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The Washington times., 1907-07-29
MAN NAMED FOR POETS,
DUBBED "SHAKESPEARE"

LONDON, July 2e.-There is a young
clerk n the board of education office
who IS known among his fellow-clerks
as Shakespeare" This Is his for
short" nickname, bestowed upon him
as q convenient abbreviauon for AL
fred Browning Swinburne Tennyson
The youth Is a grandson Of the great
poet
The Washington times., 1907-07-29
PASTOR ACCUSED,
CLAIMS WOMAN IS
LIBELING HIM
Says He Is Playing Role
of Joseph" to Her
Mrs. Potiphar."

LINCOLN, Neb., July 29.-The Rev.
Wilbert P. Ferguson. pastor of the First
Methodist Church at University Place,
q college suburb. says that he has been
forced 10 play the role OF Joseph TO the
Mrs. Potiphar of Mrs. A, =. Cross, a
member of his congregation and wife
OF a business man.
Mrs. Cross asserts that she is the vic
. tim of the wiles Of the pastor, and that
after he had gained her love he began
20 pay court 10 another woman.
Between the conflicting tales Of the
wo and the church trial that followed
+ great-to-do has been raised among Ne
raslSa Methodists. and a big fractional
CHIT precipitated. One side is led by the
Aancellor Of Wesleyan University.
1und which the town Of Methodists
builded. and on the other are the
ends of Mr.. Ferguson.
Confded in Child.
eleven-year-old daughter OF one OF
ministers 20 whom the woman's
was lTst cOnfided innOcently start
be gossip. and the women did the
A goodly proportion of the town s
itants is made up OF the families
hodist ministers. and one of them,
2. A. c. Crosthwaite, filed charges
the minister.
that time he hastily procured a
vacation and left town.
" thought he had run away to
G storm, but within ten days
ad. He at once announced his
TO fight the charges, and the
bed.
Crofs is a gOod-looking woman,
sSltk.thirtf-hye years old. She told the
imp oF Maf faf init hot
one night THE pastor inveiglcd her into a
hotel 10 talk over church matters and
that they went to- q room.
She had confided in him, he says,
that she no longer loved her husband,
and that She could not rest content 10
live with him as his wife. Trouble
came when the pastor is alleged to have
transferred MS attentions 70 another
was falsely accused by the woman
while she was in a rage OF jealousy"
and that no meretriciOus relations ever
existed between them.
Preached on Conscience.
Upon the witness stand Mrs. Cross
insisted that no jealous motive actu-
ated her, but that she could no longer
bear in secret the burden Of her wrong.
When a little later her pastor and
alleged betrayer, the Rev. w. P. Fer
guson. preached a sermon upon Con
science" in which he pictured the tor
lures OF the sinful under the goading
of this vigilant monitor, she could
bear IL no longer
1T is a malicious libel. and I feel
certain that when the trial comes on
before the annual conference in Lin
coin. In September, 1 shall be yindi-
Gated" saws Mr.. Ferguson. 1T Is purely
an issue Of veracity between the WON
an and myself God knows that I am
an innocent man"
The Washington times., 1907-07-29
BOY KILLS HIS FATHER
FOR CHOKING MOTHER

GAINESVILLE. Ohio. July 2e.-William
sweed. fifteen years old. a negro. gave
himself up after he is said to have
blown his fathers head Off with a shot
gun. The father, Charles Sweed. It is
alleged, went to his home and began
choking his wife. when the son inter-
cred with a gun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

The master of large southern plan
tation would fire off small cannon
every evening at o'clock as signal
to the people living on his land. One
evening at the time for the usual boom
the master was away. Two of his ne
groes, John and Jim. had long desired
to fire the cannon, but had never had
a chance to do so. They decided to
make the trial on this afternoon. but
thought that it would be best for them
to have the cannon make no sound. 1t
was decided that Jim should hold a
water bucket over the mouth of the
cannon while John applied the fuse.
The piece was touched off. there was a
great boom, and John looked up to find
that his friend was gone.
When the master returned John was
very busy in the field. "John." said he.
where is JimY'
'He went down to the spring after a
bucket of watch, sab"
when is he coming back2''
"Well, sab. II he come back like he
went, he's sure due heah now. Phil
adelphia Ledger
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

Like many of the commonest me
chanical instruments in daily use. the
invention of the pendulum is due en-
tirely to chance. Galilel, when under
twenty years Of age, was standing one
day in the metropolitan church of Pisa
while some painters were at work on
the ceiling Of the church. A suspended
lamp which was hanging before the al
tar was disturbed in some manner. and
the scientist was struck With the al
most perfect regularity with which II
swung back and forth. The idea Of
measuring time by such an instrument
found instant generation In his brain,
and he completed the system In use to
this day.-St. Louis Republic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21
LEGAL ADVICE
A Story Showing How Foolish e ls b
Try ~ Gee h Eor NathInn.

A Story Showing How Foolish e ls 81
Try 70 Get lt For Nothing.
A young lawyer moved into a town
where there was only one lawyer be-
fore-an old judge
A close listed cid farmer thought
there was a good chance to get some
legal advice from the young man
gratis. so be dropped into his Office,
told him how glad he was that he had
come into town, because the old judge
was getting superannuated. and con-
trite,l in the course of his talk to get
the legal information he waEfed. and
then bidding him good morning he was
about to leave when the young man
asked for his fee. what for9' said
the old man. "For legal advice" re
piled the young lawyer How much
is its' Five dollars The farmer
declared he would never pay il, and
the young lawyer told him If he didn't
he would sue him. So the farmer
trotted down to see the old Judge
whom he foEnd hoeing in his gar
den, and said, Judge, went this
morning just simply to make a neigh
borly call on that young scamp of a
lawyer who has just come into town
and be charged me SIS" Served you
right, said the Judge. You'd no right
to 60 to him. We'll. have ! got to
pay itY' Certainly you have" well.
then, If l must. must Good morn
ing" Hold on, said the judge.
AREN'T you going to pay me?" "Pay
you. what for?' why. for legal ad-
vice, of course" what do you
charger Ten dollars" The result
Of which was the old fellow had to pay
$5 to the young lawyer and $40 to the
old one
Moral Don't try to get legal advice
for nothing. Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21
NEW YoRNS EAST SIDE.


6litS ARE Gyeu WIN 9uSPtGtUns
"When you think Of the millions in
New York and the money spent on
Fifth avenue and Broadway" said the
woman, 1T is pltiful to see the dearth
Of it on the east side It is noticeable
most Of all in the change they give
you-always pennies. Go to the gro
cery. and you come back with your
pocketbook filed with pennies. Fortu-
nately they are not cart wheel pennies
such as they have in England or you
would have to call a messenger boy to
carry them home for you.
II went into little place near First
avenue the other day to, have my face
Enassaged The masseur was an accom-
plished Austrian. He did the work
beautifully. but when handed him a
dollar-it was 30 cents owed him-he
handed me back 20 cents Of the change
In pennies / don't know why. but it
seemed pitiful thing to me that he
shouldn't have had that much silver in
change In the house.
They stare at you aghast, these east
side people, II you ask them to change
a Ave dollar bill. They are afraid It
may be counterfeit. And as for a ten
they won't change ten at all on First
avenue New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21
THE POSTAGE STAMP.


Order In Which 1t Was Adopted by
Different Countries.
The first postage stamp seems to
have been used in Paris in 1868, but
the service in which the stamp was
used was only local and soon failed
On Nav 9, 1910, the first regular post
ago stamps were issued in England.
Various local forwarders Of letters and
postmasters in this country issued
stamps as early as 1841, The first to
do SO was A. NJ. Grieg's City Dispatch
Post, which was sold to the govern
ment in August. 1912. Blood 4 Co. Of
Philadelphia sold stamps In 1S41, and
the postmasters of Baltimore, New
Haven and New York of lS45 also sold
stamps.
In 1S47 the government took up the
business, but Brazil In 1913 was ahead
of the United States in taking up the
stamp end Of the postal business. The
other principal countries followed in
this order: France, Belgium and Ba-
varia in 1S49; Hanover British Gui-
ana, Prussia, Spain and Switzerland in
1850; italy, Denmark, Baden. WuFttem-
berg, Saxony and the provinces Of
Canada in 1851; Chile and the princes Of
Turin and Taxis (who had the postal
monopoly In Germany in 1852; Portu-
gal In 1853; India and Norway In 1854;
Uruguay and Mexico in 1856: Russia
and Newfoundland In 1857; Sweden in
1858; the Australian colonies early in
the fifties; Greece in 1861; Turkey In
1868; Ecuador in 1865; Egypt in 1865;
Bolivia in 1857; Paraguay in 1870.
The international postal union was
formeiii in October. 1874, and went into
operation on JLiy |. 1875.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

The last instance of curing scoIds by
ducking them carried ouS In England
was In 1901 at Kingston-on-Tham
A contemporary newspaper records
such an event In 1745: Last week q
woman that keeps the Queens Head
ale house at Kingston, In Surrey, was
ordered by the court to be ducked for
scolding and was accordingly placed
in the chair and ducked in the river
Thames under Kingston bridge in the
presence of 1000 or 1900 people" In
Queen EIizabeth's time ducking was
the universal punishment for seolds,
and It appears that each town had
then at least one of these penitential
chairs In ordinary use. DR.. Johnson
once said to Mrs. Knowles, Madam.
we have different modes Of restraining
evils--stocks for the men. a ducking
stool for women and pound for
beasts. - Westminster Gazette.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21
A soft Answar.

A canny Scot was being shown over
q man-o'-war for the first time in his
life and. being interested in all be
saw, piled his guide with all sorts o.
questions. The marine seemed par
ticuIarly to interest him, and, going up
to one, he pointed to the grenade" In
the marines cap and asked what II
was. The marine looked at him III
surprise. Don't you know what that
isY' he asked. why, that's a turnip.
Of course" Zach. mon." replied the
Scot impatiently, Il was no AKIN
aboot yer head. d."-Cardiff Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21
The TELEPHONE.
What It Means When the Operator An
nouncea "Line Busy"

What Il Means When the Operator An
nounces Line Busy"
1t Is easier for an operator to estah-
lish connection than reply, 'Line
busy" Recollection Of this simple fact
may perhaps smooth out the asperities
Of state Of mind evoked by hasty
conclusion that the operator simply is
shlrking. Follo-y a call into the main
exchange, for example. You ask for
a certain number. The operator I'M
mediately informs you the line is busy
How does she know? Simply by lit
tie admonitory click In the receiver
when she tries to plug IN" on the
line asked for. She cannot tell you
who Is talking on the line, LOW long Il
has been III use or how long Il is likely
to be busy" All the information she
possesses is a click. but it is sufficient
to advise her that some one Of. the l50
other operators In the exchange had a
prior call from or to that number
Had the line been clear the effort to
complete the connection would have
been no greater than that required to
get the click; hence the task OF inform
ing caller that the line is busy is just
so much extra labor-in fact, It IN
wolves a double burden. as the sub
scriber will usually repeat the call I'M
til he is able to transact his business
Obviously. therefore. the desire Of the
operator Is to establish the connection
when it is first called for. She has no
motive in doing otherwise.-T Telephone
Talk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

They had been husband and wife
for three months only when the young
wife commenced TO show signs Of dis
appointment with the bargain she had
made.
Il am so unhappy" she conflded Ia
a girl friend who paid her visit.
why, dearT' inquired the other.
Il am beginning to think that my
husband married me for my money"
Well" remarked the philosophical
co;ifidante. '.it ought to be some cor
ISOLATION to know that he Isn't such a
big fool as he looks London Tatler
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

Curious BasI,st Ceremony d slamsas
Ancestral Worship.


Curious Basket Ceremony Of slamese
Ancestral Worship.
II the basket supper of worthy tra-
dition IS feature Of New England
church sociahility. the orient has g
fashion Of its own connected with bas-
kets and religious ceremony. Mary
Cost in her book On Siam. tells Of a
custom which forms a mysterious part
OF Siamese ancestral worship.
The ceremony Is called krachat,
which means basket. When the time
for observing It is at hand. the king
commands the princess to make large
baskets and to buy articles with which
to I'll them. Around the palace booths
are built. covered With red and white
cloth. and here the baskets are display
ed. The king himself goes out to IN
spect them.
The baskets are dlled with all sorts
Of things, from rice. sweetmeats, 5lgar,
cakes and onions to articles Of y more
lasting nature. The baskets are woven
in all sorts Of curious shapes. One
may be In the form OF a cart hauled by
two buffaloes covered with tobacco In
stead Of hair and with many useful
things in the cart Tree baskets have
all sorts Of articles hanging to the
branches, such as saws, knives, hand
kerchiefs. and so forth. Bushel bas-
kets are pierced with doors, in and out
of which run automatic dolls covered
with coins. Some Of the baskets are
immense, being sixteen feet long.
The show lasts week, at the end OF
which the priests draw lots for the
spoil.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21
FIatterina. but = Knock.

Even with fattery." said Mark
Twain at dinner. you can't please
some men. ] remember when was a
reporter in Virginia City there was a
doctor Iiked--I had camped once on
Lake Tahoe with him-and in an obitu-
ary l decided to give him 4 card.
wrote. DR.. Sawyer was called In, and
under his prompt and sklllfnl treat
ment the patient died Monday. But
Dr. Sawyer, somehow. wasn't pleased I"
kansas City Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

The pulpy portion Of the strawberry
is not really fruit nor even berry.
but is cluster Of dry seeds slightly
imbedded in mass Of pulp. The little
seeds are the true fruit. It Is surpris.
ing that the pulp enIarges; that II does
not remain small and dry. BY some
wise provision Of nature the pollen not
only directly gives life 10 each seed on
which II falls. but also stimulates the
surrounding portion Of the receptacle
Originally small and hard) to grow into
the soft. juicy and lustrous form-st.
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

one Point 81 Which as cld Man
Wanted More Light
It was the policy Of the officers Of 8
certain railroad line IN an their adyer-
Using matter to place great stress on
the excellence Of the trout fishing to be
reached by their lines, and Ia order to
provide the trout it was necessary flcni
time to time to plant the advertised
streams with fry.
On one occasion an old gardener
named Conelly. who had charge Of
the station grounds. was sent out VIII
the cans Of fry. procured from the
state hatchery, and a railroad map
marked to show exactly where to plant
the tiny fish.
Conelly returned that night. however,
with part Of the fry stia implanted.
He needed further instructions from
the general passenger agent. who had
marked the map
SAY, mister said Conelly. scratch
ing his perplexed head with one hand
and pointing to the can with the other,
"shall I plant thin fish wild the tails
up or down."
why" shouted the irascible agent,
.'you laundering blockhead''
"Aisy. aisy" murmured Conelly-
'sOi'm no such blockhead as ye'd think.
The shpot on the map where ye fowld
me to plant thin trout IS all billed
down to mud. If thin small fish is to
go In that sthream at all. at all, 'tis
wan by wan they'n have to go In, like
banes. All I'm askin' is this. Is il
heads up yen have thin. or tails s?"-
Youths Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

cannot well explain why cowardlce
seems contemplate and personal cour.
age noble and sublime thing. for no
lower point Of yieS enables me to see
~hy finite individual who is every
thing to himself-naY. who Is himself
even the very fundamental condition OF
the existence Of the rest Of the world
should not put bis own preservation
above every other aim.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

Wouldn't Tip, So He Grew Beard.
/ knew a man who was a conscien-
tious objector to tipping BARRIERS and
could not shave himself. He told me
once that. according to careful calcula-
tion, he had been forced to travel con-
siderabIy more than 100 miles during
one year in order to find new barber
shops where his unbending attitude on
the tip question was unknown and to
spend rather more than f5 In bus and
cab fares In doing SO. Finally. having
exhausted the whole Of inner London
and most Of the suburbs, he had to
give up the struggle and grow beard.
London Truth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

Among my professional acqualnt-
ances, writes a young doctor in the
Saturday Evening Post, perhaps Is per
cent Of al bills rendered come to
nothing or practically that, unless
their value as teaching q lesson IN pa
tience be considered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

Mrs. Ginger How dare you talk TO
me in that wayl ] never saw such
lmpudence. And you eall yonfsels
Iady's maid, do your The Maid 4 was
a Iady's maid before worked for you.
ma'am.- Boston Transcript
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

Miss Polly-Just to think, Aunt Ma
tilda, Jason HardappIe amt been cali
ing on Sue Wages but two years and
last night he actually proposed. Aunt
Matilda-Do tell I declare this here
speed mania has reached Bacon Ridge
at last Chicago News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

Traveller to ferryman crossing the
riverl- Has any one ever been lost in
this streamf Boatman- no. Sir. Some
professor was drowned here last
spring, but they found him after look
ing for two weeks Fliegende Batter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

Man Of the House verena. / told
you to call me at o'clock sharp this
morning. Domestic called ye As
sharp as / could, SOFT, but / couldn't
wake ye.--chIcagO Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

These trousers are very much worn
this season." said the tailor, displaying
his goods.
80 are the ones I have on replied
tho poet sadly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-21

nevev knew a rogue who was not
Unhappy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-16
PROFESSORS
EMERITUS
TWO WELL KNOWN UNIVERSITY
MEN ARE RETIRED ON
HALF PAY.

MoRGANTowN, March 16.-Be,
fore they adjourned. the university
regents appointed Professor James S.
Stewart professor emeritus of mathe,
MATES with an annual salary Of $500
and DIR. R. w. Douthat professor emer.
titus Of Latin language and literature
with the same salary. Professor
Stewart will remain in charge Of the
book store. act as the secretary of
the board of regents and teach such
classes as he. may be called upon to
do. while DR.. Douthat will teach such
courses in classical philology as may
be called for Both of these appoint
ments will go into effect next septem-
Der and will continue as long Ms the
two men care to hold them.
President Purinton was authorized
to secure the names of a number of
men who would do to ill the chairs
of mathematics and Latin, and report
the names at the June meeting Of the
board, when the selections will be
made. 1t is the opinion OF the regents
that the president will have to look
outside of the state to secure the prop.
err men, as the best that can be found
for the positions are desired. The sal
airy in both cases is $4,000 a year.
Carl p. Hartley. a graduate OF the
University of Nebraska, was appointed
assistant bacteriologist at the expert.
ment station with a salary of $500 an.
nuaIly. Mr.. Hartley has been at the
station for about three months and
has proved himself quite efficient,
Regents Gallaher, Williams, Trot.
ter. Finley, and Haworth have left for
their homes. The next meeting OF
the board will be held here June IA.
AT that time the disposition of the
money provided by the state govern.
ment for 1908 will be decided upon.
Read the Daily West virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-16
Circuit Court


-" anu
. " "'"'e anu 0"'''
!" tae case OF the fatrmont anu
.'"rNsp"rg traction company vs..
hush u. sowIes' condemnation pro-
eee"ines, detehdaht awarded Sloo Tor
inc Ianu appropriated. DEFENDANT
wah'ed SS'o'
In the case of William Wells VS.. S.
l.. Watson, case, defendants demurrer
overmled and issue joined.
In the case of Newcomer and Shaw
vs.. l.. C. Nyer and R. E. Mason. an.
swcr filed.
:, .n 49,. a.. a..
Smith n,,.s 80 ~ s"e SO 70, ,'
Z ~ =, =" ,, . = " = v "
=, 80 w. ~ t. 10 '"pinS award
w. t,,a
W. case OF tne acme ,'"o'ishi"s
c, T's"s 70, Snal'es a. "n.'esno' ana
,,a" ~" 'eS 80. =. ''o'l'., NJ p'ocess having
10y .. "s'I.u w "nltsho. tHa. ue'enu-
aaa. N'o'' ~" 'ae SUIT iro.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-16
To Fete the s.ro.her Brothers.

Richmond Dispatch to the New York
Amer 'can.
Extensive preparations are being
made by the Mcdowell Gun Club, of
West Virginia. enc OF the most promi.
nent social organizations south OF the
Mason and Dixon ilGe. for a recep.
ton on Friday night to James A. and
Philip J. STROLLER. recently acquitted
at c"lp9per for the murder OF William
+. Rywaters. tneir tErcther.In-law.
Philip Stroller. who is now i'll at
Culpeper will he present II his health
permits. Attorney Rotts Stroller.
who became the husband of Miss Hell.
en- Johnson in culrcper while the trial
was in progress, will attend with his
bride. Club members from the four
States will be present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the creditors Of Helen WEIGH de.
oeased:
In pursuance of decree of the In.
termediate Court OF the county of Ma.
rion, made in cause therein pend.
ing. to subject the real estate of the
said decedent to the payment of her
debts, you are required to present your
claims against the estate OF the said
decedent for adjudication to Harry
Shaw, commissioner. at his ofiice in
The said county, on or before fae 21st
day Of March, next. &
Witness, r. 3. Parrish, clerk Of said
court this 5ti day of February. 1897.
r. B. PARRISH, Clerk.