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

| Mansfield seated himself at the table
their places had been laid many feet
apart-and tried manfully to eat the
food prepared for him. She, sitting
at the head of the table, behind bar
ricade Of jugs and plated ware, talked
on incessantly. 1t required some ef-
fort on his part to follow what she
said.
The human interest was wholly lack
ing until, at the close of the meal, she
blundered upon something which gave
him the clew to his disiNnsionment.
MRS. HunrIey| he said, Il seem
to remember that name. Is she a
friend of yours?"
"Oh no." she answered plaintively;
"a mere acquaintance. l don't get on
with women. as you may remember" ."
II remember" he said; "but sup
posed you would outgrow that little
prejudice"
Women are so jealous and spiteful
to their own sex" she replied, with an
air OF profundity.
he remembered that she mad ex-
pressed the same generality in the very
same words at the age of twenty. 1t
dawned upon him that Coralie's mind
had aged as little as her body.
you have not changed at ALL" he
said, wistfully, as he looked at the
foolish, girlish face above the barricade
Of jugs.
I'm SO glad you think sov' she
said, and slight blush confirmed her
pleasure. "But perhaps you only say
1t as a compliment, Herbovt" she
added. softly.
mo-" said Mansfield; ut is the lit
eral truth"
Half an hour later he caught train
to Southampton. Coralie never fully
understood why he returned to South
America. London Sketch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

| You can see how wild The State Of
Maine was in those early days.
Well. one morning. greatest grandpa
got up early and went out to his work,
leaving the door open Greatest grand
ma and her little boy were still asleep
In the bed.
The house was made Of logs, with
bark roof. and was only one story
high; it had two rooms, and one Of
these was the bedroom where greatest
grandma and her little boy were sleep
ing.
By-and-by, along through the woods
came small brown bear walking;
and seeing the door open, he walked
on and came into the house.
By-and-by. he wandered into the bed
room, and after looking about curious
ly, he came up to the bed and put his
two broad fore paws right on the front
edge, and gazed at greatest grandma
and her little boy. He was young
bear, aud quite thin and hollow from
his winters sleep in hollow tree. He
stood and looked at the two in the bed
several minutes in very inquisitive
manner.
BY this time greatest grandma and
her little boy were broad awake, you
may believe, but they didn't dare to
move or to make sound. Greatest
grandma saw the bears inquisitive
face and his sharp teeth and bright
eyes through her closed Iashes, but she
didn't stir.
The bear stared a moment or two
longer at the pair lying there in bed;
then he took his paws down, walked
out of the house, and disappeared
among the trees, and greatest grandma
and her little boy never saw him
again.
You need not not be alarmed. That
bear was dead long ago. His morn
ing CALI was made generations ago,
before any of the little children of to-
day were born-more than a hundred
years ago. All the bears of that day
have been dead for more than a CEN
fury.
Greatest grandma's little boy used to
like to hear her talk about this one.
And he always used to say, after
greatest grandma had described his
sharp teeth and his keen eyes, "But he
was good bear, wasn't he, not to
touch us?"-Allce NJ. Harrington, in
Little Folks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

An old man who sells produce in the
towns near Lowell. Mass, has his
share Of the best kind of wit-the un-
expected. Not long ago according to a
writer in the Lowell Citizen. he deliv.
cred pair Of dressed chickens to one
of his customers. She was in the
kitchen when he brought them in. and,
woman-like. shivered little when she
saw tSe headless fowls.
Il should think you'd simply hate to
cut or the heads of those innocent
chickensT she exclaimed. involuntarily
Il do" replied the old man. "and so
! never do it. l manage to get round
It."
"How?~ the housewife demanded.
with eager interest THE heads of
these chickens are gone"
"Oh, yes" said the old man, cheer
fully. Il chopped the chickens on"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04
WHY?

Why, muvver, why?
Dld Sod pin the stars up 50 tight in the
Why did the COW jump right over the
An why did the dish run away with the
spoon?
Cause didn't he like it to see the COW fly?
Why, muvver, why?
Why, mtvver, why?
Can't little boys jump to the moon il
An why san't they swim just like fishes
An why does the live little brides have
an live little boys have to wait till they
Why, muvver, why? e
Why, muvver, why?
Was all Of vose b.ackbirds all baked in a
Why couldn't we have one if should say,
An why does it worry when little boys
tease?
An Why can't fngs never be now-but
bime-by?
Why, muvver, why?
Why, muvver, why?
Does little boys froats always ache when
they cryg
An why does j stop when they're cuddled
An what does the sand man do days, do
you s'pose?
An why do you fink he'll soon be comm
by!
Ethel M. Kelley, in Century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04
HE DID WHAT HE COULD.

1t was bitter morning in the depth
OF an intensely severe winter, and
some hundreds of poor children were
gathered outside very large hall,
waiting expectantly for the moment
when the opened door would admit
them to the usual Sunday free break
fast. Sleet was falling. an icy wind
blew from the north and the poor lit
tie waits shivered as they waited.
One tiny little girl. with face and
arms pinched with cold as we'll as hun
ger, stood moving her bare feet about
In the vain endeavor to instill some
warmth into them. With grace surely
equal to that Of Raleigh spreading his
cloak before Elizabeth. a ragged ur-
chin near, pulled off his tattered cap.
and laying it down, bade the girl stand
in it that her feet might at least be
protected from the icy stones. Belfast
Witness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

Our long disused or imperfectly used
inland waterways seem to be again
coming into favor. The Carnegie Com
pany proposes to construct steel barges
of 1900 tons each for the shipment OF
its products on the rivers south and
southwest of Pittsburg. One steam
boat, it is estimated, will be able to
tow ten barges, making a total cargo
of 5000 tons for a single tow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

Performing lions and tigers ought to
be abolished. Performing seals do not
matter; they do not injupe any ideal,
they merely surprise and delight. But
the lions and the tigers-the king of
beasts and the terrible ravener Of the
foress r these we are accustomed to
think Of with respect and awe. and it
is wrong and atheistical to make them
jump through hoops and ride on a see.
saw.-London Sphere.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

Tabloid education" is the satirical
term that has been applied to the easy
handbooks and the cramming- system
of instruction that fits a student to
pass an examination on the minimum
Of knowledge and the minimum Of
work. Now President G. Stanley Hall,
of Clark University. has coined new
term for the same thing-"baled hay
education"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04
AutomobiIes have not Impaired th

Automobiles have not impaired the
popularity Of horse racing. Last year
the various racing associations paid out
close TO s5,500.000 in purses, although
many of the tracks in the Middle West
were closed. Thirty-six regular asso-
Citations and jockey clubs had meetings.
at which there were 1896 races. Six
furlongs was the favorite distance,
closely followed by one mile. and there
We're 337 steeplechases.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

Don't codde up woe. Don't think about vour foe
What's the use? -
1t only makes you worry and keeps Won In a A,rrv
What's theiuse? There's MOI excuse -
Dent talk about your wrong makes last too long
What's the use? e
~ only gives you pain and suffering again
What's the use? There's no excuse
Don't talk of your disaster II makes the tears o fsste
What's the useg
II only keeps weeping and hnders you from sleeping
What's the use? There's excuse
Dent ont talk Of your mshap. It's only one more rap
What's the use?
~ ION only can annoy and your peace of mind destroy
What's the usey There's no excuse
What's The use?
1t opens an old sore and worries you the more.
What's the use? There's excuse.
Don't talk about your Trouble you only borrow
What's the use?
II only makes you sad and sore and gum and mad
What's the uses. There's
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

In 1904 during drought in Silesia
the woods caught fire from locomotive
sparks and great destruction followed
Of forests belonging partly to individ-
uals and party to the Prussian Govern
ment. The amount paid by the rail-
road department for damages was ST.
100000, but it received s325,0O0 for
what was left standing after the fire.
The most notable fact in the matter
is that all claims were settled without
litigation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

President Hepburn, of the Chase Ma
tional Bank, of New York, thinks the
recent monetary stringency was not
chargeable to our currency system. He
says the country has been expanding,
developing and speculating faster. than
its liquid capital increased, land the
recent financial furry was more ques-
ton of capital than of currency Still,
the immediate demand was for cur
rency. and it was not so easily met
under our laws as it would have been
in Canada or Germany.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

The rice that comes ON the American
table looks mushy the grains seem all
mashed together. instead Of being dis
tinct and large, observes Country Life
in America. The trouble (sometimes
due TO the cooking) is usually ex-
planned by the statement that our rice
is Of inferior quality, though there is
no better rice in the world than our
Louisiana and Texas article; the grains
are large. firm and nutty. This fact is.
our public won't buy any rice unless
the grains shine and glisten. .Conse.
quently the first thing the miller does
is to put his rice crop through course
of polishing. by which the covering OF
the kernel is rubbed off, and at the
same time the most nutritive part. The
result is that he gets beautiful, al
most sparkling. grain. which sells wen:
but inasmuch as the covering has been
removed, the grains when cooked lose
their identity and become mush.
polished rices' is peculiarlty OF
America. The public can procure the
unpublished rice If they will insist on
the grocer getting it for them, for
polishing" is an extra process which
the railler win be glad to abandon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04
seu,sied by mu.hr.,..

The steamer Swan sank at her pier
here as a result Of a. leak caused by
muskrats. The rodents gnawed a hole
through the hull near the water line,
and the boat settled until she rested OIL
the bottom.
The craft was successfully raised
with tile assistance Of tug, whose
pumps were employed. The muskrats
that caused the trouble were Killed
Portland Oregonian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

If DR.. Wiley feally thinks that eat
ing a good many cranberries shortens
life he ought to read few Of the in
scriptions on the gravestones in the
burying grounds down on Cape Cod,
suggests the Boston Globe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04
RAGGLEs.

Raggles was only as.scrubby little In
dian pony. His owner had evidently
considered him of no use, and had
cruelty turned him loose on the bare
prairie to shift for himself
He was sorry looking little fellow
as he stood one morning at the gate
to Mr.. Hudson's large cattle ranch. in
Western Kansas, shivering in the wind,
and looking With a wistful gaEC at the
sleek, -at ponies inside.
Mr.. Hudson noticed him and started
to drive him away. But his little
daughter Lillian said: "Let him in,
papa; he looks so hungry" Mr.. Hud-
son opened the gate, and thu pony
walked in just as If 1t were his home.
Mr.. Hudson made inquiries, but no
one knew anything about him; and as
no owner ever came to claim him, Liz
liam claimed hiia as her special prop
erty, and named him Raggles on ac-
count of his long, tangled name and
TAIL
He was dociie little creature, un-
like the rest of the ponies on the farm.
He soon came to regard Lillian as his
mistress. She learned to ride him, and
could often be seen cantering over the
prairses with her father.
But Raggles seemed to consider that
she was not much Of a rider, for he
would carefully avoid all the danger
GUS looking places and holes in the
y4.n,1pd roda hu oox-o4ar ~ ,,-n f,.f<.
dogs, which are very plentiful in West
ern Kansas.
When the next spring came Raggles
did not look like the same little scrub.
His rusty brown coat had all come off,
and a new black one had taken It's
place, writes J. e. Stevens. in the
Presbyterian Banner
BY the next fall the neighborhood
could boast of public school. and
when Lillian began TO 60 Raggles found
he had regular duties every day.
Lillian would saddle him and ride to
the school house, which was two miles
away, then tie up his Bride and send
him home. AT about half-psst three
Mr.. Hudson would saddle him again
and send him for Lillian.
He always arrived on time, and if a
little early would wait patiently by the
door until school closed.
Some Of my readers win remember
the blizzard tina. struck Western Kan
sas in 1855, when SO many people lost
their lives and thousands Of cattle were
frozen to death. The storm commenced
about noon and the weather grew
steadily colder. E
The snow blew so thick and fast
that Mrs. Hudson was afraid to trust
Raggles to go for Lillian. but Mr.. Hud-
son was sick and there was no one
else.
She went to the barn. put the sad
die on him, and tied plenty o. warm
wraps on. Then she threw her arms
around his shaggy neck and told him
to be sure to bring Lillian home.
He seemed to understand, and start
ed out with his shambling tro. in the
OF the school house.
One hour passed slowly to the anx-
Ious parents. When two had passed
their anxiety was terrible. as they
strained their eyes to see through the
binding snow his shaggy form bring
Ing their darling safely home. AT last
be came with Lillian on his back. bun
lied up from head to foot.
The teacher had fastened her on the
pony and given him the rein; and so
he had brought her safely home; none
he worse for her ride except being
thoroughly chilled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

A new sleeping car has been in
vented, but what we want most Of all
is an automatic porter that will brush
you on without demanding twenty
five cents
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

President Castro's proposal to test
the Monroe Doctrine reminds us some
how of the boys unfortunate desire to
see If it was loaded.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04
The Rev. l. H. Wilton. associate edi-

The Rev. l. II. Wilton, associate edi.
tor Of the Outlook, addressing an as
semblage of prominent Congregational
ministers at the Northern New Jersey
Conference, at Asbury Park, on 'sMor-
aIity. Real and Unreal" said: "Coyet-
BUSINESS, cloaked in the guise of thrift
and business ability, is seldom heard
Of from the pulpit and no member
was ever reprimanded for it by his
pastor. although covetousness is moral
ity's greatest modern enemy" Editor
Whiton's exposition provoked the min
listers to instant controversy and there
was a long discussion of his conclu-
sions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

Some OF the streets Of Warsaw,
Poland. are paved with straw pressed
into blocks and made hard enough to
be used for this purpose.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

The raidIng Of st. Petersburg bomb
factory indicatesa disposition to harass
and annoy the leading Russian indus
try.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

The coffee crop OF sumatra has be-
come almost equal to that Of Java.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-04
The Dream and the Reality.

HE great ocean liner had
entered Southampton docks
hard upon sunset. too late
to enable him TO reach her
that night.
The oasis., 1906-06-09
Mst.louo,stIons.

Following are the market quota tions on metals for today: Copper (E. Cathode) lS4-l9 cts
 per lh.
 Lead, per 100 lbs. 5.15-6.OO Silver, per oz., G cts New York City, Exchange Lon Pesos. Bullion value 5 Mex. Dol. (local) 50-5l American Dollars 19I Mexico City Exchange 2.Ol
The oasis., 1906-06-09

Nf snd Wfs V. ~. llaraosl of Patagonia, wefe visitors at Sogalss several days this week havine come saturday of last week
 ln Nogales. sonora, La Compa hia Explotadora de Maderas of puaymas hayean extensive branch lumber yard which is great con yenience to the people of that side ot the line. A. R. Campillo& X Go, Sues. are agents.
 Mr. Andy Bartleth has gone to Calera to run the mill at that place, which is working on ores from the Los Angeles group of mines in the Magdalena district which mines are the properties of the Ruinart Mining Go.
 Tuesday Doctor Nanneman and Mir. Newton came up from Hermo- sillo, accompanying their better halves this far on their journey to Los Angeles, where they % to pass the summer The two gentlemen returned to the Sonora capital by the evening train.
 4 press telegram from Phmnix states that the Territorial Board of Equalization has raised assess ments on all railroad properties iu Arizona-the Southern Pacific to S11,0OO per mile. The assess ment of that property last year was $1 GOO per mile.
 Monday Proto Brothers crossed over the line and shipped to Bishee bunch of sixtv-iive head of fire beef steers from their Cocospera ranche. They were high grade Durham cattle, large. fat and heavy, and would compare well with the best cattle that go the eastern markets.
 Monday morning there arrived from Alamos Mr. Amos Yaeger, superintendent for the Zambona Mining Company. which is deve- loping the great NIinas Nuevas. If laatiqua fame. By close application and hard work during the past eighteen months Mir. Yaeger has somewhat impaired lis health, and he has come out for rest and re- cnperation. Tuesday he went Q California, where he will remain several months.
 Yesterday evening the ladies ot St. Andrews Guild gave an ice cream social 1t the residence of Mrs. N. c. Banks. The lawn was Illuminated with Japanese lan- terms, with very pleasing effect, and the tables were set outside. The Nogales hand was in attend .anee q part of the evening. and regaled the participants in the fete with a choice selection of pop- ulaF airs. The attendance was large, and the ladies realized handsomely for the benefit of the fnnd
The oasis., 1906-06-09

Neasf k 6 Hioisrdsoh sod ben Heney tfe ai NoQales today
 Mf and Mrs " K Meade oi Tomhstone are al the N0nteluma
 Thur.fay evening Mr. J " topdfnan returned from visit in Los Aageies
 This week Mr ( ]. Flames has beet up from Llano. near which place he is engaged iu mining
 Yesterday strong whirlwind lifted off large section of the roof of | lumber shed in Narsh's lum- ber yard
 Friday morning Mrs. Allen T. Bird went to Fl Paso. Texas, where she will visit until some time next week
 Messrs. Richard Gird and k. G. Davis of Los Angeles, and J R. Farrell of San Francisco, are yis- itors at Nogales.
 Thursday evening Mi Patt R. Sullivan of 1'HE OASIS. went to Hermosillo. on business for this paper He will return home early rext week
 Mr. G T. @im6nton, manager for the lerkes Mining Company, at El Cajou. in the Altar district of Sonora, was q visitor at the line city yesterday.
 Preaching at the Methodist Church tomorrow Br ne Pastor at eleven o'clock. A lay sermon at night by Judge F. A. Hay; sub- ject God and Geology" L. A. Humphrey, pastor
 Thursday work was commenced upon the new reservoir that the Nogales Water Company has pro- iected upon the site granted by the municipal government, on the high hill on the east side of the town.
 The family Of Captain ]. M. Tho mas, the well known mining supp erintendent. now at Promontorio, have arrived from their former home in Painesdale, Michigan, and will make their home at Nogales, where they have taken | house.
 Wednesday evening scoyille < Beck received q carload of keg beer which they stored iu their new cold storage chamber, com- pleted that day It has q capacity of q full carload. and is a very useful addition to the plant of that very enterprising firm One evening last week Mrs. |. l.. Crowell gave Il musicale at her i residence, her music pupils render ! ing 2 very interesting and enter tanning programme, which was enjoyed by a number If invited guests The various numbers and their execution were the very best evidence If the proficiency of the lady as a teacher
The oasis., 1906-06-09


 Mr. J. E. McClenahan of Gro Blanco, was in Nogales Monday
 While in Guaymas eat and drink at The Gambrinus, E. J. Ashley.
 Monday Mr. Mark Nanless of Hermosillo, was visitor at the line city.
 Sunday Mir. Rracey Curtis. the cashier of the First National Bank, went to Los Angeles.
 Call and see the fine line Of ladies shirt waist patterns and gowns at La Moda.
 MT. Charles F. spraker, super intendent of the Copete mine, was at Nogales Monday.
 Mr. ". R Bassett, of the Giroux Consolidated Mining Co.,, was at Nogales Monday evening.
 Monday MT. John Faulds of the Columbia Consolidated Mining Co.,, was at NogaIes, on business bent.
 Gents and boys' clothing and underwear, stylish, cheap and dur able at the Red House, Ramon Vasquez.
 Tuesday Mrs. Con O'keefe en. tertained q number of ladies in honor Of Mrs. W. H Barnett of Patagonia
 Tuesday Mir. F. ]. Hand, the Hnachnca mountain rancheman. and his partner. Mir. Mitchell were at Nogales, on business.
 Sunday Mr, Charles A. Bankerd, agent for the Duquesne Mining Co.,, came over from Washington Camp. and was at Nogales Mon. day.
 Monday the hoard ol supervisors was in session. among other busi- ness transacted named the election officers in the various precincts, to conduct the November election.
 Last week Doctor ". F. Cheno- weth returned from New York, going through to Hermosillo, where his family are visiting, and return ing from that place Monday morn ing.
 Sunday morning q special train passed Nogales eli route to Cana nea, bearing General Luis E. To- rres, eommandant Of the First Mill itary Zone of Mexico, and Man. ager J A. Naugle of the Sonora railway.
 "The American Lady" the most elegant and stylish shoe made. Sold only at the Red House, Ramon Vasquez.
 Sergeant William Olds of the Arizona Rangers, returned from Cananea Sunday evening. He went over there with the party of Governor Ysabal, leaving Nogqles very early Saturday morning. Ser geant Olds asserts that there was much needless alarm caused by the exaggerated reports first sent out from the camp, or from nearby towns.