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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

the ends of the sticks wire cables
led to two great derricks, one on either
pier
When everything was in readiness
the derncks were started, and slowly
the caisson was raised until It is now
in the position shown It has been
found that the weights have lost their
effectiveness and the caisson, hanging
at an angle Of about As degrees. win
come over no farther, although the
derricks prevent 1t slipping back.
The contractors have rugged a pow.
erful suction pump, and there Is now
in Baltimore a barge being fitted out
with boilers and compressors, and the
contractors are preparing to dredge
away the mud from under the under
lip and cause it to settle. keeping II in
position by cables from the piers, and
thus gradually bring it to an upright
position The caisson viii then be
sunk according to the original plans.
It is estimated that the completed
lighthouse structure will be a con-
crete monolith weighing nearly TO-
600 tons. and to Withstand this strain
and great weight il was necessary to
have the caisson Of great size and
strength, and It ranks as the largest
Of its kind ever built.
The caisson was built in the harbOr
OF Baltimore, and it is AS feet square
and % feet high. The first seven feet
is entirely Of wood. the smallest tim
Der being II feet long and 12 inches
square. while the largest is 4B feet
long and IL inches by "a inches. There
was considerable difficulty experienced
in procuring the large timbers. and
when they arrived in Baltimore they
were the largest single sticks that had
ever been seen in that port. The tiuf.'
bers in the caisson were laid ia alter.
nate layers, lengthwise and crosswise
each course being laid in pitch and the
seams firmly calked The structure ia
a bj6omless box. 1t contains 100
600 feet of lumber. and it is boited
together with 10000 spikes, ranging
IN length from 81 inches to 80 inches.
On the lower lip Of the caisscn was
placed cutting edge Of halfinch non
to assist it in biting its way through the
bottom.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15
LoeoMorIvE AAs LIvg p.
Engine on Connecticut Line Adopts
Live Rooster

Engine no. 1899 has adopted
rooster Her" engineer, u. II. Cozier.
swears she has, and certainly the
rooster is devotedly attached to bis
ponderous fostermother. according to
a dispatch from Winsted Conn.
Wherever she" goes. there goes the
rooster, which. although slightly dis
figured, is still in the ring Cozier
says, the proudest bird in the Nauga-
tuck valley
She, or Cozier, has named the
rooster Hank He went to Tor
rington one day recently. and later to
Bridgeport and New Haven. "Hank"
sleeps in the engine cab o'nights at
Waterbury, and is becoming the pet
of all the railroad men on the Nauga-
tuck division of the New Haven rail-
road.
When she" was running past the
Turner mandatory, at Livingston,
a month ago, Cozier and his FIRE
man, j. E. Downs, of Waterbury,
saw Hank" hopping and tumbling
about near the tracks. Merciful men.
they halted her" and picked up the
rooster. A train had run over him.
cut off wing, and so narrow was
his escape, part of his bill. They
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15
GREAT AWAKENING TO WESTERN
IDEAS SURPRISES WORLD.
Is Adopting the Latest Inventions and
Making Strides Toward Complete
Modernization OF Habits and
Methods.

At last western ideas have pene
trated the Chinese intelligence and
the awakening is likely to be swift
and Of extraordinary Importance to
the world. The sleeping giant is rous-
ing himself and when he shakes the
counterpane Of the world the nations
Of Europe will do well to look to their
supremacy. For behind the exclusive
ness Of the ages there lie forces that
need only to be set in motion to be-
come overwhelming. The China Of
to-day is not that of ten years ago.
Her army is undergoing thorough
reorganization. and no longer will the
Chinese approve their ancient prov
erb, "One does not take the best iron
to make hooks, nor brave men for
soldiers" Smart uniforms, modern
weapons, and drill are now in use on
every parade ground. and even the
very small boys of the nation are nm
der military instruction. The soldierly
ideal is taking root, and these small
cadets are said to give every promise
OF smartness and efficiency.
In industrial life it is the same. The
printing press Of the west has come
to the land where the art was known
long before Caxton. The Celestial
compositor stands at European cases
filling his stick, and in the machine
rooms the most perfect presses driven
by electricity are looked after by
clever workmen who have learned
their business in Europe. Thus the
Chinaman Of to-day receives his up-to-
date newspaper
On the railways Chinese officials
drive the latest patterns Of locomo-
tiyes, which are sometimes built in
China, or If not, are put together there
by native artifcers.
On the roads the motor car has
made its appearance-not the anti
quated machines that Europe has cast
aside, but powerful new vehicles Of
from 20 to 80 horsepower. It is moth
ing uncommon to see the staid man
DARN rushing along in his motor on
business or pleasure. 1t is regretta
BILE that the picturesque national cos
tune is yielding to the top-hat and
frock coat, but this penalty to prog
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15
How Locomotive Went to Sea.

Of the island railroad But how was
this big, cumbersome engine, 10 be
transported across to the Key?
The connecting line Of grade was
not completed, so that the engine could
be run out over the several smaller
islands and intervening bridges under
its own steam, so the only feasible
method seemed to be by Connie tow,
the advantages or disadvantages Of
which were discussed pro and con by
the men in charge 1t was finally de-
cided to experiment, Three parallel
tracks were laid on huge barge and
this latter backed up to the wharf, also
laid with track Three fat cars were
run on each Of the two outer tracks on
the barge and the ponderous locomo-
tive was shunted in between them.
Every wheel was securely wedged and
blocked. the fiat cars acting as a guard
should the engine refuse to submit to
being towed to sea. and, surcharged
with latent indignation, be unable to
restrain itself and decide to leave the
track. Lines were made fast to
puffy little tug, which. encouraged by
the cheers Of the worl1men. started of
brayely with her burden like an ari5
tugging at breadcrust, her PROV high,
as If to challenge the ocean rollers,
and her taffrail nearly submerged BY
the pressure OF her tow.lines.
After safe voyage, the barge was
beached on the shores Of Key Largo,
steam was generated in the boiler. and
on track laid to receive it. the loco
motive slid from its fastenings to the
scenes OF its future labors-the only
engine Of its class which ever enjoyed
an ocean excursion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

five lower floors thought Of two men,
Louis and Max Schwartz, who we're
working ia fur room in the rear OF
the top floor.
The first known Of their danger
was when the Schwartz brothers came
ont on the nre escape and shouted
for help.
No hook and ladder had arrived and
there seemed to be no way Of escape
but to jump. The Schwartz brothers
We're about to leap to the sidewalk
when a window adjoining In nine.
story building was raised and Charles
Bell. bookkeeper 81 years old, called
to them to stay whore they were and
he would rescue them.
Abraham Goldberg and Solomon
strow. workmen for manufacturing
company. for whom Bell is hookkeep-
er, had remained with him. The win
dow OF the building where Bell and
his comrades stood is half a story
higher than the fire escape where the
Schwartz brothers stood and about
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

When it comes to measuring
strength with the mighty ocean man
has to bring all his ingenuity and
skill and patience to bear to win the
victory, And yet how often he has
been victorious over the elements and
planted his lighthouses in places
where it was said that no human pow
er could succeed. And although at
first defeat and failure may be met
with, as was the case in the fall Of
1895 with the effort to sink a caisson.
In Chesapeake bay for the building of
a lighthouse foundation, man generally
persists and finally conquers.
There is a struggle going ca at the
present time off the mouth Of the Ma
gothy river, in Chesapeake bay. 20
miles from Baltimore, which is at
tracing the attention Of the engineer
ing world AS we have said, in the fall
of 1905 972-ton caisson was floated
TO the spot, but before it could be
sunk below the power OF the waves
1t was caught by a northeaster and
capsized, and now the struggle is on to
right the immense wooden box. Early
last spring. says the Scientific Ameri.
can, IN telling of the beginning Of the
herculean task. after the ice had gone,
the new contractors. who had been en-
gagged by the surety company which
was on the bond Of the first contractor,
began the erection of a pier on either
side Of the caisson. Owing to the
formation Of the bottom, which was
of soft mud for a considerable depth.
It was necessary to drive 1O0-foot
piles, and BY the first Of August the
piers, 40 feet wide and 120 feet long.
were completed. There were then laid
on the upper side ten 50-foot Pinch
square timbers, bolted securely. The
ends Of the timbers projected out over
the iron cylinder, and the whole was
firmly bound with wire cables. Then,
on the after part of the caisson and
resting on the foundation OF the tim
bers, an A frame was erected. The
frame is 55 feet high, and from the
base there projected ten 70-foot weight
arms, and to each Of the latter there
were swung 20 tons Of pig lead. max
ing total Of zoo tons It was esti-
mated that, by using the lower lip Of
the eaisson as fulcrum. the actual
weight to be lifted would not exceed
500 tons, and it was estimated that the
weights could be supplemented by der
ricks.
!. In order to obtain for the derrieks
as much of a purchase as possible,
there were built two sticks. each 70
feet long and "a inches square, which
the divers put in place through the
central shaft in the caisson, From
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

her to walk, swagger, talk from her
chest and put her hands properly in
her pockets.
She was treated with great con-
sideration and finally a position was
secured for her as footman in a
nobleman's house The suggestion
was that she furnish plans and in
formation OF the house so that the
band could rob It. The girl declares
that she did not intend to do this, but
seemingly agreed In order TO enjoy
the experience and adventure. But
she only stayed the one day, for she
found she had q share the sleeping
accommodation Of one Of the other
men servants.
The robber band we're angered at
her behavior, SO she escaped and be-
came wanderer In the land-a
tramp. Frankly she says she did not
enjoy herself and is glad Of the haven
of rest and peace which the convent
has now given her.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

The New Country sport Of ceIestIaIs.
they are sure to be successful, for the
nation is nroverbially Ingenious and
neat-handed The Chinaman is pa-
tient, and although he is sly, he sell
dom scamps his work. There is little
doubt that lie will pick up the lessons
of the west as quickly as the Japan
ese, and it remains one Of the most
important problems Of the age what
he will do with his knowledge once
he realizes the power it hestows. The
German emperor Is uneasy about the
future exploits of the Chinese army.
He has vision Of the tide OF yeIlc1
conquest rolling westward over Asa
and Europe. and it would seem that
he doubts whether even the salt OF
the earth" will be able to Withstand
it But the Chinaman is commercial;
militarism does not attract him in she
first instance. and he may, hike Ger
many, decide for pacific aggression.
The yellow man. indeed, has the baIl
at his foot 1t is hard to say how far
he will send it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15
BEAUTIFUL sENoRITA OBJECTS
TO pIsTAsTEFuL MARRIAGE.
RUNS AWAY FROM HOME
For Three Months She Roams Country
In Male Attire, Part Of Tine
as Member Of Robber
Band.

Madrid--Truly an amazing story Is
that Of Senorita Esperanzi vasquez. a
wealthy merchants daughter. who,
after being missing for three months,
was found masquerading as a male
tramp, and it now a nun in a convent
She is only 19 and her father is a
leading citizen of Santander The sen.
orita was carefully brought up and
educated She is a tall. good looking
and well built girl, who was known
as a regular daredevil. and the hero
inc Of many merry escapades. With
men and women alike. she was In
tensely popular.
One night, three months ago. the
Vasquez mansion was ablaze with
light, as great ball was being given
to celebrate the betrothal Of the Sen.
orita Esperanzi and the Senior Pablo
y Cerda OF BiIboa. The next morning
the senorita was missing. Day after
day passed and there was no word Of
her; no clue by which her wherea-
bouts could be discovered. She had
simply vanished
For several weeks the girls disap.
pearance was the sensation Of the
district. Then her discovery caused
an even greater sensation. Disguised
as a man, she was found in a tramps'
refuge" a type Of lodging house run
BY the municipality Of Paula Christi.
ma, In a district Of Madrid Clad in
rough mems clothes. the girl had been
lodger for three days. On the night
before her discovery a dispute arose
between her and burly giant, the
bully and terror Of the place. The
bully struck her. knocking her sense.
less.
When the police rushed In. a doc.
tor was sent for ard thus II was found
that the tall. well built. comely lad
was In reality a girl Then 1t came
out that she was the much-sought Es.
peranzi Garcia VasQuez.
The girl was reconclled to her fam
ily. and her lover pleaded for an i'm.
mediate marriage, but instead the
senorita has Just taken the veil in
the HeFnlanas de Carload convent in
Madrid. and swears she will spend
her life as sister Of mercy. tending
the poor and nursing the sick.
She told remarkable story 81 her
wanderings In the three months. II
was because Of the distasteful be-
trothal that she determined to leave
home
The household. In the early morn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15
SPANISH HEIRESS
ROVED AS TRAMP. i.

ing, tired out with the ball. was sound
" asleep. The girl. dressed in her
toughest clothes and taking only such
money as she had in her purse, quiet
" walked TO the railway station and
boarded a milk train bound for Bilboa.
From there she took another train %
a lonely country station and began
a tramp over the highway to Madrid
The first night she slept with the
female servants in cottage back of a
big mansion.
On her second day she fell in with
a male tramp who suggested that she
assume male attire and join an ad
venturous band Of witch he was a
member She agreed and he intro.
duced her to the chief, who gave her
mans clothes. cut her hair and taught
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

Edmonton. AlaA weird tale OF
cannihalism among the Indians OF the
far north was brought in the other
day BY John McDougall, son Of the
first missionary to the Canadian
northwest, who Is In the employ OF
the Hndsons Bay company. and l.. S.
c. Ward, an independent trapper A
member Of the Rib tribe. when provi-
sIons ran short. killed and ate mis-
wife ana three children, one by one.
but soon died from the effects Of over
eating
MacDougaIl and Ward, are enthu-
elastic over the possibilities Of the
great wilderness. They tell Of salt
wells of inexhaustible wealth. Of sup
plies Of game limited only by the abil-
tiles Of uappers to carry It away and
Of lakes full Of excellent fish. but at
present inaccessible on account Of the
lack OF transportation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

1--WE feet TO one side. Bell told the
two workers 10 hold fast to his legs
and the young bookkeeper crawled
out on the window ledge. over the
coping and swung, head first, far to
the side toward the balcony Of the
adjoining hcase. Louis Schwartz.
standing on the fire escape rail, was
Just able to reach Bells outstreiched
hands when the bookkeeper was let
down almost TO his full length by his
legs. The young bookkeeperl pulled
both men to safety.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

ress has been paid by Japan. and
China can hardly escape. The women
Of China do not adopt Paris fashions
at home, but they do 80 not infre.
quently when they travel Since they
discovered that they must go abroad
the awakening or China has become
an accomplished fact. They send rep.
.resentatives to the French maneuvers,
and have also some cadets under IA.
structierI at the French naval school.
IL t-.is they are only following the lead
Of Japan. In every science they are
becoming capable. and in the applied
sciences their experts are to be met
with everywhere.
Cinnamon are now accomplished IN
the conduct Of telephones. telegraph,
and railway service. As engineers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

nursed him tenderly. and after his
wounds healed, Hank would not
leaye her" and those who had be-
friended him.
When she" starts, Hank jumps
On the coal in the tender. and
Downs is mighty careful not to
scoop him up in a shovel and throw
MIN IN the fire-6ox. When She
comes to a standstill the rooster
hops into the cab and to the ground
sometimes, while his chums oil 'her,
JOINTS Proud as he is. HANK
crows {. only when he is hungry: then
the engineer and fremen share their
food with him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

The Maid Whats IS your favorite
style Of novel heroine?
The Man-Favorite style?
The Maid-Yes. Do you prefer one
better than any woman could be or
one that is no better than she ought
70 be2-C Chicago Daily News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CARS
Fast Freight Trains over Here Haul
Far Heavier Loads.

For a quarter of a century. so ex.
neditiore is the British methods
freight has been collected in London
late in the afternoon and elivered at
the consignee's door any. rs south
Of Scotland the following ming
TIE great American roads Sc ont
four fast freights daily from New
York; the London & Northwestern
railway sends out 2Sl But the Eng
lish freight car or goods wagon. for
ihls service has capacity OF ten tons
and "a or rs of these make up a train
Three tons per wagon is considered
good loading. At that rate there must
be an engine and crew for everv 70
tons Of freight A New York Central
grain train, with one engine and crew
hauls 2,0oO tons. The coal trains on
the Pennsylvania haul more. Huu-
dred-ton steel cars are common On
that line.
Bnt there Is another difference thai
must be considered, or comparisons
Of this sort come to nothing The
British railways perform the same
service that the express companies de
IN this country. The small cars thos,
managers say, suit this work better
than our large cars wcull. That how.
ever. is to be doubted; the Plea is
cutie as likely to be In defense of old
fogydcm At any rate some Bgitis,
lines notably the Northeastern. have
begun to use cars with cauacity q.
not less than 60 tons. but it does no.
appear that these are for fast freight
The Northwestern. with Sc cars to the
fast train. considers 100 tons 4 qooe
train lead This looks like extrava
SAINT handling. Two Of the fas
freights from New York carry. iip all
probability, as much as the 2S train.
Of the London & Northwestern.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15
ADVANCE OF THE RAILROAD.
There Has Been Prodieious Growth
in Recent Years.


During the lifetime Of many who
are still active factors in business af-
fairs. or rs years ago we had %
miles of railroads, to-day 22S.oOO
miles, or including double track and
sidings. $4,000 miles, says Richard
H. Edwards, in the Review Of Re
views. The freight in mile tons has
grown from 80 9,O00.00O,0OO in 1889 and
79.Oo0,OOOO0O in 1890, to lS7, ,O00.O0O.-
600 in 1905, the total for the latter
year being more than twice as great
as for 1S9. The gain Of $4,000 600
tons between 1900 and 1906 was very
much larger than the total Of 1882,
and nearly two-thirds as great as the
total Of 1890 Owing to the more
powerful locomotives and cars, freight
traffic has increased by much great
er percentage than the increase in the
number Of cars and locomotives. and
likewise than the increase in mile
age.
On most Of our roads we have very
nearly reached the limit of heavier
locomotives and larger cars, for as
these are increased in weight heavier
rails and heavier bridges are made
necessary. It rs really a case Of re-
construction and reconstruction and
rebuilding year after year. Yet no
road in a prosperous section seems to
catch up with its business. The depot
and the rolling stock and the r0adbed
built for the present are behind the
times before they are completed.
Great as has been the growth OF traf-
iic during the last ten years, it must
Of necessity be far exceeded by that
Of the next ten, since population is in.
creasing and the volume of trade
grows more rapidly than population.
TO extend our railroad facilities by
the building Of new mileage. by inn
provement Of tracks and terminal fa.
cillties and by the increase Of rolling
stock adequate to meet the actual
needs Of the country during the next
ZEN yeara would require as a minimum,
an expenditure OF $4,000, 100000 to
$4,000, 100000,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15
HANGS BY LEGS FROM
FIFTH FLOOR WINDOW
Daring Young New York Bookkeeper
Risks His Life to Save Two
Strangers.

New York.-An old six-story Ameri-
can basement dwelling on East Elov-
enth street caught fre on the first
floor the other afternoon and in the
scramble to get out no one on the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

Alta police court recently a man was
brought up for drunkenness.
The Magistrate-What did you want
to get drunk for?
PrisonerOh, it was only for a lark.
@Ohl' answered the magistrate.
smilingly, we have cages for larks.
GO IN one for "A days. Royal Maga-
zine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

sapleigh--l--aw would nevah nav
~ Tor money doncher know, because
l-aw-dont weally need IT.
Miss Caustique-n you, ever marry
1 suppose It viii be for brains.-t.hi.
cago Daily News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

Dandy So you were snowhouha cut
west. How h0rriblel
Iln-Not muchl The buffet car
and two pretty girls were attached tn.
the train. Detroit Free preas
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

Experience may be a good teacher
but many a man who Is rich in ex-
perience can't raise I'VE dollars to
save bis lifA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-15

Neli-Mr Gush is always using
words that ! don't understand at all.
Wise Neither does he. Detroit
Free Press.