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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
pyT EaD 70 oNE CROP.
Lsst Of Persistent cgsstlorsr. II h.
ssrurtiors Were Followed

4 we'll known Congressman was ad
dressing an agricultural meeting. and
il the course 0f his remarks expressed
the opinion thaf farmers Do not SUI
aciently vary their crops
One Of the audiencs. opposed to him
IA politics asked him what crops he
would recommend
Everything fn turn. he replied.
Wen" said his intesiocutor. If
SEedes don't CONS up what then
Sow mustard said the congress-
mas
And # mustard doesn't come up.
what then
And 80 he went an through a whole
liss of crops untsl. TIE c0zgressraar's 8
patience being exhausted. he put an
end TO his questioning amid FoaFs Of
LAUGHTER. by saying
AOh. aoW yourself and I hope you
wont come up.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

placed regular rows of 40-ton concFsts
blocks
The engineering Nroh.eEas al Coat
zccuaIcns on rhe Calf 0f Mexico were
entireEy dIEeren1 Here the river
forms q natural harhcr Of az average
depth 81 50 feet st low water. Re
m0val Of the bar at the noufh OK the
estuary IS nearly accomplished. ard
several large steel wharyes have been
constructed. It ID intended t0 hare
minimum depth of 30 feet Al low VA
ter alongside these wharves. which
will Be equipped with every modern
contrfvance for unloading cargo
quickly and economically from ships
and transferring to. the railroad. ard
vice versa
The same extensive preparation is
manifest all along the route. the orr
ginaI plans being 70 provide for tie
handling of al least lQNE9o0 tons of
freight each way year
Tentative negotiations have been II
progress a long time with British and
eastern steamship companies for TIE
establishment Of lines ID connect
with the Tehuazt@pec railway. Japa-
nese steamship companies in partieu-
Lar are expected ID divert to this
route much of tha trade that now
reaches Europe by way Of the suez
canal
In the last analysis advocates Of the
Tehuanfepec route declare thai Il viii
BE easier to maintain than the Pana-
ma canal Seismic disturbances.
which In Panama would seriously in-
terrupt the use Or the waterway.
would. It Is urged. have only tempor-
ary effect on the Tehuantepec rail-
way.
In the enthusiasm Of the American
people over the Panama project this
route. which Mexico has planned with
such sagacity and Is completing with
such energy. has been lost sight Of
Yet II may welf become 3 large fac
tor in the commerce OF the world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

os l.14T Feet. er about oae-shsrd Of a
miie Each of slse twin palaces Il
bgilt ta such 4 manner as to incfose
grsat saadrangular eorrr. walled
VITA Indiana llMeatone. This coszt
xll Be 900 feet saaare, and from I'll
access win be lad 10 a taaneI leading
70 the capitol Both 81 the great Eat
housea. IT e understood, are to be con
nected with the basement 81 tue capf
t0i ~ gsbterranean bassageways,
lined uigh vitriaed brick and brilliant.
ly Sighted by eleessicity. 50 that rep
resenfafiyeg and senators can PACK
70 and ffo without going our into the
open air.
TheFs Will be til each building four
features specially elaborated in All
architectural sense-namelY, the 70
tunda, the main staircase. a great
room fer cascns meetings. ard the
dining room. The rotund4 WITH extend
from the ground floor through the en.
siFe height of tie structure -four
stoTieay terminating with dome un
der the roof It wlIl b. rs feet In
diameter On the second floor viii
be the caucus room afoFesaid-a ~
perb apartment 80 feet long and 81
feet wide II 10 designed to Be used
for public hearings before committees
Or the house Whenever such hearings
are largely attended Private en-
frances ksni@ahlcate with prfvate
stairs ard elevators. al vel as Nth
cloak rooms and smoking rO0ms-all
of these arrangements being IN duDll-
cate 50 that members Of the majority
and the minority may utilize them
comfortably without interfering with
each other.
On the first floor Of each building
viii be large and full-equipped post
0fIice. a. well as accommodations for
telegraph and telephone service. Be-
meath will be the barner shop. On the
second floor viii be the dlnlng-room,
e5 feet long and 30 feet vide and two
ssofies IN height, with an ellipticaI
ceiling. It Is the intention to finish
this room In Ornamental plaster, paint
ed Adjoining ghe diningroom viii BE-
lunch room for the accommodation
Of the employees Of the building. IN
al there win be eight staircascs and
~ elevators IN each flat house.
Architecturaily considered, the two
new baildings are properly to be re-
garded as additions to the capitol "A
structure which. beautiful a. II a. has
been from the beginning patchwork.
The wings, the terrace on the west,
and even the dome are mDasasiyely
new; and the final touch oi perfection
will be added when the necessary e..
100000 IS appropriated Gas IS conf.
IDENTIFY ywpected) BY the next congress
for al sxtension of the east front in
white marble.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
PRAYERS or THE aleHrEoya
Request for Special ExnortatityJ Pit
Rather Strongly.

The late Gen Alfred Hottt 81 DO
yer, y. H., was for many years gen
eratih-chief q the militia forces II
the state. Yearly masters were the
custoa during the early Part of the
last century, such annual occurrences
being a great public display. and the
Approach Of muster day was l1oked
forward to Al season of great Local
moment
One particular year the muster At
Harrington, NJ f., was booked upon
as of more than ordinary importance
In that the governor of New Harnp-
shire was the guest Of honor An
unusually large crowd assembled, for
the great mans presence was regard
Cd as an especial compliment to the
town. The soldiers appeared in much
more elaborate regalia than was their
won't. bands of mrsif were present.
and the wsoie countryside .sg IN its
gala mood
Gen. Hoitt did not fail to appre-
ciate the importance Or the occasion.
Il was the custom 10 open the mill
tary exercises with prayer. and
Elder sherbafne Of harrington vas
the chaplain of the town regiment.
Just before the exercises began the
general BUSTED ap to the clergyman.
and In his most eaFneet and excitable
manner addressed him as follows
Elder, this Is great day for
Barringtonl She will never see an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
VI SIMPLY HAD TO LIVE.
Old Mans Demise Would Have Left
Great Question Unsettled.

When the doctor came to see BIN
and felt Of his pulse and looked at his
tongue and learned that ne was over
90 years Old, he shook hts head and
said there was no hope
rBut / can't die for several years
to come protested the old man.
You must die, but you can ten me
your trouble" said the doctor
wen, then, As years ago attended
a circus and meuagerie. took an
aversion % The elephant at once, and
determined to make It hot for him. |
scooped out an apple, flied the hol-
low with red pepper and gave It to
him
Wen. they say thae an elephant
remembers such things for 50 years .
'Yes have heard 50"
And the 50 years won't be up for
FIVE years more, and during that time
old Behemoth is sure to come around.
want to be there. want to see II
he remembers me. want to settle
this question Of an elephants memory
for good and ALL
"Then that's different" answered
the doctor, and he took of his coat
and pulled the old man back from
the grave
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

spirit hand can materialize inside
the conical bag Or sleeve. says the
account and can direct the move
ment Of the pencil over the paper a
medium, a country giri of IA, who can
only read. write and work the sim
plest arithmetic, placed her hands on
the top of the boz, in fun light. and soon
the conical bag swelled out as though q
hand we're inside and the pencil be
gan 10 write. The box and bag be-
Ing entirely closed and dark inside
there Is no obstacle 70 the material
ization of hand within: thus direct
writing can be- obtained in a light
Cd room
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

a German splrftualisr. writing In
Psychic Studies, describes a new ap-
paratus for obtaining what Is known
as direct writing 1t consists Of a
cubical box aboug foot each way.
the front being formed BY q coniczl
bag Of goft but closely woven slack
silk Through a hole in the tip Or
the bag a pencil Is placed. 50 that
the longer part is inside the bag and
the point oHisiGe. The notion Is thai
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
h MarrIane : FaLInre1

Maria, the colored maid. had been
neglecting her work shamefuily. Her
mistress demonstrated, but IN vain
Finally Maria'g carelessness called
forth sharp aeauke TO soften the
sting the mistress added:
Haria ] think you must be IN
love-
Maria who was resting ruminative.
y On her broom handle. drew her.
self up and replied With great dig.
nifty:
Decd. maam. Is a married
omanl"-Judsa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

These signs are certainly mislead.
ing. ! saw one the other day which
said Old fura restored. and when I
asked them to restore the set / lost
last year they looked at me as Ii they
thought | was crazy"
DO You know. had almost d sim.
liar experience. saw a sign um.
brellas recovered. and yet when
wanted them to recover that beautiful
gold-headed one that was stolen from
me they refused to have anythlag te
DO with the casels
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

The FIVE cities IN which the largest
amounts Of wood pavement are found
are, IN order, indianapolis, New York.
Minneapolis Toledo and Boston. To
gether these cities have more creo-
soted wood pavement than all other
cities IN the United States combined.
The total amount 81 this pave
ment in use IN this country at
the end Of the year 1905 was about
100000 square yards. equivalent 70
nearly eight miles Of pavement On a
street 30 feet vide Woodcrufl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

Capt Edward Howard. Of Oakland,
CAL, probably the Oldest mariner IN
the United States, has retired after
having followed the seas over 30
years. During his life On the ocean
wave Capt. Howard visited every quar-.
tor Of the globe. fought pirates several
times and suffered ahIpwreck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

II spOEtati0n over the Mexican
line can be made as cheapiy and ex-
/ pedfdousIy as acruss Panama, this
saving Of time becomes at once the
vital factor The managers OF the
railway say that when the dock works
are completed they will be able to un~
load a cargo. carry 1t across the 18th
mus and reload 1t in two days. Even
n competition with the Panama
canal. they believe they can save
three OF four days time In transit be-
tween New York and San Francisco,
which with many classes OF freight
would oyerbalance the advantage OF
not breaking bulk between shipping
and receiving points.
Talk Of a great traffic route across
the naTrowezt part Of hezsco has
been heard for : hundred years
Many concessions have been granted.
only 10 iapse. Eads' scheme to build
a ship railway At this point is well
remembered. A Eimsily built railway
across the isthmus was completed in
1894, but was never a success.
Finally. in 1893. the Mexican gov
ernmenE entered into a contract with
the English construction firm Of s.
Pearson & Son, Limited. Of London.
to rebuild the road and construct ade-
qHate ports at the terminals The gov
ernment and the contractors became
virtually joint owners Of this Tehuan-
tepec National railway for 50 years
The contractors operate the road and
share in the net earnings
The line, which was completely re-
constructed by 1904, is 1872 miles long
and standard gauge Although It IS
comparatively level. the rise being
gradual to a maximum height Of 70a
feet. construction work was Of very
dificult character. passing through
canyons, rocky cuts and over a great
extent Of tropical soil There are
shout 500 bridges on the line
The crux Of the whole problem Of
transportation across Tehuantepec is.
Of course. the facilities at the terml.
nal points. ana upon these the con-
tractors are now spending practically
their entire energies.
The salina Cruz works on the Pa
cifc we're begun In 1900, and 2.e0o to
1000 men have been employed, most
Of them natives Nature had done
nothing to promote the ends Of com
merce. The old port was open to the
ocean and many houses IN the place
stood only five feet above high water
mark.
It was thought necessary BY the on
gineers to build an outer and an in.
ner harbor for the protection Of ship
ping at ali times The site of the old
town was taken to form the inner
haFbor and a new town was created
At a greater distance from the water.
This harbor viii float vessels Of the
largest Size when the immense dredg-
ing operations are completed
The outer harbor is being formed
BY thrusting two huge breakwaters
out into the bay. The longer Of these
Is 1900 feet, comprising three sec
tlons Of different angles. The rubble
foundation. zoo feet wide in places, is
topped By blocks Of concrete and
natural rock, and upon these are
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

%! they're real swell people. said
the Chicago man; 4an old 'Mayaower
family, believe
You mean their ancestors came
over IN the Mayfowerg asked the yis
itor from the East
20 no. mean they made their
money IN Magf0wer HAMS, oldest
Drnnd o hams in this section
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

other ike It on the Lords eartb'
We've got the governor here, and
bigger crowd than veil ever see
again! Now, elder, all have to
say to you Is, 90 in and pray your
d--degtg"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

This FIRST house erected 1882 constructed at
church the thing In 1ss
edhce growing congregation
building and the
this weekly contributions Of the
church.
ILL., third
home Of the first church Immediately rebuilt the SITE The
Of this thire building mainly met BY private subscriptions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

st eaEcas Of the republican Joseph
Dixon q rpabn candidate Unre1
1sstes senator n succeed W. A Clark opposition
candftacy of Dixon
States senator ht Aaate showed Ate
p q 4 u DfxoM
ond fsrn Hs declined early
M andaey Gor the senate The republican, majority
the legislature.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-10-10
Alaska Is Coppered

Alaska ,s soon to lead all other .n,ries in the production of copper written on the wall. No other ;,os in the world are so rich as those [n this northern country. The build ac of one or two railroads to the iD or;or will revolutionize the mining of .,,sr And what does this all mean? 1, give you herewith little informa- ;,r which will enable you to figure Inst what it means:
 ,f cooper ore bears per cent of ,rner it has 20 pounds of copper in Iooo ponnds-one ton-of ore. and or each per cent when copper is p lsnts per pound you will see that there 1 value of twenty times twenty-five lsnts or 8 per t, n for 1 per cent cop ,.r and each per cent of increase in ,o copper per ton means S5-while it as only g. for each per cent when Iopper was 20 cents per pound.
 Now take mine that is shipping
 oo tons of ore per day for 360 days
 the year. See how fast it runs into sa millions of dollars in it's gross arnings.
 One thousand tons daily of 1 per lent copper at S192O per ton, equals
 la9O0 per day, or s6,9lC,0OO per year.
 One thousand tons daily of pSr
 eut copper at s2S.SO per ton equals
 sS,SOO per day, or s1O,36S, ,OOO per year.
 Que thousand tons daily of per Eent copper at $40 per ton equals
 3S 100 per day. or Sl3,S24 ,000 per year.
 One thousand tous daily of 10 per
 eut copper at S4S per ton equals
 |4SQOO per day, or Sl7 ,2SO,O ,OOO per year
 Juneau Transcript.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-10-10

FRESH MILK, delivered every morn pg, Twenty-Five cents quart. Valdez barry and Poultry Farm. Phone So.
 James Fish, Sr., Mgr. Goods will be arriving on every boat )or the Golden Rule.
 Buy residence lot cheap-for a (utule home. Harry R. Brown & Go. Alaska Drug Co. for Cigars and Obaccos.
 Beautiful new sweaters arrived on ast boat at Ladies' Bazaar.
 If you wan to be treated right eat at De Alaska Home Restaurant. Meals e.
 Mothers We have the Best Shoe pr little folks ever put together. flexible and wide extension sole, Tery stylish and durable. This is ideal shoe for children. Sizes to 2o at A. l.. Levy x Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
TOO HANDY WITH REvoLvRRs

Aroused to enthusiasm by the recent
act Of two policemen in killing a bur-
glar, two detectives have tried to emu
late their example by shooting a citi-
zen who, In full dress suit, was engaged
I'm walking toward his home In the
early hours Of the morning.
The defense OF the detectives Is that
they called to the citizen to halt, but
instead of halting, he became alarmed,
thinking the men were footpads. he ran.
Then they fired at and wounded him.
1t seems strange that the detectives
should have mistaken a man in full
dress for a burglar. Burglars are not
in the habit of going about in full
dress. except on the stage and in de-
tectlve stories that never happened.
1t was perfectly natural on the part
Of the citizen that he should run. lie
had been accosted at 2 o'clock in the
morning, by two strange men who had
called out to him, Look here, pard."
The language was of itself sufficient to
alarm him. It is not recorded that the
detectives notified him of their Off
cial character, but called to him. and
there were only two things which the
average man could do under the cir
cumstances-shooto or run. And he ran
and was shot.
1t is very commendable on the part
of Chief Kern to authorize his men to
shoot when the conditions are proper,
and when all the chiefs instructions
have been complied with. Burglars and
highwaymen are rampant, and vigorous
methods are necessary, but it must be
remembered that honest citizens have
some rights that must be respected.
Detectives and police officers have
no right to shoot anybody save in self
defense and in making an arrest where
they know the person to have commit
ted a crime and such person is about
to escape. Even then the circumstances
must be beyond all question of doubt.
If we are to be held up by highway
men on one corner and shot by de-
tectives on the next corner, we might
as well declare martial law at once and
remain indoors after dark.
The incident in question should be
carefully investigated by the authori-
ties, and Chief Kern should have an
other conference with his men, caution
ing them to exercise more discretion
and intelligence in the discharge Of
their duties.
Better that twenty burglars should
escape than that one honest citizen
should be killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
SCHOOL EFFICIENCY IMPERILED

Less efficient instruction i'm the grade
schools of Los Angeles is inevitable if
present conditions continue. That Is the
judgment, strongly emphasized, of the
principal of the largest grade school
I'm the city,
The particular condition referred to,
as indicated by this authority, is the
totally inadequate compensation Of
teachers The point has been reached
where it win be impossible TO maintain
the proper standard of instruction with
the meager salaries that now rule, Per-
sons with such qualifications as are
requisite can find better markets for
their talent i'm other fields.
The astonishing statement is made by
the principal alluded 10 that teach
ers' salaries I'm Los Angeles have been
raised only 2la per cent in the last
twenty years lie says; when l be-
gan teaching here in 1889 the body Of
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16

teachers were actually getting better
pay than they get now" This, too, in
face OF the fact that living expenses
have been advancing steadily in late
years. every advance taking Slice
practically. from the value Of the teach
ers salary.
This matter is so serious that it de-
mands immediate consideration by the
city authorities. Deterioration in the
efficiency OF the school service is the
last thing that the people of this COM
munity can afford to tolerate. The
economic or financial consideration is Of
secondary consequence.
Instead Of making provision for in
suring a continuance of the high stand
ard for which our schools are noted
abroad, we are actually discriminating
against the instructors upon whom we
depend to maintain that standard.
That is, the salaries of all other classes
of city employees have been advanced
materially within the last year, despite
all the economic pleas about shortage
Of funds.
Los Angeles should be not only just
but generous toward the arduous work.
ers who are depended upon to educate
its coming generation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA
Symphony Concert

Raff's lengthy and sometimes rather
monotonous "Lenore" symphony was
the first and principal number of the
Los Angeles symphony orchestra's S
fourth concert in the Mason theater
yesterday. This composition is based
on the poem by Burger of the same
name, though Raft has placed two
thirds of his composition preceding the
time that the poem opens. The sym
phOny has three movements, the hrst,
1.-The Joy of Love-" consisting of the
allegro and the andante quasi lar
ghetto; the second, Separation" con-
tanning the march. "Agitato," and the
finale, "Reunion in DEATH" having the
allegro, concluding with a beautiful
prayer passage. It occupies an hour In
rendition and because of Rans pro-
clivity to repeat motifs and to revive
past melodies, has something of a
sameness that at times approaches
monotony.
The best movement by far is the
march, and this, unfortunately, was
the poorest in rendition yesterday The
first two are so subdued and quiet
that Director Harley Hamilton seemed
to become obsessed by their lack OF
Virilty, and when he came to the
llldiNIl ne llNhtu hlNdNilJb NNihpp "fN
at times staccato quallties the conse-
quence was the march tempo was lost
occasionally and the brass was an un-
fortunately weak element when 1t
should have been most strident. This
march is very beautiful one and 1t
was too bad that 1t should have suf-
fered, especially when the rest of the
symphony was so finely rendered,
The other orchestral numbers were
the overture to "rhe Watercarriers,"
new to Los Angeles, by Cherubini and
the familiar ballet music to Ruben
STEMS "Feramorz, the four dances
being eXGellently we'll done.
The soloist was William James
Clark, who sang the toreadore song
from Carmen" and responded to en-
cores with a dainty Scotch ballad. Mr..
Clark has a good barytOne voice, but
it seemed throaty yesterday and he
apparently was not at his best.
The theater was insunerably hot, as
torrid on an so degree day as II was
icy at the last concert, when the mer-