that the squir-
rel and other animals Of the woods have
thicker coats OF fur than usual There is
en- old saying handed down from time
immemorial TO the effect that wild ami
mails grow much thicker coats Of fur
when the winter is going to be hard. So
taking these signs. as vel as hundreds
Of others. which each Of the local
prophets" can give. under considera-
ton. the farmers have been unusually
active in their preparations Richmond
Times Democrat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-22

In ancient times stated the pro.
fessor. AL idiots were taken out ana
drowned. Why was that2~
Wei. replied the student with
the bulging forehead. Il suppose there
we're no openings for insurance In
spcci>-s and bank examiners in those
davs- piftsburv Pos.