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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
SANITATION OF CANAL ZONE
Necessity Of This Work as Part Of
Task Undertaken by the
United States.

But what about the two greaf. 18TH
mian diseases. malaria and yellow
fever? Practically every other dis.
ease can be obliterated by the supply
Of pure water and the simple obedi-
ence OF hygienic rules; but these are
Of a different nature and demand
more radical attacks. writes DIR. Albert
B. Hall. in Reader Magazine. They are
both parasitic in nature: both before
they invade man, must pass through
an intermediate host, and that host
is the mosquito; stegomyia for yellow
fcver, and anopheles for malaria. One
should no longer doubt the essential
ly important role of the mosquito
To-day all scientists agree that TO ex-
terminate the mosquito is 10 destroy
these diseases: that no other means
excepting this insect has been demon
strated as a carrier OF either. Cling
to old beliefs as We may, we can rem
der the country free from epidemics
only by killing the host And il can
bC uDut uElC III IduClId+
II has been done in Ismalia, on the
Suez canal. II has been done, to be
sure, in more favorable circumstances
and a smaller area-in Havana We
must do ii. II will be an eternal dis
grace TO our government if we shirk
our responsibility, for II is as much a
part Of our cana, project as is digging
the ditch. We are not a commercial
concern cutting a highway between
two oceans merely for profit If We
are. better let out the task by con
tract al once. But we are a nation,
the people Of that nation pay the taxes
that supply the money for canal con
siruction. and we should demand that
this sanitary scheme be an integral
part. But IL means work. To take a
strip Of land ten miles wide and so
long and TO free Il from mosquitoes
means brains as well as kerosene. and
money to back the brains. 1t means
to clean the dirty towns all at once by
concerted action not bit BY bit. II
means destruction of nasty houses in
Panama and Colon and the filling in
Of Shiny pools which to-day render fu-
tile so much Of the effort Of disinfec-
ton. II means action as we acted in
Cuba. as Mexico acted at Mazatlan, as
Japan acts to-day. There must be no
short-sighted policy or broken prom
ises about it. The employees must be
protected at any cost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
American women's Heads.

The Greeks believed that the length OF
4 woman's head should be one-eightn
her total height American womens 5
heads Average longer In proportion
Some foolish student OF Greek art an
nounced that this bigness was all wrong.
and that the American women were Of
bad proportions. The answer is, Of
course. that the American women have
bigger brains and need more room for
them. and anyway. ifyou take the Amer
lean woman for the standard the Greek
statues will be all out Of proportion.
Discretion and experience impel us to
decide in favor Of the American woman.
Eyerybody's Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
ONE CENT WAsTEFULNEss.
Two-cent Stamp on Picture Card
Nearly Broke of an
Engagement.

Il have just had a great jolt" said
the betrothed young man, relates the
New York Sun. "and incidentally a
lesson in economy.
"You know. they make mailing
cards nowadays that are beautiful, and
have been sending daily to the OBJ
ject of my affection a pretty mailing
card with a few words from myself on
II.
The other day | got letter from
the old man---l mean the young lady's
father-saying that he would like to
see me- When | went up to call on
him found him looking very solemn.
Young man. he said. I have
given my consent to your engagement
to my daughter. but shall now have
to withdraw it,
What's the matter2' ] asked.
"'You are wasteful and extrava-
CANT, said the old gentleman. Look
at that
"Anl be held up one Of my daily
postal cards. didn't see anything
until he pointed at the stamp Then
light broke on me. The stamp was
two center hadn't happened to
have any one cent stamps around, and
so on all tae mailing cards had sent
her l had beer putting two-cent
stamps
Il had simply thrown away cent.
and that had impressed the old man
far from pleasantly. He could afford
to spend dollars where | couldn't have
spent mills. and there wasn't mean
fiber in his body, but he hadn't ac-
cumulated his money by wastefulness.
and my carelessness worried him
greatly
AFTER long wrestle with him
did finally persuade aim to give me
another trial And now I'm sending
her not one, but four mailing cards
daily. with not a two but one-cent
stamp on each I'm showing him that
l can economic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
MENTIONED OF MATRIMoNY
oracular Observations Upon the State
Which Is Not Always
Blissful.

To keep orange blossoms from i1ding.
never put them in hot water.
when a girl marries an Englishmau
she frequently spells altar with an H.
Married folks cannot live on rice and
old shoes as a steady diet, writes Tom
Mason. in Life.
II Is almost impossible for the best
husband and wife not to have an occas'
ional understanding
After the first year the sofa never
creaks
About the only thing In honeymoon
that can be renewed is the trousseau.
1t makes a great difference whether
the girls father gives her away, OF her
friends.
Sometimes, through her husband a
woman meets some delightful men.
The wedding ring is no respecter Of
persons. AS the first wife sows, the
second wife reaps.
Marriage between a man and woman
is often a good thing-it prevents them
from deluding themselves with the idea
that they could ever be good friends.
Il always takes about a year for two
people to discover that they are not
suited TO each other.
No matter how many husbands a
woman may marry If they should all
meet and talk it over. they never would
come to any agreement about her.
Once in a while we hear of our ideal
marriage and disbelieve IL.
Marriage certificates are never put In
the safe-deposit vault-they take up too
much room.
Marriages are made in heaven and
unmade in South Dakota.
An unhappy marriage may be cured
by divorce. But what cure is there for
two people living apart?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
Plain words to MOtorists.

Motorists are very small fraction Of
the population and they all inflict some
annoyance upon the population at large.
The best Of them cause smoke. smell and
dust. while adding very appreciably to
the tear and wear of the public's nerves.
Smoke and smell are nuisances in towns
and the clouds of dust extending for a
mile or more in the rear Of motor are
a nuisance and often danger in the
country. If motorists could only be
made to travel in their own dust their
r.. cation would lose much Of its at
traction.-London Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
Political Ambition.

But why" persisted the Questiones,
do YOU want to be a senator? There's
little money in il. A man Of your abb
ity could make much more at almost
anything else.
Sir" replied the aspirant, you seen
to think money is every mans idol"
Il beg your pardon. meant no Of
fense."
Il know you didn't" said the other.
softening. In confidence. I'll tell you
why want the senatorship. 1t will en-
able me to place about so of my poor Te-
lations in government JOBS. and then
I'll be rid Of 'em- Newark News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
QUEER KANSAS MONUMENT
Marks Where a New Yorker Took a
Steamer Up the Sandy
Kaw River.

"Forty-eight years ago a New York
man named Thaddeus Hyatt did a
wonderful thing in Kansas, which
made him talked about all over that
section Did any OF you ever hear Of
Thaddeus Hyatt?" asked a Kansas
man OF New York crowd that was
showing him the sights
No one in the crowd had ever heard
of Mr. Hyatt.
Well" continued the Kansas man.
there is a crumbling monument to
his memory on sandbar in what is
now called on the maps the Kansas
river. but when Hyatt was out there
II was known as the Kaw river.
IT was not so wide as the Harlem,
but II was put down in 1857 as a nav
igable stream. the only nayigable
stream in the state You can stand
on one side of the river now and
throw your hat across to the bank op-
posite.
Hyatt was a good type Of the
hnstling easterner when he went out
to Kansas. The country was suffer
ing from a grasshopper plague.
"A lot OF eastern people who had
gone out there to seek fortune lived
up the Kaw river. They wanted some
thing TO eat Hyatt built a steamboat
Of light draft for the purpose of sup
plying the people with the necessaries
Of life.
He named his boat the Lightfoot.
She was to run from Kansas City to
Lawrence. She made only one trip.
Her passengers were men who after
ward became famous in the west The
captain Of the boat. some years later.
was governor Of New Mexico.
AS the Lightfoot ascended the Kaw
the people turned out and saluted her.
and when she reached her destination
the town Of Lawrence made the event
a holiday and gave the captain and his
passengers a ball TO commemorate the
event.
"On theereturn trip the Lightfoot
strucR sandbar and stuck The
waters were rapidly receding. No
other boat could get to her to pull her
on. She was finally deserted and later
dismantled.
But the remains Of the hull are still
10 be seen at low stages of water,
sticking out Of the sand, and few
people are still living out there who
point out the wreck as Thaddeus
Hyatts monument.
Near the site where the Lightfoot
landed and discharged her relief cargo
there was. until SONS years ago. a
huge post which marked at that point
the boundary line between Missouri
and Kansas On the Kansas side OF
the post was the word Freedom; on
the Missouri side was the word
Slavery
"Of course the railroads killed busi-
ness on the kaw river. but II no rail
road had ever been constructed the
Kaw as a navigable stream was doom
ed. II had the sand. but that was
about all. Most OF the time there was
not enough water in the course for a
canoe.
III you gentlemen will show me the'l
way. want TO open up few bottles
to the memory OF that New Yorker
who had the pluck to go to the relief
OF Kansas when II was hungry We
know his name better than his own
town knows il"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13

We say unhesitantly that "a strokes or
the birch. as applied in the service. is a
disgusting and brutal affair. We have
not go an ounce ofsentiInent in the mat
ter. Boys who do wrong have to be pun
lshed. But "a with the birchi We have
seen It inflicted dozens Of times. and
never without feeling sick and disgusted
at the exhibition 1t entails. Boys who
can't be kicked into shape without the
birch are Of no use to the navy and had
far better be put on shore.-London
Fleet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13

The good old. idle. make-and-mend
clothes and call-the-watch days Of the
navy are over and gone forever in all but
few exceptional ships and billets.
Everywhere there is strenuousness.
Strenuousness that can never be relaxed
now we have SO many sea rivals treading
close upon our heels.-English Naval
Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
The Old National Road.

When the panic OF 1887 swept over the
country the national road was barely
half way through Illinois, No work was
done on il after 1S41 Two years before,
however, line of stages and post routes
had been started from Cumberland. in
Maryland. to Terre Haute, in Indiana.
from which latter place there was tri-
weekly service for passengers and mail
to Springfield. Ill. This marked the
first overland travel from east to west.
Passengers and mail bags were jolted
along in cumbersome coaches, each with
four strong horses. On account Of the
high rates, travel was confined mainly
to merchants and lawyers. The passen-
ger with an allowance of so pounds OF
baggage paid at the rate of ten cents a
mile. It is noted that Clay and Lincoln
were among the frequent passengers
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
PEARY AFTER The POLE.
Many Great Difficulties in the Way
Of the Explorers Sue
cess.

Now that the nose of Peary's Arctic
exploring steamship is pointed north
ward. there is time for a sober ap-
praisement of the chances for and
against the achievement Of Peary's
main purpose, says the Philadelphia
Ledger.
No expedition which has started
for the frozen north has been so well
provided with ship and engines es-
pecially designed to meet the condi-
tions to be encountered, and few ex-
plorers have had the long experience
and training in the particular labor to
be performed that must be credited
to Commander Peary. The elements
Of the experimental and the unknown
have been eliminated so far as is
humanity possible, and. the enlistment
of the aid of the Arctic highlanders
adds feature of strength TO the
whole undertaking which it would be
difficult TO underestimate In attempt
ing to form a judgment as to the
chances of success, we have to con
fess thpi the whole thing rests upon
climatic conditions which it is impos-
sible to forecast.
Pearys plan. stated in the barest
outline. is to force his Dase-that is.
his ship and supplies. his dogs and
sledges-to a position about three hun
dred and fifty miles nearer to the pole
than has heretofore been possible. In
this way he would avoid the long and
exhausting carry to the advanced base.
and would be in position to make an
earlier start, with fresher force, on
the final sledge journey over the ice
pack which he believes will bring him
to the coveted "farthest north"
No particular difficulty should be
encountered until the Roosevelt
reaches the head of Smith sound, at
about rs degrees north. Other yes
sells Of much less power have gone
farther, but from that point north
ward the alternately wide and narrow
channel is filled with ice. If the win
ter In northwestern Greenland has
been unusually severe even the Roose-
velt's engines may be inadequate to
force the barriers, in which event
Peary will be no better on than he
was when he was forced to winter on
Mccormick bay. If. on the contrary,
he is favored with open waters. he will
enjoy the enormous advantage indi-
Gated. The other great element of un-
certainty is the ability OF men, dogs
and sledges to travel across the ice
pack between the shores of Great
Land and the pole. Peary has tried II
and has failed. but his confidence in
his ability to overcome in the future
the difficulties of the past is the chief
feature upon which our hopes of sue
cess are built
In the last analysis any speculations
upon the outcome of an undertaking
as to which the essential conditions
Oh success or failure are wholly un-
known must of necessity be akin to
the famous forecasts Of the immortal
Bunsby. If all goes well, If the Ken
nedy and other channels prove nav
igable and if the ice pack on the polar
sea is traversable, Peary may win the
goal. If the barriers of cold and ice
prove to be too formidable, the pole
will not be achieved this time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13

"And If should break the engage
ment. said the Hyde Park Romeo. tell
me truly. what would you do"
IL should take poison." cried the
beautiful girl.
You would really 90 to the nearest
pharmacy and get poison?"
NO. no. Worse than that should
allow a young man who smokes ciga-
rettes to kiss me. Chicago Daily
News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
Whistier's Idea Of Hands.

Whistler. the artist. said: Il always
use Irish models for hands. with their
long. slender fingers and delightful ar
ticulations. the most beautiful hands In
the world think Irish eyes are also the
most beautiful. American girls hands
come next, English girls have red. coarse
hands: the German girl has broad. fat
hands and the Spanish hand is full Of
big veins "
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
HOW owls catch chickens.

When was a chunk Of boy shot i
horned owl the spread of whose wings
was four and one-half feet, and to the
surprise of the boy who had carried it
for several miles the weight was only
four pounds. They were rather numer-
Gus at that time in that section of the
country. and were troublesome about
carrying of chickens. which mostly
roasted in apple trees about the farm
buildings. The belief that they could
carry away full-grown hens was COM
mon one. It was also commonly be-
lieved that an owl never picked a chick
en- on the roost. but alighting on the
limb. crowded the chicken off. and as it
flew toward the ground caught it on the
wing. Forest and Stream.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13

Gould you ever become vegetari-
AM"
Il might. sir, answered Col. Still
well. Of Kentucky. SO long as whisky
is made from corn it is not impossible. -
Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
Fine Amusement.

Friend-Now that you have made mil
lions, what will you do?
Old Bullion shall retire. and amuse
myself telling people what a burden
wealth is and how happy was when
was poor--Chicago Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
LanguAge Of Science.

The time win come, perhaps. If il has
not come already. when the man Of sci
ence viii speak in language which the
ordinary literary man win not be able
to understand.-Ceylon Mail.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13

A good many people have not yet eot
over the monkey theory Of descent. They
would be a great deal put about if the re-
suit Of Mr.. Burke's experiment we're .
prove that they derived their lineage
from some sea-slug BystandeT.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
Followed the RuIe-

Franklin-My dear sir. you must re-
turn good for evil.
Penn-Didn't give $40 to the preach
er who married me?-Chicago Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
shameful Penuriousness.

The statesman was in a towering
rage.
"The blamed scoulidrels. he ex-
claimed. crumpling in his hands the
in which he had seen the item.
They're trying to cut down my mileage
fees to actual travelling expenses! Chi
cago Tribune.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-19
FURS ALL THE RAGE
Welt Known Fur Expert Tells Some
Interesting Things About Furs
;Sfi in Miuneanolis.

One Of the most attractive and COM
plete fur departments in the north
west is to be found on the first Moor
at Atkinson Is, Nicollet anad Seventh
street. The big stock is really SPLEEN
did exposition Of the really up-to-date
things IN fine furs, including scarfs,
boas, mufs and coats.
This is a. great fur season. said
the expert who is lin charge Of the de-
partment, 4 and never were furs so
attractive or reasonable in price. We
anticipated the big demand that would
be made In this section of the country,
and many months ago bought heavily
and at very low prices.
Our furs have been very popular
with the Christmas shopper. this sea-
son, possibly. on account Of the fact
that a fur piece is stylish, and makes
a serviceable and a most acceptable
able. cost. This is especially true of the
children s furs, which we carry in large
assortment.
"The most popular furq Well, there
has really been no particular choice.
Probably our mink neckpieces with
muffs to match have sold the best, but
the squirrel, Persian lamb, marten and
ermine have not been neglected by the
lovers of good furs. The fur and fur
lined coats are selling very well and
will undoubtedly continue to be popu-
There is very strong demand ev-
cry day for all of our many different
kinds Of furs, and Minnesota weather
will continue this demand for two or
three months at least. There is moth
ing more attractive or satisfactory
than furs and most women welcome
winter weather just for fur reasons. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-19
"A Kindergarten PARTY

The Christmas party of Hope kinder
garten will be held tomorrow at 10
am. in the kindergarten rooms Of Hope
chapel.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-19

q color may be chosen in preference to
black. e In fact, three.piece velvet
suit s really q good Investment. For
Youthful wearers this is easily accom-
plishe the skirt and coat being
planned outsand cut, the left Towers will
come in for a jumper, bib or pinafore
waist, to he worn over a pretty light
waist of lace or net for theater or even
ing, pretty silk CAMP doing the same
service for day. wear. Isl 55s Sas
"A rich dark red would become YOU
You could have gored skirt with
pleats down each seam to founce depth
and q pony coat, with little white
cloth about the neck, edged with 6
few rows Of soutache braid, and, if
liked, a narrow vest to match. The
sleeves could be full and end in pretty
cuffs matching the collar. "a guimpe
of red point d esprit over white would
be effective, and then there arc all the
cream nets and laces to choose from.
II YOU choose red, then an alfred hat
would be best, preferably felt, trimmed
with velvet and plumes, OF. an all white
hat, white felt or beaver. trimmed with
handsome white ribbon and white tail
feathers. Either will be in good taste,
and your furs would complete de-
cidedly smart costume. suitable for
every occasion. Elizabeth Lee.