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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
WiLHELM or SWEDEN WslTs
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
Descendant Of French Revolutionary
Family Represents Grandfather
King Oacar-Betrothsd 30
Russian Princess.

Philadelphia, Prince Wilhelm
swedena sailor prince" who recent
~ visited this country to represent his
grandfather King Osesar at the
jamestown exposition. is the direct de-
scendant Of a reigning family whose
royalty, like the imperial sway and
dignity Of the first BonaDarte sprsng
directly from the French revolution
When Jacobin fanaticism reached
its elimination in regicide, and Louis
XVI, Of tragic memory, was made to
pay with his life for the sins Of his
Bourbon ancestors On a fateful day
in January. 1898, the flrst Bonaparte
was not on hand to leno eclat to the
scene of the Place de Ia Rev0lutlcl,
which marked the ending Of the old
and the beginning Of the new era
IN French history, in which he was
destined to play such a conspicuous
part. But among the national guards
surrounding the scaffold was another
soldier Of France, who was also a man
of destiny. That man was Jean Bap-
tiste Jules Bernadotte, founder Of the
Bernadotte dynasty, which has occu-
pied the Swedish throne since 1918.
1t may seem odd, but it is only fit
ting that the beginning Of the story
of the royal Bernadottes should be
laid among the grim and bloody
scenes Of the Robespierre reign Of ter
ror. It was only the revolutionary
tide and the subsequent wave Of mill
tansm and conquest that made it pos
sible for Barnadotte-who was OF such
humble origin that all he could obtain
was a place in the rank and file Of
the French army to rise to become
first marshal Of France, the most
coveted title In the First empire. and
afterward to receive the call to a
throne.
And as If 70 set more firmly on the
kingship Of the Bernadottes the stamp
and seal Of its revolutionary origin. It
is related by a Swedish historian that
when the first Bernadotte died. full Of
years and honors and sincerely mourn
ed by a people he had made happy,
and his body was prepared for the
royal sarcophagus, there was found
tattooed on his arm a Phyrgian cap,
which was the insignia Of the Jacob
ins, and under it the legend: Death
to Kings and Tyrants."
Prince Wilhelm is only four genera
tons removed from the founder Of the
Bernadotte dynasty. He is the sec
ond son Of Crown Prince Gustavus
and his wife, who was Princess Vic
toria Of Baden, and is closely related
to the imperial Hohenzollelns, who oc-
cupy the throne OF Germany He is
the grandson of King Oscar. and has
followed the latter's example in enter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
ROOSTER PROTECTS PUPPIES.
Bantam Exercises Fatherly Authority
Over Little Pointers.

Parkersburg, w. VA Bantam
rooster making his bed with litter
Of ten pups and caring for them as
hen would for a brood Of chickens is
not only an unusual sight, but can be
witnessed by any who Will take the
trouble to call at the Monroe hotel
and ask for the privilege
John M Baker, son-in-law Of Propri.
etor Wolfe, Of the hotel, owns the
pups and the rooster. The pups are
about five weeks old and are fine
specimens Of the English pointer fam
lily. They have made a great hit with
the Bantam, who stays with them day
and night He watches them with
great care, picking fees from them
and fighting for them. If any other
rooster OF member OF the chicken fam
lily starts to making things unpleas-
ant fsr the pups, Mr. Bantam quickly
interferes and makes a fine protector.
The pups have attracted much at
tention. Their mother is Rip Rap
and was imported from England
Though only five weeks old, the
pups are very large and frisky as
could be. Their father Is worth in the
neIghborhood Of $1,000. and their
mother being valued at $500 the pups
are highly valued.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

A certain New York alderman was
asked, when It first became kncvn
that he had political ambitions, what
qualifications he had for that Office.
The aspirant for public honors pro-
ceeded to name a number Of his ac-
complishments. Finally he wound up
by saying:
"But what counts for more than all
else is that / can marry mutes in their
own language And that let me tell
you, is no mean qualificatlon. OF all
persons who wish to enter the state Of
matrimony none are so restricted in
their choice Of officiating clergymen or
magistrate as the deaf and dumb.
There are a few preachers IN town
capable of performing a marriage cere-
mony in that language, but couple
of mutes who wished a civil marriage
alone would be hard put to 1t TO find
a competent person among the city's
officials. learned the sign language
a few years ago, when was laid up IN
a hospital, and I think It would be a
good thing to give me the place for
the benefit Of mntes who wish TO be
wed"
The man was elected, and ia recog'
milton Of his one shining talent he
really has been called upon to ohiciate
at a number of these "qulet" we'd
dings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

Have another on myself" this I'M.
moral fowl plainly spoke IN the sign
language. and the second drink went
the way Of the first The Irritation with
the spigot went on until seven or
eight drinks had been absorbed and
the wine ceased to run.
The chicken wandered OF. keoSirS
watchful eye on the big barrel An
other bottle was filled and again the
wine sparkled in the morning sun.
The chicken had another bunch og
drinks on Itself
Does that pullet ever get drunk?'
was asked Of Mr.. Eicke.
Guess it does; acts that way. was
the response. and out IN the yard the
featheted topper was looking more and
more rahsh, with its wings beginning
TO drag. its feathers dlsarrange6 and a
general air OF dissoluteness that vas
simply shocking.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
AssoclATE PERFORMS HEROIC
FEAT WHEN AlR PIPE AND
LIFE LINE ARE EN.
TANGLED.
UNCONSCIOUS WHEN RELEASED
Heroic Deed in Vain, for He Sur
wives Terrible Experience Only
BY Day Despite Best Med
lcal Attention.

Iiondon.-It is difficult TO conceive a
more dramatic story than that Of the
rescue Of a diver Of Torbay after he
had been imprisoned beneath 1s0 feet
Of water for FIVE hours and a half.
Walter Trapneu, government
diver, descended in the English chan
mel outside Torbay at night from the
deck Of the gunboat spanker in con
nection with the salvage operations Of
the sunken torpedo boat No 80. He
got entangled, and another diver
named Leyerett, went to his rescue,
In terse, simple language Leverett
told correspondent Of the events
that followed On the ocean bed.
1--WE are" he said, only supposed
10 remain down about 20 minutes at a
stretch in such depth as rs fathoms
When Trapnell stayed 50 long /
thought there was something wrong.
and l telephoned to him. He told me
that he was fouled in the wreck and
could not get clear All right / re-
piled, I will come down and help YOU
/ descended Immediately, and upon
getting down found that Trapnell was
fixed in such a position that he was
absolutely helpless. The wreck lies
almost upright. Trapnell was stand
Ing upon the sea bed and his air pipe
and life line were entangled in the
deck gear Of the torpedo boat high
above his head. 1t was quite impos-
sible fog him to get up to her decks
and clear himself.
@Being unable to speak to him,
gripped his hand to reassure him, and
he returned my grasp heartily After
that brief handshake / set about re-
leasing him, but It was very difiicult
work. Only those who have dived to
such depth can realize what the SUR
r0undings were like. 1t was very dark.
and the pressure Of the water was
great and the currents ran strongly.
Slowly and laboriously / crept
about the deck Of the sunken boat,
disentangling Trapnell's life line and
air pipe from the davlts and other
places where they had fouled 1t took
me three hours to get them clear, and
/ thought ! should never be able to
finish the job, as was getting ex-
hausted. Once. in fact, gave 1t up
and left him, but ! pulled myself to-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27


there devastated property for several
hours. When discovered by Brey the
reptile was plowing up rows of pota-
toes for the frightened farmer. who
flung an iron bar at the reptile. The
bar weighed 50 pounds.
Although Brey hit the snake, It
curled itself around the bar and car
ried It Oh. taking such hurdles as
hedges and rail fences in its flight.
More than a dozen rails and three
yards Of hedge we're destroyed. At
last the reptile released the bar. which
was bent into a horseshoe shape
Brey near whose farm the retreat
Of this snake is located, has for more
than three years worn rubber boots
to protect himself against snake bites.
The rattler's hundreds Of scouts are
constantly on the watch. and thou
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

sands Of snakes are said to abound
along the river banks.
Dynamited, fired upon, his retreat
subjected to every known method of
known extirpation, the great snake,
defiant of them all, has withstood the
attacks with seeming impunity. Hun
dreds of small rattlers have been
killed this summer by the angry farm
ers Of the neighborhood, but never
have they even injured the terror Of
the Wabash.
Some Of the acts perpetrated BY the
smaller, Shiny animals are those Of
sucking eggs. stealing chickens. milk
ing cows, hugging women. fighting
duels to death with rats aad girdllng
trees. Hundreds of trees have been
killed in this manner by the reptiles,
It is claimed.
This snake is supposed to be the
one that has infested Rattlesnake
bluff, near Carmi, Ill., for the last ten
years Az any rate, the reptile is the
terror Of the Wabash and the worst
property wrecker that ever inhabited
the neighborhood Of GRANVILLE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

next by the International Bureau Of
The Universal Postal Union at BCrne.
The new postal token is IA the
lorm Of ticket emitting the holder
TO exchange It for a postage stamp
81 the value Of Is centimes, or the
equivalent OF that sum in those coun-
tries that have adopted the arrange
ment concluded last year by the dele
gates of most of the civilized nations
assembled at the postal congress in
Rome.
The arrangement was to the effect
that a coupon should be devised to en-
able a person to write a correspond
ent In a foregn land. enclosing the
value Of stamp FOR reply. Inciden-
tally also, the coupon will enable per
sons to pay small accounts in foreign
lands without going to the trouble Of
procuring a money order.
For instance, a resident of the Unit
ed States may write to a correspond
ent in France and Germany and desire
to prepay the stamp required for the
answer. All he has to do Is to spend
six cents for q reply coupon at any
American post Office and enclose It in
his letter. The French or German
addressee Will exchange the coupon al
his own post Office for a French or
German stamp which win prepay his
reply.
II was the British post ONCE that
proposed the innovation. The adop
ton Of the coupon scheme was mo-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

tation that led the pullet astray. As
bottles were filled the observant fowl
noted few bright red drops trembling
on the edge Of the spigot
The rest followed In logical Sc.
quence. Investigation, assimilation,
intoxicatIon. Then It began ali over
again. The appetite was created. and
the chicken has been piling up regular
jags ever since.
With a rakish cock Of its head and
a cynical wink, the chicken strobe de.
liberately up to the barrel just after a
bottle had been drawn It eyed at the
pendant ruby first from one side and
then the other much like bon viyant
playing the light through his glass.
and there was a quick jerk Of the curry.
ing neck and the drop was gone. The
chicken seemed to throw out itg chest;
then Ii rubbed its bin on the pavement
a time Of two, and peeped at the
apigot, where another drop was begin.
ming to grow large
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
cAT AAs rARILLIMa LEE.
cllngs 70 Pilot on Passenger Engine
for Forty MIles.

Pittshurg, PA cat looking as
though It called somewhere between
Altoona and Gallitzln rs home had .
ride the other afternoon, and nov
the feline is located. temporarily. at
least. In Pittsburg
The cat left home inyoluntarily. and
the manner in which 1t arrived IN
Pittsburg was somewhat thrilling.
When train No. S arrived at Union
station the other night, long before It
had come to a stop It was noticed
that some black and white object was
on the COW catcher When the train
came to a stop the object moved.
then mewed. and then, when II had
got its breath, It crawled down on the
COW catcher. and. al shrunk and de.
pressed IN appearance. walked across
the tracks and lost itself In the dark
ness OF Liberty street
The white spots on the animal were
very much bedraggled; escaping
steam ii water had wet It's fur until
Il looked like drowned object. and
the flight Of the locomotive had made
the cat wabbly on It's feet Tyainmen
say that when the train came to a
stop It had It's front paws wrapped
around one Of the signal rods Ike a
condemned man clinging to last
hope They say they do not know
where the cat got on. but think that
they picked It up on tho fly some
where when the engine had slowed
down.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

The principal camp 40 Point San
Pedro has Installed q platform $50 feet
wide and fully 600 feet long on
which are laid the shrimps 10 dry The
platform is laid over the sweep of
shore extending from the bin 70 the
waters edge. Underneath the plat.
form rats have made their home. They
are OF the Australian breed, End are
enormous for rats
They thriyed so well on the fish and
shrimps laid out on the platform that
their numbers were augmented from
sausalito on the south to San Quentin
on the north and they grew fat and
fearless. They jeopardIzed the liveli-
hood Of the Chinese, who drove stakes
from platform to the ground, beneath,
hoping to corner them or All Tong
and Quong Hing, two Of the boldest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

must pay a tribute to the naval sur.
geon and the boats crew for tho way
they locked after 1rapnell whom he
was brought up. They did everything
possible for him."
Leverett was greatly distressed to
hear of the fate Of Trapnell, whose
condition at first raised hopes Of his
recovery. Trapnell, however, died sud
denly in the hospital next night, soon
after his wife and daughter had left
his side.
Leverett, the hero Of this ocean bed
tragedy, is a splendidly built, athletic
young fellow, who is known as a keen
footballer When arranging for the
salvage Of No. 80 the admiralty asked
for volunteer divers, as rs fathoms,
the depth in which the wreck lies, is
much above that to which service
divers are obliged to descend. Trap
nell and Leverett, the two senior ship.
wright divers in Portsmouth dock
yard, volunteered for the dangerous
task.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

ing on O. naval career. Like Prince
Wilhelm. hIs fafa grandfather be-
had slim prospects oi ever being called
% the scepter until hts brother
Charles XV, and the latte. son and
heir. Guslagds, were removed hy
death within comparatively short
time of each 0ther lie also chose the
navy. and he chose wisely, for it has
almost become tradition with the
swedes that a sailor prince" has a
vested right to become the pet of the
nation. Prince Wilhelm is only %
years old. He Is very handsome
Until two months ago there was
little prospect Of the Sailor Prince
ever becoming anything except one Of
the many silent figures surrounding
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
FRIGHTENED oRlENTALs EN-
GAGE tn BLOODY BATTLE
WITH FERociOus RATS.
OFFICERS COME TO RESCUE
Swarm Of Animals Of Unusual Size,
Made Bold by Fear Of Water,
Attack Men on Shrimp
Drying Platform.

San Francisco. For AS minutes
gang Of more than 50 frightened
Chinese fishermen and an army Of
Australian rats, home fed to unusual
size, fought on the shrimp drying plat
form at Point San Pedro, on the Ma
rim county shore. the other afternoon,
and it wae not until Constable George
Agnew and Game Warden George e.
)rtman, Of San Rafael, arrived on
the scene of carnage with armed
deputies that the rats were routed
and the battle ended.
About four o'clock Constable
Agnew. in San Rafael, was told In bad
" broken and frantic English about a
fight that was going on at Point San
Pedro, five miles away His Chinese in
lormant imploged assistance at once
end hung up his telephone Constable
Agnew, thinking that the riot was over
fish, informed Deputy Game Warden
Ortman, and hastily gathering some
deputy constables proceeded with all
/ speed to the camp
What they saw when they swept
into view Of the huge platform looked
like bad dream. While not realizing
It's really natural causes, the men
jumped into the fight and drove the
swarm Of rats from the drying planks
which made an ideal arena for a fight
Over 200 rats were killed and -four
Cinnamon. All Tong, Quong Hing, All
Lee and Sung Suey, were bitten Sc
verely. They had laid about them
yalianly with clubs and bludgeons
grabbed hastily from the platform and
nearby huts and sti'i The force Of huge
rodents, continuously REINFORCED from
beneath the platform, where they had
been imprisoned for nearly "a hours
and made ferocious from fear Of the
encroaching tide waters, swarmed ontC
the wide floor and squealed and fought
and bit as eornered rats are popularly
supposed to do. SO successfully die
they fight that more than the foul
Chinese battlers felt the sinking o
their teeth in their flesh, though
none was Injured seriously.
After the dead rats had been re
moved and first aid had been render
ed the wounded and scared Celestials
an explanation from score Of th'
fishermen, patched up by gesticulatioI
and pantomime, made plain the stor.
Of the struggle and robbed 1t Of itl
delirium tremens suggestiveness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

gethor agaln and went back to him.
We had been good ehums fef years.
Trapnell was one Of Che best Of com.
rades, and I could not desert him. for
/ knew that II ] left him lis last
chance would be gone
y was getting nearly done myself
blood poured from my nostriis. and
was much exhausted, but 1 made an
other effort and stuck to the job until
/ got Trapnell free This was ac-
complished only just In time, for
about three minutes before he was
saised to the surface Trapnell became
unconscious. ] do not now feel much
the worse for my trying experience. i
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
PET SOUTHERN PULLET
GETS ON DAILY JAGS
ACQUIRES HABIT AT cAsK
WHERE BOTTLES ARE FILLED
AND BECOMES A TOPPER.

New Orleans Chickens, though In.
ordinate gluttons, are generally sup
posed to be quite abstemious In their
use Of intoxieants, but Herman Eicke.
Of this city, has big pet pullet, with
a fondness for 'red liquor" that leads
to its frequent disgrace. A barrel OF
wine. kept in the yard. was the temp.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
MONSTER RATHER RULES
COUNTRY ALONG WABASH
BIG SNAKE BENDS HUGE IRON
BAR-PLoWs UP ROWS OF
POTATOES.

BoonviIle, Ind--Holding forth on
bis wooded throne along the banks Of
the lazy Wabash, surrounded by a
royal retinue, the largest rattlesnake
In the world no doubt is living, for
the farmers in the locality Of Gray
Vile, ILL.,, recently have been served
taste of the monster reptiles
strength
The monster rattler recently made
an incursIon on the Brey farm, and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

of the fishermen were placed on guard
to club any rodents that might aD.
pear.
The tide coming in threatened the
brutes which swarmed onto the plat.
form. "swishi" went Abs club and
swat" went Kings, but the rats
showed teeth and tight Other Chi.
nese, attracted BY the cries of the two
guards, who yelled when they felt the
sharp fangs Of the rats penetrate their
thin trousers and draw blood from
their legs, arrived. but so did more
rats.
The fight might have been going on.
yet If the squadron from the San Ra-
fael had not arrived and added gun
powder and bullets to the fray. seeing
which. frightened BY the noise, d.
minished III numbers and undoubtedly
beaten. the rats scurried hlther and
thither to cover.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

Harker-Whewl Great seottl Old
man, what IS that extraordinary odor
around here?
Barker-The ideal Can't you soc
I'm smoking a genuine Turkishg
Harker-H'm Cigarette or towel?
Chicago News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

Bacon see Berlin has an aatomo.
bile fitted up as hearse,
Egbert-I suppose you want me to
say that people are just dying to ride
in it, Yonkers Statesman
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27
HERE Is THE REPLY COUPON.
The Latest Postal Token, to BE Issued
on October l.

Berne.-A new postage stamp. or
rather. the equivalent of a postage
stamp, a reply coupon. as It Is official
ly called, has been designed and will
be put into circulation on October 1
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-27

Where Does He Expect 10 Coz
Does that fellow ever have his
whiskers singed?" asked the citizen.
mo" replied the barber; he says
he'll never have them singed while he
lives. ."-Y Yonkers Statesman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-18

tion. to the highest and best bidder tor
cash all the right, title and interest of
the defendant. Louis Alexander, in and
to the following described property, TO
wit:
An undivided one-half In and TO that
certain lease of the restaurant known
as the Palace Cafe, situated on the
north side of Aultman streer, two doors
west of hurry street, in Ely. White
Pine county, Nevada, said lease Icing
dated April 10th, 1907, and made by G.
l.. Richard to Hiram Z. larsen and
Louis Alexander at a monlhly renta'
of SITS per month, payable In advance
on the 10th day of, each month, and
running for a period of two years,
more or less, or until ths expiration
of the lease from William Kline to said
Richard; also all the interest of satd
defendant, Louis Alexander, in and to
the fixtures of said Palace Cafe.
Said sale will De made at the north
door of the county courthouse, at said
town of Ely, at the hour of IL o'clock
noon, on friday, the 21st day of June,
1907.
Dated, May 81. 1907.
A. C. HOUSE, Sheriff.
By ]. w. Hudgens, Deputy.
First publication, June /; last publ
alton, June %.