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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

The usual dress of the women of Ice
land, irrespective Of wealth or station.
consists of long garment of wadmol.
hanging from the shoulders to the
heels and fastened with bright clasp
at the neck. over this two or three
blue or white petticoats are worn,
while blue cap, hanging down on one
side Of the head, completes the cos.
tune. On Sundays and festivals the
dresses are both peculiar and striking
IN appearance. There is a bodice. Or
namented with gilt buttons and red
and black velvet Over thu is a tight
fitting velvet jacket, or ''treja," be-
meath two or three bright petticoats,
blue or red worsted stockings and
shoes Of seal or shark skin. The whole
Is surmounted by a remarkable head
dress, very beautiful IN effect. The
''faldur," as It Is called, is made of
stifiiy starched white linen. kept in
place by innumerable pins and measur-
ing often SO much as two feet in
height. Scottish Nights.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

According to the old superstition, If
you find horseshoe and nail It over a
door or on door Of entrance to your
house or fat witches cannot enter. This
belief Is universal. The horseshoe as
an amulet is known among Turks
Jews, gentiles. intideIs, believers, here
tics. The crescent emblem of the Bud
dhists is a horseshoe. The safeguard
against witchcraft may be found in
Tunls, Constantlnople. Spain. Sicily.
Images Of crOcodiles made IN Cairo car
~ horseshoes on snout and tail. The
rich ana arlstocratic. the poor and low
", believe alike in the efficacy of the
charm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22
SOME BID BITES.
They Show the Power Of the Jaws Of
the Crocodile.

They Show the Power Of the Jaws Of
the Crocodile.
The power Of the jaws Of the croco-
ollie is terrific, says Sir Samuel Baker
in his book on wild beasts.
Once, he continues, he had the metal
Of large hook the thickness Of orlina-
ry telegraph wire completely bent to-
gether, the barbed point being pressed
tightly against the shank and rendered
useless. This compression was caused
by the snap Of The jaws when seizing
a live duck which be had used as a
Dait, the hook being fastened beneath
one wing. On one occasion he found q
fish weighing seventy pounds bitten
clean through as If divided by knife.
This, again, was the work Of the snap
Of the jaws Of crocodile.
A Frenchman, NJ. Paul Bert, once
made experiments on the strength Of a
crOcodile's jaws BY means OF a dyna-
mometer. He found that crocodile
Weighing 100 pounds exerted force OF
SOS pounds In closing his jaws. The
lion has an enormous jaw power. On
one occasion an African traveller push.
ed the butt end Of his gun into lions
mouth, and the pressure Of the jaws
cracked it as though 1t had been struck
by steam hammer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22
Is Friday unIuekv7


Is Friday unluckys Gladstone, Bea-
consield. Washington, Bismarck, Fahr-
enheit and Spurgeon were born on Fri
day. Henry VIII. gave Cabot his corn.
mission which led to the discovery OF
North America, Columbus actually dis
covered the continent and the pilgrim
fathers landed at Plymouth Rock on
Friday. Once more: The first news
paper ad. and the first newspaper
printed by steam power (the London
Tines appeared both on a Friday.
while the stamp act was repealed n
England on the same day Of the week.
With Charles Dickens Friday was an
especial favorite. Chicago News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22
Youthful Essayisss.

In the Hull elementary schools a
prize was offered for the best essay on
the evils Of drink, and nearly 10000 pu-
pills competed. Extracts from their
compositions were given by Dr. EccIes
in a lecture before the Society For the
Study Of Inebriety. He quoted the fol,
lowing gems:
To-day many people are in jail for
committing suicide while under the In
fIuence Of drink
"Alcohol has an effect upon medical
mans conclusions"
Doctors say that fatal diseases are
the worst"
doctors say that the increased death
rate shortens lives"
"Some people think that the abuse OF
drink II right; some take Il as q med
cine. London Tlt-Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22


Willing Mordersrs Plenty in che slums
81 london.
I am told that a ten pound note viii
buy a mans life il London-that any
unsuspiclous person can fan into the
Thames on d dark night or break bis
neck going round a slippery dark cor.
ner Or fall under a van il a little bit
of crisp paper changes hands, says
London writer.
know that very distinguished
playwright. wishing to work out the
plot Of a melodrama, went into a high
class den Of thieves, made friends with
some Of the leaders and unfolded to
them as something he wished to put
into execution the plan he had devised
for his Villains action.
He told his listeners that there was
very important flnancier be wanted out
Of the way for forty-elght hours while
be played the very dickens on the Stock
Exchange with the stocks the anancier
q rolled. He suggested to Ills listen
ers that an attractive lady and a yacht
would be the simplest means Of insur-
ing this object.
His hearers concurred. They knew
the very yacht for the purpose. A skip
per and crew could easily be pro
duced, and concerning the lady there
would be no difficulty whatever.
"Then, after the forty,eight hours. we
will Of course bring him back" said the
dramatist brightly. thinking Of his
fourth act.
A cloud came cver the faces Of hig
audience: well, guv'ner, of course, If
you wish It, but It would save such o
lot Of questions being asked If he just
went quietly overheard" the spokes-
man suggested.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22
THE SNOW BUNTING.


A Feathersd songstsr Of ths .srctic's
Trssiess Wastes.
one Of the most interesting of arctic
binds IS the snow bunting or polar sing
ing bird. A native Of Spizbergen and
Nova zembla. its short agreeable notes
sound doubly sweet when heard ia
these reeless wastes. The birds build
their nests In the mountain clefts
or under large rocks. lining them with
feathers and down. In winter time
their plumage is warm and abundant
and especially fits them for the rigor
or an arctic winter. During the breed
ing season and summer they live en-
tirely on insects, particularly gnats.
while IN winter they subsist on moss.
roots and seeds. Some winters less
rigorous than others they are in abun-
dance, but at times famine compels
them to seek a more favorable climate,
and they are then seldom found until
they invariably reappear toward spring.
These bnntings are distinguished BY
a long claw on TIER hind toe. struc-
ture which really enables them to run
about with ease on the soft snow.
OF the other birds | may mention
pufins, divers, looms, dovekies, gulls,
skuas, burgomasters. klttiwakes, terms,
swans. geese, hawks. eagles and every
variety Of ducks known to inhabit the
northern shores OF America and Eu-
rope, including the scooter. long tail.
scaup duck, merganser goosander and
raven. These delight in revellng and
resting among the moss covered banks
and shores and among grasses and
shrubs that exist about the polar will
low with its horizontal roots and
shrubs, for in this country the forests
are more in than above the earth
Field and Stream.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22
The onIon's Virtues.

Onions are really sweeteners Of the
breath after the local effects have pass
ed away, says one learned doctor.
They correct stomach disorders and
carry of the accumulated polsons Of
the system. They provide a blood pu-
riher that all may freely use. AS a
vermifuge the onion cannot be surpass-
ed and eaten raw will often check a
violent cold in the head One small on
lon eaten every night before retiring is
this well known doctors prescription
Tor numerous directions OF the head
and is highly recommended for sleep
lessness 1t acts on the nerves in a
soothing way, without the injurious ef-
fects Of the drugs often applied.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22
SHE HAD a REPUTATION.
But the Customer Was Not Going to
Eat the Lady.

But the Customer Was Not Going to
Eat the Lady.
A lady who intended to give q dinner
to some friends at which the piece de
resistance was to be duck shot by her
husband on the shores Of eastern Mary
land. decided that none but the very
best Jelly should be served as an ac-
compartment to the dainty fare.
SO she proceeded to a gorgeous
Broadway establishment. a pace
where one pays a quarter apiece for
tomatoes and a dollar a stalk for as-
paragus at certain seasons Of the year.
The Jelly the clerk offered her did not
appear to be just what she wanted. so
she suggested another variety.
"But madam" said the clerk
haughtily, ''this is the very best jelly
you can buy. It Is made by Mrs. Nc
Guggin of Brooklyn And he pointed
to the label on the Jar.
'I've never heard Of It," meekly sug-
gested the lady. Are you sure It's all
right? Do you guarantee it2'
Seeing that his customer was ex-
tremely mild Of character and perhaps
to be easily ratified, the clerk smiled in
patronizing way. ''GuaranteeF re-
peated he, more haughtly than ever,
MADAM. we don't have to guarantee
Mrs. McGuggin's jelly. Her name is
enough, This lady. madam. has repu-
tatIony'
"Oh, have do doubt Of that, I'm
sure" broke in the mild hammered
lady, with heightened color. "Tm
not questioning the lady's reputation
1t was the Jelly. assure your
York Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

Faith viii do wonders. A woman in
Deyonshire, England, recently said to
chemist:
live got cruel, bad cough, surely.
I've heerd that bronchial troches are
good things. Hav'ee got anyY'
The assistant pointed to small box
on the table and said:
yes; there they are
How much is it?'' was the inquiry.
The price was paid, and the old wo-
man took her departure AT night the
assistant missed box of glycerin
soap three cakes.
A couple Of days afterward she re-
turned to the shop and said:
Il want'ee to take back two Of them
things had t'other day. took one Of
'em. 1t was mortal hard to chew and
awful to swallow, but 1t cured the
cough. London Queen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22
THE WHITE LADY.


Warning Death Phantom Of the Reign
ing House Of Prussia.
On the night before the battle OF
SaaIfeId Prince Louis Of Prussia and
his adjutant Count Nostitz, were chat
ting In the SchIoss Schwarzburg- Ru-
dolfstadt The prince was anticipat-
ing victory when he suddenly turne,..
pale and rushed from the room, pur-
suing through the hall a shadowy
white robed figure. The sentinel saw
II also.
Next day Nostitz and the prince saw
the white lady on a hill wringlng her
hands in despair as the Germans fell
back. A few minutes later Louis was
killed and Nostitz wounded. Nostitz
told the story to his son, and the son
to Unser Fritz.
The white lady's first appearance
was when she was seen In the palace
at Baireuth in 1886. She appeared
eight or ten times In the next century
When the French officers were quar-
tered in Baireuth she frightened them.
in particular General d'Espagne. who
the day after he had seen her. pointed
to a portrait on the wall and cried.
1T is shel That means my death r
He was killed soon afterward
The superstitious Napoleon wouldn't
sleep In the castle. but the white lady
went to see him elsewhere She was
seen before the death Of the beautiful
Queen Louise. Of Frederick William
III. Of Frederick William w.. OF I'M
ser Fritz himself and OF many other
members Of the reigning house of
Prussia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22
AN OLD PRovERB
"A Penny Saved Is Penny Earned
Is Almost Universal

"a Penny Saved Is q Penny Earned
Is Almost Universal
Like most Of these wise old proverbs.
"a penny saved IS a penny earned is
probably. ia some form or other. mil
versal In Germany there are three
forms Of it, penny saved is a penny
gained (''Ersparter Pfennig ist so gut
vie erworbene'l "A penny saved is
twopence got (''Ein esparter Pfennig
ist zwelmal verdlent'0 and Penny is
penny's brother c'Pfennig ist Pfen-
nig's Bruder''l. IN Spanish, "A penn.
spared is a penny saved'' C'Quien conc
y dexa, dos veces pone la mesa'D In
Dutch, a penny spared is better than
form gained ('sEen stuiver gespaarc
is better dan cen gulden gewonnen'1.
In Danish. "A penny In time is as good
as dollar" CEN SHILLING er i Tide saa
god som en- Daler'1. In French, "Sav-
ing is getting C'Qul epargne. gagne''l.
Similarly in German, Saving is a
greater art than gaining ('Sparen list
grossere kunst ais erwerben''). Danish,
Money saved is as good as money
gained" C'Den Penge man sparer er
saa god som den man avler'1l. Italian,
Money is moneys brother" (''Il danaro
g fratelIo del danaro'D. But money is
no gain when it advances meacocks"
C"Deniers avancent les bediers'). Eng
lish. Penny and penny laid up will be
many" and Who will not keep a pen
ny shall never have many"-he who IS
prodigal Of little can never have a
great deal London Notes and Queries.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

Does this injury befall me deservedIy
or undeseryedIy2 II deseryedly. IT Is
not an Insult but judicial sentence;
II undeservedly, then be who does In
Justice ought to blush. not /. And
what is this which Is called an insult 7
Some one has made a Joke about the
badness Of my head, the weakness Of
my eyes, the thInness Of my Iegs' the
sh0rtness Of my stature. What insult
Is there in telling me that which every
one sees?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22
Whx hs HIt HIm.

''You shouldn't have hit that man
who called you q liar"
Shouldn't, heyT'
aNo; you should have demanded the
proof, and If be could rot produce it he
would have been branded as the faIsi
Ger"
that's all right ethIcally, but l knew
be had the proof. Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

Progress in the sense Of acquisition
is something. but progress in the sense
OF being is great deal more. To grow
higher. deeper. wider as the years so
on, to conquer di1seulties and 10 ac-
Quire more and more power, to feel ali
ones faculties unfolding and truth
descending into the soul this makes
life worth living. james Freeman
Clarke.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

she was examining her new waist by
the aid Of the big mirror. "Dear me. !"
she exclaimed pettishly. Il can't see
anything pretty In thisv
"Well. cam ehuckled the yonng
man who was sitting on the sofa.
@ReaIlyl And what do you see pret-
ty in it2"
Why, you.v
and then she blushed and said she
thought the waist was just too lovely
for anything. Chicago News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

Hang It al. my cigars gone out. /"
be said. 1T spoIIs q cigar, no matter
how good It may be, n you let II 20
out" "A cigar" she observed, Is IN
that matter not unlike man. New
Orleans Times. Democrat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

Mrs. Hautton (maIiciously) You
we're. such charming debutante, my
der. fifteen years ago. Mrs. Inglefc
Vas II only remember you made
such lovely chaperon for me when
came out London Tit.Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

Mrs. scraags = And Why did your
new girl leavel Mr. Blinks.-I paid her
in advance Mrs serages- shouldn't
think she would object to that Mr..
Blinks She didn't II pleased her 50
she couldn't work
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

TO tell our own secrets Is generally
folly. but that folly il without guilt.
10 communicate those with which we
are lntrusted Is always treachary. and
tFeachery for the moss part combined
with folly johnson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

AWhere are you going. SandyY said
one Ecotchman TO another. doom to
the club" said Sandy. And wha'
fo0ET Just 70 contradaect wea
bit Detroit News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

A financial genius Is a man who can
have family and money AZ TIE seme
time New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-22

The bounty Of nature Is top little for
lie srmdy man. Seneca.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-07-12
GOOD WORK
Done Daily in Dallas.

Nearly every reader has heard o
Doan's Kidney Pills. Their good wori
still continues, and our citizens are con
stantly adding endorsement by public
testimony. No better proof OF merll
can be had than the experience o.
friends and neighbors. Read this case
Mrs. N. Swaggert, Of Sl9 Garden ST.
Pendleton, Ore, says; "Both my hus-
band and myself have used Doan's Kid
ney Pills with most gratifying results
Mr.. Swaggert was troubled quite
severely with his back and kidneys for a
long time, and nothing ever helped him
as Doan's Kidney Pills have. have
known of the healing and curative
power of this remedy for some time,
and found that few doses would quick
iy remove any lameness or pain in the
back caused by kidney arrangement. !
am glad to help make Doan's Kidney
Pills better known to all afflicted with
backache or kidney trouble.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan Sand
take no other.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-07-12
sHALL De FERTILIzRr

A reader Of this department residing
in Los Angeles and owning large
farm in Illinois writes making inquiry
as to the value Of phosphates as fer
tillzer for his own and other Illinois
corn farms citing reports Of the Illi-
nois experiment station farms in way
Of Introducing his query. There Is lit
tie reason to suspect that the reports
of the state experiment station are
biased or colored because of financial
interest which the directors of the
work might have In concerns offering
such phosphates for sale, and we be
lieve that their findings can be taken
at face value. While there would
seem to be slight call for commercial
fertilizer on any farm which has been
properly and wisely managed and in
which the products of the soil have
been sold in the finished form of beef,
pork, mutton and butter instead of in
the raw grain form, in the latter case
the application of a certain amount Of
commercial fertilizer of the kind men
toned would seem to be advisable and
calculated to return to the soil ele
ments Of which 1t has been robbed
through years of uninterrupted and
none too careful cropping. If one has
serious doubts as TO the efficacy Of
such treatment 1t would seem to be
wise to make careful test of such !
artificial fertilizers on a small scale
a few acres. Much would depend on
the character Of the soil and even |
more upon the kind Of treatment which |
II had received, and such an expert
ment carefully conducted, with results
noted would seem to demonstrate be-
yond question whether the application
Of such fertilizer ON the whole farm
would be practical and justlfable.
There is so much opportunity for the
adulteratlon of commercial fertilizers
that we question the wisdom of using
the output Of any company unless 1t is
by ones own state ex-
pertinent station. AS showing the ben
eft of artificial fertilizers we note an
experiment conducted through period
If seven years by the Ohio experiment
station, which showed that a plot of s
and fertilized with stale or bleached
manure produced an average yield per
cre of 81 bushels of corn, 1850 bush
is of wheat and 1850 pounds of hay.
In adjoining plot fertilized with stale l
manure, REINFORCED by phosphate,
ielded an average of GLIB bushels of !;
orn, 2428 bushels of wheat and 1886 !;
ounds of hay. i
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-07-12
Long Live The Klngl

is the popular cry throughout European
countries; while in America, the cry Of
the present dayis "Long live DIR. King s
New Discovery, King OF Throat and Lung
Remedies n Of which Mrs. Julia Ryder
Paine, Truro, Mass says; ut never
fails to give immediate relief and to
quickly cure a cough or cold. Mrs.
Paine's opinion is shared by majority
of the inhabitants Of this country. New
Discovery cures weak lungs and sore
throats after all other remedies have
failed and for coughs and colds it's the
only sure cure. Guaranteed by Belt x
Cherrington, Druggist. 50c and $l.OO
Trial bottle free.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-07-12
A $3.50 EAR OF CORN.

At the close of the short course In
corn and stock judging which was held
at the Iowa experiment station at
Ames the first two weeks in January
all Of the prize corn which was on ex-
hibit was auctloned off to the highest
bidders. The prize sweepstakes ear,
which was Of the Reid's yellow dent
variety, was about fourteen inches long
and weighed twenty ounces, being pro-
nounced by Professor Holden, the corn
expert, as the finest ear of corn he had
ever seen. When this was put up at
auction 1t ran up to $780, at which
price 1t was bid In by the man who
raised 1t. A bushel of corn at this
rate would be worth about $500.
while single kernel of the ear In
question is worth about 13 cents. The
interest which has been aroused among
the corn growers of the state in the
matter of raising the largest possible
number Of bushels OF thoroughbred
corn to the acre Is very keen, and the
present year promises TO be productive
Of even more striking results than the
last has been.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-07-12
THE SAN JOSE SCALE.


The San Jose scale, whose ravages
have meant a loss of millions of dol
lars to the fruit growers of the coun-
try, was first introduced in this coun-
try in the early seventies on the
grounds of James Lick of San Jose,
CAL, and from that time on there has
been good deal of question as to
what country was the original home of
the pest. Explorations and investiga-
tions lately conducted by representa-
tlves of the agricultural department at
Washington prove quite conclusively
that the scale insect Is q native of GER
tain districts in China, where its
ravages seem to have been compare
lively Insignificant, conditions not hav-
ing been favorable to It's propaga-
tion Transferred to this country. how
ever, it spread with amazing rapldlty,
attacking not only fruit, but other de
ciduous trees as well. Several varie-
ties of insects have been found which
seem to be natural enemies of the
scale insect, but the largest measure
of relief has come from thorough spray
ing with the well known sulphur
wash, which has not only protected or
chards against this, but other fungous
enemies.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-07-12
Eor sale.

One 24-horse power, iacketed uni
versal engine, burns straw, coal OF
wood one 32x54 inch, large cylinder,
separator and clover-huller combined,
together with two large round water
tanks, each with pumps and hose
cook-wagon, furnished with cook stove
and cooking utensils; wagon racks
and everything ready for the field.
Although this machine has only
thrashed about 50 days ard when not
In use has been we'll housed and is in
fine shape. will sell the whole outfit
for much less than half its first cost,
as have given up farming.
JAMES ELLIOTT.