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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20
To WAsH sHEEPsKM Rues.
Renovatlng Treatment That VIII Make
Them Look Like New


sheepskin rugs, according to an ex-
pert, may be washed at home with
comparative ease, when one knows
how. The skin or pelt side should not
be wet at all, and to prevent this the
rug is tackled around stout barrel
Choose a sunny day, and with clean
scrubbing brush and plenty Of hot
suds In which a good washing powder
has been dissolved scrub the rug thor
oughly. Afterward spray well with
clear water, using hose with show
er nozzle for this, if possible, in order
to have a strong, penetrating stream.
Leave the rug on the barrel to dry In
the sun, combing 1t out now and again
with clean currycomb. to prevent
mating Of the wool The rug should
come out after this treatment beauti-
fully white and fluffy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

When renovating the house or apart
ment. all polished furniture should be
carefully wiped oFer with cloth
wrung out Of lulfewarm vinegar.and.
uates half a teacuplul to a galsn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20
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ulrf H.al.0e raIl-il d'lH- matter chen.
lowing word rrranae ana nel an
When tlfId.sl wrath came il Qul simple pta8
ANA a1ic woes tesal Eoulhs fosl way
Hhf aHsetlv gentle words dIsnelIed tne NfatH
Nud eaaKea the BUDS to bloom taat Anea oaf patH-
Her xalrs Was sweet % greet the morning sun.
Aud sHeater sfili when golden days were done
Fer soll seud-nIsft lnat sent ua 90 our ned
10 DIDN'T matter ihen-Wha5 mother SAID
1t didn't matter then but now she's gone
The warid lacks an It's sweetness. ana az dawn
The sHnbeams. coming down from heavens dome,
But emphasize the loss from out the homes
No kindly smiles t0 cheer The passing day
No mother words 20 guide us on the way
No loving arms that wait but 70 cnfod
When world and an grow mercess ana cold
The kingdom there ] think. is made OF such
What mother said %. now tWoud mean 50 muchl
Buffalo News
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
THEY'VE GIVEN PA A RAISE.

s. e. Kiser In the Record Herald.
Say, you ought TO hear ma snginNshe's as
happy as a lark,
And her smile stays on from mornin' till a
long time after dark;
She's been buyin' rugs and gettin a new
costly switch TO wear,
And she takes a cab whenever she goes
calm anywhere;
She has bought herself a dimund and you
ought to see It blaze;
Mas as cheerful as a robin-they have
given pa raise.
Sisters busy gettin dresses that'n cost an
awful pile.
And the hats that she's been buyin' are the
very latest style:
She's to go abroad this summer with some
people named the Cooks;
Is she happy? Well, / guess SOL You can
see 1t by her looks;
She goes hummin' songs and dancin and
in forty thousands ways
Let's us know that she is cheerful since
they've given pa raise.
Pa still works the same as ever. and he's
smokin stogies yet;
Wears the sdit he got last summer, and
guess he's still I'm debt;
Anyway, he starts on early ana comes
home tagged out at night.
And his forehead's gettin wrinkled ana his
hair is turnin white;
Can't, somehow, help feelin' sorry as l sit
and watch him gaze
With a vacant look at nothin' Yes, they've
given pa raise
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
FARM BANK FOR THE PHILIPPINES.

FARM BANK FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
Those enthusiastic populists who
framed the Osceola platform demand
ing that the farmer be allowed to go
to subtreasuries of the government
with potatoes or other farm products
and exchange them for coin of the
realm are now faced by inducements
to go to the Philippines, where, by an
act of congress at Washington, they
may find a modified realization of their
dream. The act known as the Philip
pine Agricultural bank bill, passed in
the closing days of congress, provides
that the proposed bank shall make
loans only on agricultural lands and
farm products, the purpose being, as
explained by Secretary Taft, who was
the prime mover, to encourage the de-
velopment Of the natural agricultural
resources of the islands now suffering
from lack of greatly needed capital.
The Philippine government is made
sponsor for the new venture and is
terest on capital invested in the pro-
posed bank, the investment to be a
first lien on the banks resources. Sec
rotary Taft, in urging favorable con-
sideration, expressed confidence that
the bank would give a new impetus to
farming now carried on in a haphaz-
ard manner in the Philippines. New
agricultural implements are needed
and an entire new equipment for the
Filipino farms. and under existing
financial conditions there it is impossi-
poses. The new bank will have no
patrons but farmers and will loan no
money except on farms and farm
products. 1t will at least be a novelty
in banking and its failure or success
will be watched with keenest interest.
The success of the experiment is rea-
sonably assured SO far as 1t depends
upon the natural agricultural re-
sources of the islands. The question
to be determined Is whether the en-
couragement offered by the proposed
among the Filipino farmers the energy,
now sadly lacking, but primarily es-
sential to any plan for placing the
agricultural industry of the archipel-
ago on the advanced plane desired by
the promoters of the measure.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
CUBAS OVERSEE DOWNING ISSUE.

The administration at Washington
has formally, II reluctantly, admitted
that chiefest among the causes making
it necessary for Secretary Taft to pay
an early visit to Cuba is to consider
personally the policy and propriety of
abrogating General Leonard Woods
decree forbidding cock fighting in Cuba.
No mere matter of governmental rou-
tine compels Secretary Taft to let the
War department take care of itself and
to leave his presidential boom in cold
storage while he hastens to Havana to
confer with the proud and naughty
leaders of the Cuban patriots. They
are demanding no promise as to when
the hated Gringos will leave the island
and allow Cuba to exercise its blood
bought freedom and independence
They do not worry themselves about
the workings of the reciprocity treaty,
the -manipulations of the Sugar and
Tobacco trusts. the wreck of the Palma
government, nor OF any plans Uncle
Sam may have in incubation to restore
stability and permanency in Cuban at
fairs. No such trivial matters would
or could induce them to demand the
time of such an important factor in
the government at Washington, but
they want him to understand that free
dom shrieked when the anti-cock-fight-
ing order was promulgated and has
been shrieking ever since.
La Lucia, the organ of the liberal
party In Havana, in an inspired and
impassioned editorial on the subject,
shouts this stirring battle cry: Long
live the cock fight, the most innocent
spectacle on earth" The editorial
goes on 10 declare with emphasis that
the more pleasures and vices a people
have the greater their culture and CIV
ilization. The editor admits that while
II is difficult to get 100 Cubans to as
semble TO consider any serious purpose
it is easy TO mass 100000 to protest
against the decree forbidding cock
| fighting
The cock fighting issue is by nc
means a Joke in Cuba. Planters and
business men are complaining. They
show that the Cuban laborer used to
work four days a week for himself
and family, one day for the price OF
HIS lottery ticket and one day for
money to back his favorite cock in the
pit. Since lotteries and cock fighting
have been under the ban. the Cuban
sees no necessity for working more
than four days a week and the indus
tries of the island are suffering &C
cordingly. This lends a commercial
and trade feature 10 the situation
which must compel Uncle Sam to sit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
LAUGHING GAS.

II cannot sing the old songs" she muir
INJURED, running idly over the keys.
So | have heard" said the other girl.
1t is believed the mutual GOODNESS dated
from this instant-Philadelphia Ledger.
Sweet Young Thing-Auntie, are you in
Favor OF putting tax on old bachelors7
Elderly Misunderstanding tags on old
bachelors? Gracious no. I'd have 'em put
on the old widowers instead. They're the
ones you want to watch child--Chicago
Tribune.
II consider Roosevelt the most remarlxa-
bic servant the republic has ever had"
We'll for one thing, he gave us four
did hear you say, old chap, that mar
riage has made new man OF your"
Then that wipes out the ten 1 owe
you. Nov lend me five, will youP'-Mil-
waukee Sentinel.
The railroad magnates on the stand
plainly was irrttated.
Hold on, gentlemen he exclaimed.
You are asking about my methods as
though you intended to go into the bunco
business yourselves. and have plenty Of
rivals already"
But they assured him that curiosity was
their only motive.-Philadelphia Ledger.
kick" growled the theatrical manager, a.
one Of the vaudeville stars entered his
II hadn't any such intention" said the
ya,udeyille star pleasantly; but / don't
mind having 1t registered. My kick is eight
feet and half."-Chicago Tribune.
That fellow is very energetic IN adding
everything that comes up to his Teaching
All Professions in Ten Lessons
Yes, but he rather overshot the mark
when he offered rates for a correspondence
course In the unwrltten law."-Baltimore
American.
How were those eggs 1 left for you
last week, ma'am?" asked the honest agri-
Every one of them was rotten" she re-
piled vigorously
II am sorry, he said; then bowed low
perfectly satisfactory otherwise 2"-Judge. !.
IT hear that you called me a land shark"
said the real estate dealer hotly.
Yes" answered the customer land
desire to apologize for It., The lots you
sold me are under water, at high tide.
You're really marine shark"
However, even this concession did not
seem to restore the entente cordiale.-Phil-
| adelphia Ledger.
He--What do you think? overheard
Mr.. Spoonem talking to Miss Platter in the
conservatory, and he told her she was
she-The gluttoni That Platter girl
weighs fully 200 pounds.-Judge
Haven't you sometimes sacrificed your
conscience in conducting your trust opera
"Oh, yes" answered the Millionaire but
| man who succeeds in the world must ex-
pect to make some sacrifices. "-Washington
Gee whiz" exclaimed Weary Willie,
| amt desc trusts fierce? Suppose dey
should raise de price o beery'
| WELL" replied the other, dat needn't
worry us 80 long as we kin raise de price
Of it."-Philadelphia Press
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
personal NOTES.

The Nevada congressman whose only APP
pearance during the term was to claim
tl.10O mileage ought to make a hit us a
promoter OF nerve food.
Should the proposed railroad to the top
Of the Matterhorn be built the travelling
athlete will not have much of an advan-
tage over the travelling invalid.
A pet bill Of Senator LaFollette's got
through the house by a vote of 23s to o.
Evidently the scheme for hazing the gen.
tleman didn't get into both branches of
congress.
On the very day that congressional sal
aries become $3.50, one senator announces
his retirement because he cannot afford to
stay. What good will this raise" do our
statesmen, anyway?
1t is said that Governor Hoch of Kansas
does not intend to serve out his term He
has accepted a number OF assignments from
lecture bureau for this summer. He is to
receive, so It is said, $50 a night, and will
be able to make from $4,000 to $4,000
year.
Boston bewails the fact that the "old
fashioned lobster OF commerce" is becom-
ing scarcer every year. Whether the
human variety increases is not yet a sub
ject for off1cial inquiry. The melancholy
prospect elevates respect for the sacred
Goldfish as the old reliable means OF saliva
ton.
A New York bachelor Judge, who was
asked to pass upon the respective fitness
of straight or curved front corsets is in a
position of SUFFICIENT perplexity to offer
word of sympathy to a Cleveland
brother who Is asked to decide whether
the odor of onions is offensive or re-
spectacle. -
Ebert II. Gary chairman OF the board
of directors of the United States Steel cor
poration, has purchased and presented to
the Northwestern university law school the
library OF the late Prof Moritz Voigt
OF Leipzig. Voigt was probably the most
distinguished world scholar on Roman and
civil law. The acquisition of this library
by an American law school will be a bitter
disappointment to European scholars.
Mrs. stuyvesant Fish is making some
what of furry In New York society by
introducing original ideas at her enter
tainments At her latest, largest and most
novel luncheon she tickled her guests with
jocose quotations. An attractive widow
found this at her place: "she is pretty to
! walk with. witty to talk with and pleasant
to look upon" Another guest, devoted to
bridge, found this: "She jests at scores
who never played at bridge"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
FLAG LAWS UPHELD.
Decision OF the supreme Court in the
Nebraska Case,

Chicago Tribune.
The supreme court of the United States
has upheld the constitutionality OF the Ne
braska law against the use OF the national
flag for advertising purposes. This is the
first time the highest tribunal in the land
has been called upon, to pass upon such q
statute. In the case, OF Ruhstrat against
People, involving the Illinois flag law OF
1899, the supreme court OF Illinois declared
the statute unconstitutional, and as the
state had no power to appeal from the de-
cision. the nag has been without protection
in this state. In the Nebraska case the
state supreme court upheld the statute and
thus paved the way for an appeal to the
supreme court OF the United States and q
final settlement OF the question.
Much OF the ground Is knocked from
under the Illinois decision by the opinion
delivered in Washington. The Illinois SUI
preme court held that the United States
government was the natural protector OF
the flag and that as congress had not seen
Mt to pass any laws for its protection II
was not the business OF any other body,
The United States supreme court holds
that any state has the right to protect the
national emblem from indignities within the
jurisdiction OF that state. The Illinois
court held that as the state clearly could
not prohibit the use OF the national aas
within its borders by all classes OF citl-
Gems II had no right to prohibit its use
by any one. But the United States court
holds that the prohibition OF the use OF
the national nag for such purposes as
were mentioned in the statute was not
such an abridgment OF personal rights as
contemplated by the constitution. and in
other decisions has held that the ques-
ton OF reasonableness OF degree is TO be
considered when II is alleged that a mod,
crate exercise OF a power is void IL CT
unlimited extension Of IL would be.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08

Review of His Services as an Elected
President.


Charles NJ. Harvey in Leslies Weekly.
In recounting the successes and failures
Of Mr. Roosevelt in the two years OF his
service as an elected president several
things need to be taken into account,
First-In a large degree the radicaIism
with which the president has been charged
has been thrust upon him by forces which
not only shaped themselves Independently
of his will. but most Of which were In
operation long before he entered once.
Second-His aim has been to go only far
enough to meet the necessities Of the sit
uation and TO head on demaEogues who
would go much farther II they were elected
and who, as he feared, would probably be
elected If he failed TO act.
Third-wIth his natural impetuosity and
his zeal to correct evils, and also to avert
evils before they had a chance TO reveal
themselves, he has, in some instances, gone
farther than he intended at the outset.
Fourth-when,' as In the Brownsville case
he has made mistakes, he has been quick
70 correct them
Although the United States has only s
per cent OF the worlds population. It is
producing IN 1907 fully Is per cent OF the
worlds gold. 30 per cent Of its silver, 40
per cent OF its iron. a per cent Of its steel
4b DER cent OF us Cod4 " pct Nohb VI It's
petroleum, 90 per cent OF its copper and
Is per cent OF its cotton Between the
election OF Harrison in 1883 and the com
pletion of the first half OF Roosevelts pres
ent term on March l. 1907. the wealth Of
the United States has doubled. More
wealth has been added TO the United
States total since Roosevelt entered ofice
IN September. 1901, than was In the country
as a result of the Accommodations Of all the
presidencles at the time of Bincoln's in
auguration In 1861. The value OF the tangi-
BILE marketable property in the United
States today is greater than that OF the
United Kingdom and France combined
which are the second and third nations
respectively, on this roll. Every succeed
ing sunrise in 1907 sees 100000 added 70
the total Of the wealth Of the United States
Naturally this stupendous expansion In
the country's interests and activities In III,
last few years has created problems which
nobody thought OF even as recently a.
Arthur's days In the White House.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08

verdict Of 5000 for damages in a libel
suit against New York newspaper has
been set aside in the United States circuit
court on the ground that in an article
capable of two distinct constructions I'M
mistakable inuendo must be shown to
make the publication libelous. 1t was also
held that libel should not be inferred from
random extracts. the true meaning of an
article being only ascertAinable from an
examination Of it's whole contents. This is
a new ruling, but II seems to be based upon
sound reasoning The theory Of accidental
libel is hardly tenable.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08

up and take notice. It is predicted
that Secretary Taft win succeed In
fixing a compromise that will allow
the national sport of the Cubans to
be carried on in the suburbs, outside
the big towns and cities. Because that
plan worked in the Philippines he may
be induced to adopt 1t in Cuba and
find justification in the showing that
by no other means can the Cubans be
induced to go to work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08

The county commissioners are up
against kink in the law which pre-
vents them from spending more than
$500 on improvements at the county
jail without first securing a vote of
the people. That is very much like
the law that prohibits the school board
from spending more than S25, 900 out
of current revenues IN any one year
for the purchase of school sites and
construction of new buildings. But
the school board has never allowed
the law to interfere.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08

In a brief fled on behalf of the As
ISOLATION of Life Insurance Presi-
dents, Of which he is the head, protest
ing against insurance Legislation pend
ing in different states. Grover Cleve-
land reinforces the chorus already be-
ing raised by railroad presidents and
high fnanciers against what they are
pleased to term hostile legislation,
due to vindictive feeling and mislead-
ing prejudices and In dangerous dis
regard of safe and conservative bust
ness rules" His chief complaint is
against provisions Of various proposed
bills which specify the kind and char
acter of securities life insurance com
panies may accept for investment Of
their trust funds. Mr.. Cleveland con-
tends that the market is always SO
good for these specified securities and
the demand for them so strong as to
make them undesirable, at obtainable
prices, as securities for life insurance
trust funds. He contends that II
would be impossible for insurance COM
panies to handle these securities at
profit or to meet their obligations to
policyholders II limited as proposed in
the pending legislatures.
Evidently Mr.. Cleveland is viewing
the proposed legislation from the
standpoint Of the insurance official
rather than that Of the policyholder.
The holder Of life insurance policy
has become aroused by exposures of
methods employed by some of the big
companies and is demanding that his
investment in insurance be safe
guarded as carefully as his deposits in
savings banks and trust institutions.
The national government makes spe-
clfic provision and limitations as to the
character Of securities that may be
dealt with by national banks and
nearly every state in the union has
laws defining and designating the Sc
curities that may be held by savings
banks and trust companies. The pol
icyholders, through the state legisla-
lures, are trying only to secure similar
legal provisions for the safety of their
insurance Investments.
Referring to a bill in the Illinois
legislature that life insurance compa-
MES in that state shall invest in I'LL
nois securities, Mr.. Cleveland denies
that Illinois policyholders would be
benefited and he deprecates legislation
of that kind for fear 1t would result
in fights between states and diverse
legislation inimical alike to insurance
companies and policyholders. The real
grievance of the policyholders, how
ever, is overlooked. This is less
against the character of the insurance
company investments than the meth
DDS employed in handling the trust
funds. The policyholders have seen
their money used to organize pools for
manipulating speculative stocks and to
promote trust concerns and syndicates
that have shared enormous profits
which should have gone to the benefit
OF the policyholders. Back Il, of the
pending legislation in the states,
against which Mr.. Cleveland COM
plains, is the desire to make 1t impos-
sible for the Wall street financiers to
get possession of the insurance funds
for speculative purposes. While the
purpose of the proposed legislation
may not please insurance magnates,
the cause of 1t belongs to them. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
THAT MARKET HOUSE FAILURE

THAT MARKET HOUSE FAILURE"
The decision of the council to aban-
don the market house on lower Capt.
toll avenue and arrange for the re-
moval of the building will, doubtless,
be heralded far and wide as another
example of disastrous failure attend
Ing a municipally-owned project. The
truth is, however, that the city mar
ket house scheme in Omaha has been
badly bungled and purposely wrecked
from the start.
The desirability of a market house
In which the vendors of food products
could expose their wares for sale,
bringing the producer and consumer
closer together with consequent re-
duction in the cost of living, Is unde-
niable. The opposition to the estab-
lishment of a market house by the
city sprang almost wholly from the
retail grocers and butchers, who
wanted to retain the system of private
marketing, which they thought largely
of the proposition altogether. the old
council was prevailed upon to select
site in no way suited to the purpose
and to erect upon it building scarcely
better suited. This was followed up
by the establishment of a counter mar
ket by an association of the local gro
GERS and a successful blocking of all
efforts to center the market business
at the city market house.
Our city authorities could not have
proceeded in a manner more surely
calculated to destroy the whole mar
ket house idea and to disgust the pub
lie with view to bringing public SEN
timent to the point now reached,
where it would acquiesce in complete
abandonment. The market house has
indeed been costly experiment, but
It could have been made a success
with any kind of business manage
ment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
Profitable OFFSETS.

Railroad officials who are complaining OF
the epidemic OF 2-cent fare bills ought TO
remember that the public prohibited them
from giving free transportation before II
commanded them to sell transportation at
prices not to exceed cents mile. The
carrying companies must be saving a great
deal OF money since the free list was sus-
pended by law. And, besides, the law Is
protecting the companies from the exae-
ton OF rebates by great shippers. and
there must be a good bit OF increased IN
come from this source.