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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

Grouped around them are women
agents fecm The various charity or
ganizations. on the lookout for home
less and unaccompanied girls vainly
expecting lovers who never come.
AT last the word is given. The quar-
termasters who have been holding the
immigrants back on the steamers
decks step aside. and with a rush and
great shouting the crowd begins to
pour into the narrow aisle. The sieil-
ians are first. They press forward
hungrily, and the others fall back be-
hind them. Up the aisle they come.
Their luggage has been left piled and
checked on the decks, but almost
every man tenderly carries a Grated
can slung from his shoulder. 1t con
tains homemade olive oil, the real
kind, and he hopes to have the deli
eacy for a reminder of old days at
home when he settles in the new
country.
Task Not Always Pleasant.
It isn't a pleasant task the head
quartermaster has before him. Per
chance he is stout and portIy. He
then suffers some inconvenience, to
put it mildly, and his occasional re-
marks anent immigrants in general
and some in particular are not intend
ed always for gentle ears.
Dr. Stafford stands ready, pencil IN
hand. Before him is white enameled
stand with pitcher and basin Of medi-
Gated water This, for the benefit Of
those willy newcomers who attempt to
conceal natural defects or wounds be-
meath a generous portion of dirt
There is the noise Of prodigious
Scufaing outside the door in the pas
sageway and the next moment around
the corner appears the broad, buxom
form and smiling face Of a woman. It
is evident that the men, eager as they
are, have bowed to courtesy. The wo-
man comes down the aisle slowly,
with beWildered expression. until
DR. Stafford admonishes her sharply in
her own dialect, and she steps toward
him. He stops her for a moment
turns her eyelids back and twists heI
ear. Then he turns her into the out
ward aisle leading to the main shed
where she win await the examination
Of the immigration inspectors.
Dealing with the Throng.
The buxom woman Is the harbinger
OF the throng. Right at her heels ap
pears an unbroken line, and soon they
are passing at the rate Of is a minute
Some are allowed to go without a
pause. Others are held for moment
and then passed. Still others are held
up and passed over to DR.. Riemer for q
more minute examination. Notes Of
this made. Some Of the newcomers
are turned aside into the detention
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02
RARE OLD VOLUME
UNIQUE COPY OF THE KORAN
OWNED m KANcAs CITY.
All Hand Work and Must Represent
Labor Of Many Years-Proof
That Moro Art Was Once
Of High Grads.

A rare old book is owned by Fred
erick C. Butler Of 1924 Harrison
street, says the Kansas City Star.
He found II ia a deserted bamboo
house in Su.u island while he was
with the Fourteenth United States
cavalry in the Philippines in 1903.
1t had been owned by Moro Moham-
medan priest.
The book is copy Of the Koran
and is made wholly by hand Even
the paper Is hand made. The bind
Ing is Of thick, stiff caribou hide. Each
folio is sewed with cord made from
help fbers and is Of an even size,
showing cleverness and skill in spin
ming. In one place there is a little
piece Of smooth bamboo twisted in
the cord to bring it tight when slack
ened from use. AS for age, that can
not be denied by anyone on seeing
the pages. The leaves at the begin
ming and end are frayed and worn and
the paper throughout Is yellow with
age.
The most wonderful thing about the
book is that every character, it being
written in Arabic, was made with a
stub pen or fiat reed. Each page is
covered on both sides with closely
written characters that appear to be
printed when viewed from little dis
tance Around the writing is a mar
gin Of an inch or SO and in this mar
gin are single characters, display let
ters or characters, and sprays Of tiny
flowers done in color. Dispersed
through the writing at irregular inter
walls are little circles drawn with a
compass, the center picture of the
needle being plain in a majority Of
the circles. The circles are filed with
different colors and are appropriately
punctuation marks.
Two pages in particular always ex
cite wonder and admiration. They
alone, Of all others, show the height
that Moro art had reached at the time
the book was made. These pages were
executed with pen or reed as the
others were, except that the writer
brought a brush and gold leaf into
play The marginal design departs
radically from the rest Of the bool
and the writer made design distinct
ly oriental. 1t looks like the border
Of Bokara or Damascus rug. 1t il
almost impossible to describe the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02
SPARROW Nzsr OF MONEY.
Greenbacks Worth sis Recovered
from Eaves Of House.

William McGrath OF Belleville, N. J..
walked into his bedroom several days
ago and saw a sparrow iy from the
top Of o clothes closet out through an
open window.
There was a green piece Of paper in
the birds bill, and McGratb at once
thought Of a roll Of money he had
left in the closet. He found that many
Of the bills had been stripped from
the roll.
He decided to watch and see II the
bird came back. The window was left
open, and the ether day McGrath saw
a sparrow fly into the room He
waited a few minutes and it came out
again and went to a house about a
block away, flying in the caves.
McGrath obtained a ladder and got
permission from the occupant Of the
house to climb up to the caves, and
was rewarded BY finding a nest made
Of greenbacks and straw There were
IS, 50 and 81 bills there, aggregating
about SIS, but in pieces.
McGrath is now trying to piece the
bills together-N. Y. World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02
Tho Hand llIumined Koran.

many little painstaking curves and
curlycues that he put in these two
pages. the color OF which is still
bright and clear notwithstanding the
age Of it.
When the book was found 1t was
taken to Hadii Buto, prime ,aialster
of the sultan of Sulu. and he said
OF it:
This book Is a Koran. written by
a Moro in Arabic many years ago.
There ere nowadays no people In this
island can write such book. | myself
can write it; it would take me about
three months. know the Koran by
heart and could write out of my mem
ory, although it is Arabic It must
have taken that writer more than a
year to finish the work. We Moros
don't have a Koran in the Moro Ian.
guage. We read It in Arabic and the
priests, or hadjis, tell US what 1t
means in our language"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

These are practical for the busy
housekeeper, for they can be applied
in much less time than It would take
to embroider them on the cloth. They
come in two sizes suitable for table
cloths, napkins, towels, sheets and pill
low cases. The letter. which comes
on a small square Of paper, is basted
on the right side of the material, the
paper is torn away, and then the in
itial is whipped on the material from
the wrong side Unless closely ex-
amined the initials look as if they
we're embroidered directly on the ar
ticle. Both sizes are the same price
10 cents apiece and 81 a dozen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02
fake cltIzens.e

Some years ago We used to have a
great many cases of fake citizens
We have no Jurisdiction over a United
States citizen. and We have to be very
careful how we treat them It got to
be quite common therefore for immi-
grants already resident here to take
out citizen papers and ship them to
friends at home for their use In pass
Ing US. But when several cases had
been detected and the parties severe
ly prosecuted, the thing dropped OF,
and we have less Of It now.
Some OF the immigrants, Of course.
are hopelessly ignorant. Many Of them
have the handicap Of fear and reti.
eence. They have been thoroughly
coached by letter by friends here, and
they will stick to the set OF rules and
regulations prescribed, whether they
apply or not. You can never get them
to admit anything. and oftentimes the
developments are high and ludiorous.
They viii never tell you anything that
will help themselves and you, to
hasten the examination. With them.
there are only two classes Of disease.
those contracted on board ship and
those present since birth.
Il once was sure that had a new
case OF spinal disease, when I spotted
q little fellow who stood straight as a
rule, and couldn't bend his back. But
on stripping hiA, I found he had the
barrel Of a shotgun strapped to his
back to escape the customs as he
thought.
Immigrants under II years Of age
get special rates. It Is Quite common
to see ancient '11-year-olds, with fine
growths Of whislers, meanderlne
down the plank.
We spotted a man once on fake
citizenship papers by the aid Of an
Englishman The latter said: The
blowke says as e's been ere III years
an e down't know wot a peanut is. II
amt no Americani' And he wasn't
I'VE run into no end Of hard.lucl
stories, and eame ef them ere reals
very pathstip. But We have to de
our duty - it zones"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

Church Barkley had terrible bat
tie with a monster snake a few days
ago, says a Harrodsburg. KY, dis
patch. He heard a nose upstairs and
went to investigate, and found a snake
coiled on the bed. He fired at 1t with
his shotgun and cut It in two. The
part with the head, about three feet
long. made battle and tried to bite
and coil around Barkley's legs. He
had to fight It out with part Of the
snake. and he says ne never did faster
kseBlng but finally dispatched that
pat Of the reptile. The entire snake
measured nine feet nine inches IN
length. and had a horn. OF some hard
substance. three inchhes long on the
end Of lis tail
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

room 70 await a special examination
after the whole list has passed.
The moment an immigrant appears
IN the door Dr.. safford's eyes size up
his whole appearance. Then. as he
approaches. the physician sweeps a
glance from feet to head, taking IN.
with experienced rapidlty, the whole
detail He notes every characteristic.
II the slightest suspicion attaches to
any feature or movement he holds the
immigrant up, II his first suspicion
is confirmed. he turns him aside.
1t is evident from their manner that
many of the immigrants are alive 70
the significance Of the examination
They have passed similar srdeals IN
their native land and on shipboard
Some OF them open their eyes wide.
and glance straight at the doctor, evi-
IDENTIFY knowing that that will assist
him. Others are obviously nervous.
and they culver In every joint as they
approach the tall figure at the apex
Of the V.
Ex-soldIers Easily Told.
Once In a while an ex-soldler will
appear. It is more than easy to spot
him. He swings around the door with
the precision Of long practice, and
with chest extended and head thrown
back he marches toward the doctor as
he would toward an inspecting officer.
Invariably he IS allowed to pass with
a smile Of appreciation. and occasion
ally he brings his hand sharply to the
salute as he turns the corner.
It is an interesting sight. New
there comes a little, understood Gala
brian who looks as though he com.
blned the burden and woes OF Atlas
and job The doctor is attracted to a
peculiarly in bis color. He stops him
and Dr. Reimer takes his tempera-
ture. Il Is no less than 10a.
Must have malaria" says the doc.
tor, and the little fellow is turned
aside.
Continuously, without pause. the
line passes. The group In the deten.
ton room swells The unfortunates
sit with resigned faces and watch
their healthier fellows swarm toward
freedom
The examination which, 10 the lag
man. seems so cursory Is, In reality
wonderfully severe and searching DIT
Stafford has had years Of experience
has passed tens Of thousands Of immi
! grants and knows their normal char
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02


AS John Patterson, a huckster, was
driving into town from Darlington this
morning he came upon a drove of Is
or 20 swapping turtles crossing the
road. says a Beaver Falls correspond
ent Of the Pittsburg Despatch. Think
ing a few Of them would meet with
ready sale he attempted to catch
them. whereupon the turtles showed
fight. and, Kissing angrily, made for
him with outsTeached heads and
swapping jaws.
Patterson hastily got back into his
wagon, turned his horse and beat a
retreat He says most Of the turtles
were as large as a washtub He
drove into town by another route.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

black and tan dachshund gave
evidence in a law court in New York
recently He belongs to Mrs. Fanny
Hennlng, whose neighbors complain
that he howls all night long. In sup
port Of their contention they exhibited
photographs Of the dog with his
mouth wide open. taken from windows
overlooking the Henning's back yard.
One witness swore that the dog
barked 234 times in seven minutes,
so the judge suggested calling the
dog In he came, leisurely, walked to
the witness chair and climbed into
the seat. yawning lazily anG blinking
In the sunlight. The court ushers
tickeled him in the ribs, rubbed his
head roughly, pinehed him. and even
pulled his ears. He appeared to be so
well bred that not so much as a whim-
per was heard The Judge said that
the neighbors had evidently been dis
turbed by another dog.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

At the Grown. CrickIewood, Eng
land, the public house at which all the
motor omnibuses from the Elephant
and Castle and Victoria and the horse
buses from Charing Cross to Crlckle-
wood stop, robin built IN a gas lamp.
The nesting place Is within the
reach Of anyone standing on the
ground. At one corner Of the lamp a
vefy small piece of the glass Is
broken. and through the hole the
robin gained access to its new home.
FAMILY OF FoHf young robins nas
been reared and can be seen In the
corner OF the lamp.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

One cup Of good white sauce. sea
soned with onion juice, one cup Of soft
bread crumbs. one-half cup Of deviIed
ham. one-fourth teaspoonful Of salt
Mix. and when cold form into Gro
quettes. roll in bread crumbs, dip in
beaten egg and again roll In crumbs
and fry in hot, deep fat. These may
oe varied by using deyiled turkey.
tongue and the like. Parsley and ceI-
cry tips are suitable garnishes.-Good
Housekeeping.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

ean never enter the country, some
who have made the long journey for
nothing, who must bid good-by to theii
luckier friends and return to the, per-
haps, lonely land from which they
started. 1t is for those the two physi-
clans are waiting.
At seven o'clock everything is
ready. The gaNgplank. carefully roped
Of and guarded. stretches from the
deck to a door in the side Of the shed.
This door admits to narrow passage
which winds around mysteriously. and
suddenly swings into wider space,
between iron ratings forming an In.
verted V. At the apex stands DR.. Stat
toId. with Or. Riemer at his elbow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

Soak newspapers in a paste Of half
Z pound Of -four, half pound Of alum
and three quarts Of water. Mix to-
gether and boil. This mixture. which
should be as thick as putty, may be-
forced into cracks, in floors, wains-
coting, etc, with q caseknlfe. L.
hardens like papier maehe Iasatly and
permanently filling any cracks 10
which It may be applied.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

For second days serving cut the
meat. remaining into small portions.
put into a deep baking dish, cover
with gravy. then make baking pow
der crust without shortening, the
same as for dumplings. ana cover the
dish. Steam abo1t three-quarters og
an hour. then serve.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

acieristics as be hows their LAM
guages.
What in a Finn would not excite
the least suspicion On the part Of the
doctor would II seen in an Italian,
cause him to make a careful examina-
tion. Types and natural characters
tics mean much
Many Tricks Played.
In the course Of his work Dr. SAT-
ford runs into some strange charac-
ters. Immigrants viii come jauntily
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

Boston.-When Uncle Sam learns
that fresh batch Of would-be citizens
are headed for Boston from foreign
shores, he sends DR.. M. Y. Stafford and
Or. Hugo B. @. Reimer down to meet
them when they arrive.
The two physicians are keen men
of long experience. They can spot
disease symptoms at a glance. When
an army Of immigrants march on the
United States through this port, they
weed them out with the most minute
care. In matters Of means. ability to
be self-supporting and business inten-
tons, the immigrants must satisfy
other agents Of Uncle Sam. But first
and foremost they must run the gaunt-
let Of the keen, unprejudiced eyes Of
the two doctors.
DR.. Stafford and his assistant, Dr.
Reimer, pass on every one Of the
thousands OF immigrants that enter
the port OF Boston. They meet with
strange experiences, they are ever the
objects OF cunning subterfuge and
piteous supplication, and they make
few errors.
Word. comes TO the immigration Off
GERS at Long wharf that a great ship
with hundreds OF immigrants on board
is due at quarantine at auch-and-such
a time. The doctors know BY the To-
cation OF the port OF embarkation
about what class OF immigrant they
will have 10 deal with, and they pre-
pare for him.
Boarded at Quarantine.
When the ship reaches quarantine,
the physicians are waiting TO board
her. They begin at once with the sec.
ond cabin passengers after looking
over surreptiuously. the passengers
in the saloon. The second cabin pas
sengers are submitted to q rigid exam.
ination, for long experience has
taught the medical authorities that a
greater proportion Of detectives is to
be found in the second cabin than in
the steerage.
II the ship docks just before dusk
or very late In the afternoon, the ex-
animation Is likely to be deferred un.
III morning. In that event, there is
greater excitement on board than
ever The immigrants. most Of them
ignorant and illiterate. know only that
they have at last reached the prom
ised land. toward which they have
been iourneying for days: they feel
only that the time has come for them
TO meet their friends, TO look into the
new world.
The delay chafes them. They crowd
and crush about the decks. quarrel
some and cantankerous. Few of them
sleep They wait sulien and silent
through the long dark hours, their
eyes fastened on the roofs OF the low
sheds and the shadowy outlines Of the
tall buildings OF the water front. They
chatter at times. Sometimes there Is
a fight There is crying OF babies
Occasionally the sharp voice Of q
guard rings out from above.
Some Who May Not Land.
They look very eager and healthy
and robust as they stand in the light
Of early dawn on the steamer decks
But there are some IN that throng who
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

Zip Of his finger on the boys shoulder
and kept ii there I stopped him and
took the hand away, and Ne ran into
the railing He was stone blind, a.
though his eyes didn't betray it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02
UNCLE SANS KEEN
EYE ON FUTURE
CITIZENS
PHYSICIANS OF ExPERl-
ENcE MEET IMMIGRANTS
At LANDING PORTS.
EXAMINATION IS SEVERE
LONG PRACTICE HAs ENABLED
DOCTORS TO NOTE DISEASE
SYMPTOMS AT A GLANCE.

Few "uudsslrabIes" Gain Admission
to the Promised Land, Though
Attempts 70 Deceive the Inspectors
Are Made--Routine at the Port Of
Boston--Dr. Stafford Tells Of All
Sorts Of Tricks Played--"Fake Cit
liens" as General Thing Are Eas-
lily spotted-some Pathetic Stories
Told.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-02

In Persia women are held in little
esteem and it has been said with some
truth that to wear her dress is to be
slave.
The Jasper news., 1907-11-28
CoRRESP0N DENCE
FARMERS UNION

Mr.. Redmond is sill hauling hay.
Mrs. w. q. Kyle visited with Mrs.
Siman Sunday.
Mr.. Smiley made visit to Newport
last Sunday.
Mrs. Moore hauled her geese to
Chandler & Son Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Baker Of Jasper
visited with Mr.. Moore Sunday.
Mr.. Purcell was over TO see VIM Kad
erly Monday.
There was party at Chas. Woodrot =
last week. but not as big crowd At
was at Mr.. Gambeli's.
Little Johnnie French started to Colo
RADIO last Tuesday where he will join
his father and make his home for a
~hla.
VIM Kadefly was to see e. I. Smiley
on business Monday.
VIM. Kaderly had sick horse las,
week but the animal has recovered.
The Jasper news., 1907-11-28
A Hard Debt to Pay.

II owe q debt OF gratitude that can
never be paid off," writes q. s. Clark,
Westheld, Iowa. 'for my rescue from
death, by DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Both lungs we're ~ seriously effected
that death seemed imminent, when /
when l began taking New Discovery
The ominous dry, hacking cough quit
before the first bottle WAS used, and Two
more bottles made u, complete cure"
Nothing has ever equaled New Discov-
ely for coughs, colds and all throat ana
luug complaints. Guaranteed by Webb
Bros. druggist. SOC and sl.00. Trial
bottle free.
The Jasper news., 1907-11-28
ZION

A new fence is Icing put around the
Mitchell cemetary, which greatly helps
the looks OF the lace.
Miss Lilly Mayors OF jasper spent
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Curtis.
The w, G. T. U. will hold an all day
meeting and q lecture inr the evening
Saturday, Nov. 30, ut Zion Chuchs
Everybody cordially invited TO attend.
Herschsl aud Ethyis Radiord spend
Sunday sfseruoon.at Cbas. Billiards..
Mary Curtis WAS ia W"bh City on
business Saturday. -. a,s
viii Marsh and Charlie Covert came
w from Webb City to spend fes days
The Jasper news., 1907-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Willis johnson spent
Sunday with Mrs. Simmons.
Mrs. Gy ddis goes to Webb for Thanks
giving. Miss Fisher and Mr.. and Mrs.
Estry 10 to Carthage. Mrs. Owens
will have all her children at home,
Chssver Riddl" will come from Sedalia,
Lena from Texas and Mrs. Rice from
Dewey,
Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Duckett are
visiting near CRANKY.
Mrs. Foster of Burke, Idaho, will
spend Thanksgiving with Judge Brooks
family at her neice's, Mrs. Berry.
The Jasper news., 1907-11-28
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration upon the estate of Vir-
ginia Rose deceased, have been granted
to the undersigned by the clerk of the
probate court Of Jasper county, bearing
date the 2lst day of November, 1907.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them to
me for allowance within one year from
the date of said letters or they may pre-
cluded from any benefit of such estate;
and if such claims be not exhibited
within two years frow the date of the
publication of this notice they will be
forever barred.
j. :. ROSE, Administrator.
The Jasper news., 1907-11-28

hunting on the farm OF the latter
uncle, G. A. Covert.
1t was noticed Sunday evening that
the new buggy didn't stop where they
keep bull dnps ed to the gate.
Mrs. d. w. Copeland and daughter.
Of Carthage, and Mrs. E. D. Leavell of
Golden City were,r. The guests of d. H.
Wampler and family the latter part of
last week.
Mrs. Stapleton and daughter, Miss
Katherine, of Jasper spent Saturday
night ut Mr.. Covert's.
The Jasper news., 1907-11-28
DEWEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Flowers spent Sunday
at Mrs. Estey's.
Mr.. and Mrs, Rinehart are home
from u visit'in Illinois.
Harry Lowell OF Webb is visiting
Harry pringle. ~,,s.s.S
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover have returned
from visit 70 Macy. Indians. v,
Mr.. BoRRs ard soD from Fl. Dodge.
Iowa, are visiting Mrs. tlwens.