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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
WOMAN'S NERVE
SAVED HER LIFE.

voice. began to play and sing she
calculated thar Ten minutes 4 the
most would nee her out Of her terrible
dilemma. She could not leave the
room without passing b. the screen:
AL she could do vas TO appear As If
she DID not know what stood behind
her Her voice got weaker and shak-
Ter every minute. though she hoped
the rahian would wait for the dcti-
tious 1900 ronbles. But Is. 20 Is
minutes passed ana there was no sign
Of help She feared the wretch would
suspect her. She determined 10 ring
u1 the police and ask for help in
French. trusting to the chance that
one OF the inspectors might under
stand her. Again she went to the
phone. rang up and gave the neces-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
new MAXIM GUN a MOST TERRI
BE ENGINE OF DESTRUCTION,
Abe IN tire Hands Of Two Men
New Down with Unerrina
Accuracy 700 Men in
Minute.

The Maxim rapld-fre automatic
gun has just been brought to state
Of perfection whereby it Is claimed
70 be able to wipe out Of existence 700
men per minute. q feat which Is start
ling even to the military world
Technically it is called the yickers
Sons & Maxim automatic machine
gun, while in soldiers parlance IL is
referred to as the devils spot OF
the sconrge Of the battlefield. While
the latter expressions suggest a
satanic continuance. the fact that the
gun can Kill 700 men in one minute
IS ample proof Of lis superhumaa de-
structive powers. ~
Stand 700 soldiers IN front Of one OF
these guns-in one minute they are
turned into corpses! Press and hold
the trigger which fires The gun for
ten minutes. and 1000 cartridges win
have been exploded, an average Of III
shots per second. Consider the fact
that this death-deaIlng instrument
can be ca lied and operated BY two
men and imagine what powerful
nghting machine Uncle Sans small
army would become were every com
Dany equipped with 4 devils spout.
In appearance IT il Ike toy and
not 10 the least impressive. In fact.
II seems quite Enthusiastically
when packed upon the back Of a
mule For this reason the outfit In
charge Of two Of these guns is often
dubbed The Jackass Battery"
a brief description OF the gun is in
teresting. II Is mounted Oh a detach
able tripod, weighing, with the latter.
about $50 pounds. Gun and tripod
being OF very nearly equal weight.
they can, when separated. be carried
Wfth ease by two men. When mount
ed and In position the gun itself Is
about three feet above the ground
and on account OF its size cannot be
seen very easily at distances beyond
6VO Yards. The tripod Is provided
with traversing and elevating mechan-
Ism by which the gun Is moved to the
right or left up or down. without ins
the least disturbing its stability.
Viewed from In front the gun has the
appearance of a solid stoTepine. This
Is heavy steel tubing known al the
water jacket through which the ritle
barrel passes. Before a shot III fred
this jacket must be filled with water
for the purpose Of keeping the gun
from burning ont or melting. An
ordinary rife barrel fred through.
say about ten times. In rapid success
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
WIFE Or POLISH DOCTOR. LET
ALONE At NIGHT. SAM
BURGLARS
cLEVERLY GAVE THE ALARM
she Then Sat Down and Played the
Piano ard sang Until she
cou'f Stand the Strain
No Longer

Warsaw. Poiand.-By the exercise
7f courage and presence OF mind. such
As vobabIy few women have Dos.
seszed. Mrne stresky. the wife Of a
Warsaw physician. has just saved her
self from murder and robbery under
circumstances as thrilling as ever
we're put into a novel
Nine. stresky lives with her nus
band il small villa on the outskirts
of Warsaw One night she vas alone
In the house. but for an old. deaf cook.
who dozed in the basement. Mme.
Stresky sat with her Heedlework up-
stairs ia the drawing-room. Sudden
~ looking up. sne saw, in a mirror,
the reflection Of a huge, rufnanly
looking man, cFnching behind screen
which stood at the back Of her chair
For moment fear petriied her, as
she thought that this man, knowing
she was alone, had crypt into the
house and was awaiting an opportun-
ity 70 murder her and strip the house
Of yaluabIes. Outside the street was
as quiet az the grave. Her husband
would not be back for hours. no rush
from the room and cry madly tor help
meant Fastening death.
Then thought struck her. There
was telephone ii the room. she
went 70 It and quickly rang up a fam
fly she knew. The servant answered
at the other end. Il want your mis-.
tress. she said. After two intern.
inabIe minutes her friends voice was
to be heard.
my dear sophy,v began the doc
tors wife. 4Be 50 good as to send me
round that $4,000 roubles this evening.
! must pay IT into the bank tomorrow
morning. I'm very sleepy and want
to 90 to bed"
The friend at the other end of the
phone was mystified. They had never
had any financial dealing with each
other, nor had she heard of the sum
In question But before she could say
anything. the doctors wife began
again--this time ia French:
Some wretch has got into the
house-I'm alone. Come at once with
. patrol, or the first man you can get
hold of
Then she added, In Polish: Send
the money as soon as possible. til
wait up for its
This done, she sat down at the pI-
ano and, with shaking hands and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

for him to persuade her to elope with
him.
Without saying word to the mem.
bers of her own family or anybody
else Of what she intended to do Miss
Claussen packed her wedding gown
and other clothing in a trunk and pre-.
pared to run away with Bachelor
That night Bachelor called at her
home and she told ler family she was
going with him to the home Of q
neighbor to make a call.
She did not return and her parents
became uneasy. A messenger was
sent to the home OF the neIghbor. He
returned and reported that she had
not been there.
Then her mother went to her room
and found note written BY Miss
Claussen. in which she said she was
going to run away with Bachelor.
the man she had loved and promised
to marry when she was young and the
man she still. loved better than any
other IN all the worlc. .
Bachelor said he ran away from
his parents home II years ago be
cause he was restless and wanted to
90 out and see the world and that
he had not written to his folks be
cause he had met with reVerses and
thought it well to let them think be
was dead
just before HIS return home he
made snug sum Of money Ii Nevada
and It was thar BIT Of good fortune
that prompted him to come back.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

sary number But the rufEian behind
the screen knew the number, too;
pushing down tie screen, he rushed
forward, knife IN hand. upon the de-
fenseIess woman. she tried to
wrench the weapon from him, but III
vain He pointed the knife at her and
struck. Happily II clashed against a
large metal buckle she wore on her
belt. With an oath, he raised It again
1T was within an ace Of her heart
when the sound Of breaking glass ar.
rested the murdeFer's hand. He
looked around-a soldiers head ap-
peared In the broken window. Fling
ing down his knife, he made for the
door, only to fall into the arms Of an.
other soldier.
The doctors wife was found on the
floor unconscious. The wretch who
had all but murdered her was known
to the police as one Of the most des-
perate characters in the town, wanted
for several crimes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

VIII extend entirely around the room
they al make evident the fact that
japan considers Boston the best an.
thorlty on libraries. and honorH her
By imitation.
The library and the other buildings
Of the Imperial university are beau
tifully situated ii uyenc Park. the
most popular resort in Toxic, world
famous for It's temples. ita fombs Of
ths Shogune, and especially for its
avenue Of cherry trees. Here, tile
first week in april. All Toxic Assem-.
D. 70 admire and feast upon the
beautiful sight 81 masses of pale pink
cherry blossoms. filing the air like
clouds, to drink tea, exchange courte.
sizes and make general holiday.
the library supported from the h.
tAonal tax. was founded Ii 1870. the
national department Of education do.
Eased more than 10000 volumns of
Japanese books. and the educational
departments Of the several provinces
gave sbsut 1900 additional volumes.
4 number Of books Ii other languages
were bonaht i this time, English Dr..
dominating
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

Since then COPY OF every book
printed ii the country has bsen add.
ed to the collection. until at the pres.
ent time II numbers 1901 Japanese
and Chinese books. and 4e.sS5 for
eign, making a total or more than
225,0Oo volumes. an excellent result
for the number Of years.
Until 1885 the library was wholly
. circulating one. In that year
reading room was provided for refer.
ence work. Tie arrangement OF the
books was also revised. and ell worn
and mutilated volumes dsscardea
leaving on the shelves a total of
81, ,Oss.
In the first two years Of the exist
ence Of the library II was open even
ings and the books loaned free. From
1874 to 1897 the building was closed
at six p. MI. when Il was again re.
opened evenings with great success.
The general public, Is ven Is the
students Of the university. ara now
privileged 10 borrow the books on the
payment ol small Tee.
BY an imperial ordinance in 1897
the rules and regulations were re.
yised, the name changed from the
Toxic library 70 the imperial library
and plans adopted for erecting a large
and modernly equipped structure.
The success that the library has
obtained has been greatly dne 10 the
efforts Of the librarian. hEr. / Tanaka
who was sent by bis government sew
eral years ago 10 make a tour og
America and Europe. studying il.
braries and their methods. Mr. Tana.
ka Is very pleasantly remembered in
the Harvard library and tho boston
Public library, where he made many
friends, with whom he has since kept
In touch.
During the war with Russia The
patronage greatly decreased. but since
then has been restored. The statse.
tics for 1906 show that there were,
1852 readers, and 1890 books cir.
culated
The classification Of the books -
given In The last report, ii interesting
a. showing tho national bent oan.
eral literature and poetry are the
largest class, having 1885 japanese
and Chinese and lO,s52 foreign Works.
tactics. engineering and Industrial
arts have 2i7b9 Japanese ana rhl.
nese and 5,22O foreign: science.
and medical works "a
divided In the same manner ~.
llglon has the smallest numbor ! -
Japanese and Chinese ana ss7 ~.
sign, aa against 1880 Japanese ana
Chinese and 6.ss7 foreign for phlloao.
ply and morals JapanebN Ina Chl.
aese history and biography Il renva.
sented By Ss,05s and foreign by b.sso
Norkn. Law. economics and Htetis.
'ics hare : gOod showing with native
FORKS numbering 1881. ana forsIa~
.esN while 29.s5z native and s.al@
'9relkn easaEa complete ellA IT,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
She Packed Her Trousseau and Fled
with Her Old Lover.

the sweetheart Of bis youth, and pre-.
vent her marriage to Edward Pritch.
ett.
Invitations to Miss CIaussen's mar
riage to pritchett had been issued by
her PARENTS the Young ladys trous.
seau was ready and all preparations
for the celebration Of the nuptIaIs had
been made. The wedding was to take
place at eight o'clock tn the evening
few days later at the home OF the
brides parents.
But on the day before Bachelor
appeared on the scene and as result
the nuptials were not celebrated.
After visiting the home 81 his par.
ents and revealing hts identity the
young man went to the home Of Miss
CIauasen, convinced her that he was
her old lover ana begged her to iill
Pritchet and marry aim.
The young woman was oyerioyed ID
ZEE hsn again and II vas nst ditiicuIt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

ard the handle Of the lccx is t-vics
thrown forward and allowed to sYrir9
back. The FIRST move iFwari wIsl
draws a cartridge from the belt ana
places It In d carrier. the aaccnd nuys
inserts the first cartridge into the
chamber cf the rife ana uithafaws
another FROM the belt IN the SAN.
manner as tho Arst The gua IS nox
in readiness. BY pressing the trigger
bar a spring Ia released which allows
the plunger to strike a cartridge III
the chamber Of the rsfe barrel. Ths
firing Of this cartridge creates 4 recoiI
which is taken up By the Tcwerfui
spring above referred 10 and thus con
verted into force OF power BY which
different parts OF the mechanism are
operated. This is repeated a. often
as d cartridge Is fired. One contiv
'ance elects the empty saell from the
chamber. one inserts a nagv cartridge.
one takes a cartridge from the belt.
another rests the trigger spring. All
these parts are adjusted to a nicety.
and as long as the trigger spring Il
kept released BY pressure on the trlg.
ser bar and ammunition Is ii the belt
they operate In such perfect unison
and with such rapldity that the III.
man eye cannot follow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

Governor Steunenberg Of Idaho, was
secretary treasurer OF the Western
Federation Of Miners, and was In Den.
ver, Col, at the time December 90.
l9o5,) that steunenberg was blown to
pieces By bomb that had been placed
1T the gate Of his home in Caldwell. d
suburb Of Boise. Haywood ii fepnted
10 have been the virtual head Of the
miners organization. That he was
the brains Of the association seems to
be trdtepntablc: and the enemies of
Haywood declare that Charles H. Moy-
eF, president Of the Western Fedora
lion 81 Miners. was but a tigurehead
N the conduct Of affairs. Haywood
has long been known as an energetic
official and man Of radical Views. In
recent years he has been a Socialist
II politics. and In 1904 openly avowed
that The Western Federation of Miners
aiood for Socialism and waA working
for the triumph oE that doctrine. Last
anEnmn, though a prisoner In Idaho.
ne was the nominee Of the Socialist
party Tor governor Of Colorado.
Frank sfeunenbefg was reTnafka-
PIE man, mentally and physically-a
man Of great Force Of character and
courage He stood seven feet in his
stockings and vas built Ii proportion.
bofn n Iowa N 1861, he spent hls boy
hood r. that state. and III 1881 he went
r. Idaho, then territory. where with
bib brother he started 4 newspaper
kae took 70 politics naturally, and was
chosen 4 member 0f the convention
EhAt framed The idaho state c0nalltu.
Lon. IEe VAS next elected 70 Ehe lsgIs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

lature, and speedily became SO popu-
lar that he was doomed for governor.
10 this Office S.ennenberg was twice
elected, his last term expiring in 1901.
Until December 1899. he never had
been east cf the Mississippi He was
defender Of .iovmonism on the prin-
ciple that Il Rad al much right to ex-
lstence as any other religious denom-
ination, and he was also an advocate
Of woman suffrage. steunenberg fre-
quently used to say that he was Ger.
tain he was a marked man.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
TO HOLD M'KIrLEYs BODY.
Stone from Which Sarcophagus VIII
&c Carved.

Boston.-The body OF William Nc
KinIey win rest In a green granite
sarcophagus in his tomb at Canton, o.,
that Of his wife beside 1t in a similar
stone receptacle. The accompanying
picture shows the stone from which
the sarcophagus for the martyred
presidents body Is to be made, as it
appeared when hoisted recently from
the quarry in Windsor, VT The stone
is nine BY five feet and weighs IL
tons A cap Weighing one ton Is to
be made from smaller block. The
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

sion, will become so Reated As 10 be-
come nnbearat-- It is obvious what
would happen t. q Eihe barred Cred
with sneh rapidly IS the Aazim is
sapable Of As Il Is. after about col
or 700 rounds sFe fired tho supply ol
water has to be replsnished. fnr b.
then most Of the original water wili
have become converted into steam.
which escapes through q vent n the
tubing.
Behind the water Jacket is a caslag
in which are fixed the feed box With
lock and firing mechanism and handle
block A powerful recoii spring + a..
fixed to the left side OF the casing
To prepare the gun FOR firing. AFTER
the water jacket IS alled. q belt d ESQ
cartridges Is inserted in the feed box
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
NEW INSTITUTION AT TOXIC HAS
JUST BEEN OPENED UP.
IL Part Of the imperial University and
Was Modelled After the
Boston Public
Library.

The Boston public library has been
the inspiration and model for the new
library Of the Imperial university
lTeikoku Daigaku) at Toxic. The
grouping Of the buildings around al
interior court the large arched win
dows Of the facade. the stacks IN
which the books are stored, the use
OF many varieties Of marble In ifs
interior decoration, but more espe-
cialiy the general reading room, with
It's close resemblance to Bates hall In
the arrangement Of a double row Of
tables, lit BY electric lights, the cases
OF reference books. which in time
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

Jeptha Coleman, Of Atchison, Kan,
gets rid OF mice aud rats by wrapping
cayenne pepper In cloth and stufang
Il into the holes where the animals
pass " and cut. They gnaw at the
rags. and the first thing they know
they have dose Of the pepper that
makes them wish they had not been
50 Industrious Mr. Coleman does not
know whether they sneeze themselves
10 pieces Or simply hike to the neigh.
bors. Anyhow. thy disappear.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

q letter - Vziee g. SAID fll-t Ear0EIs
lszaer ~as polish E1bsaasu wto had
led from Russia after ne rsFul1lie1
1f 1881. Ia.s ns5isuzn. Ehnse name
zE ksrrcMski dEzf went tn Paris.
aftefHafa 20 TafkeF= later Joining tie
Holland troops in Roeneo- Prom BoF-
ne0 he went . japan and there mar
ried & Japanese. From The union vas
born kHrokt who. because of the ma
tsonslity Of bis father. was nieknaned
The P0ieK
i is said that the general IS FeFy
proud Of his Polish origin. and that be
has always cherished the dying wish
CT bis father that his son would some
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
GEN KgRokt alLiTAHY eEaUs
or miSAoc& COUNTRY
Something O. Representative O. Iassas
Empire Who la How Yisitina Thls
ccunsF5-cesee..eans q Pc
Flsh AstIsHan.

New Yark-In vas in 1854 that (
fsnce Of Sweden. whose name hlat0F,
dos not reveal. visited Japan as
guest Of the nation A graduate 0f thI
military schools Of Europe. the visEtol
vas reputed 70 be one Of the leading
princes of bis time ii skill az mill
tafy stFategist and tacticlan. There
vas detailed az bis escort 4 quiet
spoken staa officer of the mikad0's
army. man with the tecffnrnlty Of a
Grant and the face Of 4 Sheridan As
he vas completing bis visit the prince
turned 70 his escort ard said.
II thought I had learned all that
there was to know of tactics and
strategy. but you have shown me- that
there vas much more knowledge 70 BE-
obtained On military matters than can
be had In the schools 81 Europe. Tax
ing yoHr schooling from aa you have
greatly improved On everything that
VIE taught
The staff officer to whom the prince
paid this high compliment was Gen.
Iiei KuFDkI. the now celebrated war.
Ticr who commanded the First army
corps In the war with Russia. and who
rendered such conspicuous service
that Field Marshal Oyama referred to
him as hts strong right arm" Cen
Kuroks is nov In this country Oh
mission 10 the jamestown exposition.
Born 81 years ago In Satsuma. The
Sparta Of japan, Kuroki at an early
age entered the military service 01 the
mikad0, and rose grade by grade from
the lower ranks. attaining III 1884 the
rank of lieutenant general. That was
the year of Japans war with China.
and ID that conflict Kuroki commend
"a the Sixth division OF the invading
army II II related that his divis-
Ion had been geheduled TO be the last
one 60 be embarked for the invasion
of China, and that Kuroki chafed 20
much over the inaction that Be fretted
himself into a state Of illness. But Inn
mediately the troops we're landed and
she smoke 81 battle began to roll from
the sront All Of KuFoki's illness van
ished and he iOyousIy exclaimed:
Ahs this makes me we'll again.
From the very beginning of the war
with Russia, Kurogi halted the worlds
4 9tsentlon BY the display III his mill |
tary skill. Then It was tEla people be-
Ean To inquire more cIosalt about this
warElOr whose military genius shone |
70 respIendent- Efforts were made to
trace hts origin. and although the III. |
quirerB found little assistance from
Ehe silent soldier, II was finally ascer-
taIned that he vas of Polish origin. A
nephew Of the general who was then /
hts studies In Europe. wrote
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
PIG IS BORN WITH TRUNK.
Michigan Freak Resembling Elephant
Lives Two Hours.

Fowiergille. Efieh.-One Of a litter
Of pigs born on Walt Pedders farm re
Gently had head that was combina.
tion Of elephant and human. The ami
NAL lived but two hours
The pigs body was perfectly
formed UP to the head. Where The
forehead should have been was 4
trunk about two inches III length.
This had hole In IT. through which
the animal breathed. and bore j strik
ing resemblance to the trunk og an
elephant. !.
Directly underneath was large
eye, the only one possessed BY the
freak. The cars were large and On
the elephant order.
The lower part Of the head skrlk.
ingly resembIed the human face
Michael pade has secured the body
Of the freak and il having Ii .snonnsad.
All the others I'll the inter we're
normal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
FORMER LOVER RETURNS
AND ELOPES With BRIDE
SWEETHEART CIR GIRLS YOUTH
TURNS UP AND STOPS PRO
POSED WEDDING.

Nashville. s. Drank Bachelor.
who mysteriously disappeared from
the home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson Bachelor. In Harding coun-
ty, IL years ago. and who was long
believed to be dead, returned to his
old home few days Ago just in time
to carry OH Miss Katherine Claussen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

Many people are diseontented be-
cause they never have q good time:
and imagine others do. The fact Ii.
10 one mas very good time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
mINERs, OFFICIAL ON TRIAL.
William .. Haywood Charged With
Conspiracy 10 Commit Murder.

Boise. Idaho William ID. Haywood,
who has been placed On trial in this
city for the alleged murder Of former
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

stone was purchased from the Enright
granite quarry at a cost of 500 in
the rough. The illustration shows the
block placed on sIedges ready to be
hauled to the railroad.
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