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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17
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! Bread Upon the Waters


would bring sufficient money 10 9ur.
chase the farm No need then for IA.
ther to toll and mother to worry. lt
seemed the path 81 duty
The little white bed With the coy
erlet undisturbed told its own story
with the fearstained note pinned on
the dressing case
I'm going away" It read TO study
music and have my voice cultivated.
When I've grown rich and famous, I
WIN cowe back Not TIN then. For
give me and g0od.by. lildy."
Gone, cried the frantic mother;
gone 70 become an actress"
TO the mind Of these simple coun-
try folk her future career was looked
upon IN the light of a disgrace Moth
ing appeared quite so appalling az
the lie Of an actress. Inyoluntarily
they associated II with scant appare.
and rouged face. she was dead 70
theml
Ten years passed, bringing naught
but adversity TO John spaulding. The
crops had failed. many Of his choicest
cattle had died. Poverty had come
TO them, grim, dire poverty.
Better sell the place out before II
would 30 to rack and ruin OH how
they loathed to part with It, the roof
that had sheltered them for many
years still, the creditors must be ap-
peased.
She promised to come back some
day" she nulmured. The tears fell
fast and thick on Mrs. spaulding's
faded gown. She win find only
strangers here, she said bitterly.
A letter had come from the agent
that week, stating that purchaser
had been found He. the agent. would
run down with the party toward the
close Of the week, and now-why! It
was Thursday Surely this was the
close Of the week.
If Tidy were only here" She
clung to the strange name through al
these years. Yes, II the child were
here she might comfort her
Poor old soul! Through her tear
dimmed eyes she saw carriage drive
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

Hows thisl A tiny balloon Of Grim
son rubber sent up BY a child from
the Tulleries garden October 20, at
the children'a fete at which 1l.000 Of
these balloons were sent up. has beat.
en- the worlds record for speed and
distance. It went 1,2l1 miles in 1914
hours. and vas caught at Underman-
laani, In the parish Of Jettl, Finland,
shortly before noon October 21. What
4 pity somebody wasn't aboard this
tiny record-broakerl Only the name
and address Of the child who liberated
It IN Paris. with q card asking Ehe
finder to send It back, made this ex,
traordinary voyage. But It Is q straw
showing what We are all coming "a
ono q these fine days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

one reason SHY 1lr Baxter never
Hkes ~ 30 aat evenings is becansa he
seldom Car huz room enough 81 the
street cars 40 make himself comfort
able There never Has person who
liked tn spread himself physically a8
does Ar EazteF. Mrs Baxter Las fre-
euenfiy been Eoreiy hnmiliated hy that
fact When they are out together he
refuses 10 squeeze into close quarters
just for the sake of being near her.
Il there IS a wide space at the other
end Of the car Baxter unsentimeutally
moves on and drops into 1t without
minding In the least that he has left
her alone.
Since last Thursday night, however.
Baxter has promised to think less Of
his material sersibilites. That even
ing the Baxters went to the theater.
Going home Baxter. as usual. refused
to sit By bis wife on the ground that
be would be undulg crowded. There
vas a rift in the row Of humanity fur
ther along the line. and Re went down
and filed In there, He sat beside a fat
man. who had previously travelled a
short distance over the alcoholic route
The fat man had noticed from afar
Baxter's disinclination to share his
wife's society, and he thought he un-
derstood the cause Pleased with his
powers of diyination he nudged Bax.
ter good-naturediy
That's right said he Don't give
her a chance to bullyrag you before
folks It's bad enough when you're
alone, bat it's worse when there's any
body around to hear That's why / give
the old lady the slip. Wen both catch
It when we get home. but we're safe
for the rest Of the trip. anyway"
The alcoholic mans old lady" half
! dozen steps away, overheard. and.
judging by the rapid-ilre action cf her
eyes. 1t was pretty safe to guess that
the fat man would catch it" even II
Baxter didn't
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17
The Spanish eaIIeon.

Primarily the galleon was but a
peaceful merchant ship, but by the
irony Of fate she became, almost from
her inception, center Of the fiercest
fighting. Square rugged and high Of
stem and stern, broad Of bow and low
OF waist. with massive bulwarks and
forecastIe, and poop three and four
decks hiSh, she possessed a pictuis
esque appearance, but little Of sensi-
BILE naval architecture. The stem was
clumsy, broad and blunt. and smashed
heavily through the waves, to the
great detslment of speed; this and the
towering stern presented such sur
face to Aie wind that the difficulties
Of steering were quite formidable, and
six or eight men at the wheel were
not unusual The method in this ap-
parent madness Of marine construc-
ton was the landlubber's instinct.
still strong in men Of the sea of those
days, to reduce all naval maneuvers
to the stand-up-and-knock-down tao
tics Of the land fight on common
platform.-scribner's Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

1T takes just about 500 new keys
year to keep us going, remarked
Dave Mills, assistant manager Of the
Euclid, the other day. That does
not include the keys that are carried
away and returned by mail Then
lots Of people take the metal tags OF
keys in order 10 carry the keys In
their pockets. and the tags get lost.
Sometimes a guest win return key
that he has carried for a year or 30.
But the funniest proposition ever
struck was this: We got a letter
one day from a man out in Dea
Molnes, Ia, who wrote to apologize
for not returning key he had taken
away. He said he found that the key
just fitted the front door Of his home
and as his wife had lost the key to
the house few days before, he feit
obliged to keep the key from the
Euclid, much as he hated to do IT,
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17
noof VenfIlators.

One can hardly look out Of a win
dow IN contemplation Of the roofs
without seeing number of metal
hooded yentllators. which have come
Into general ass for the purpose Of
creating an air current In lofts or air
chambers The only disadvantage con.
necied with their use Is that in case
of fire they act as a chimney and aid
materially IN the spread Of the flames.
IN 1 recent Improvement made in
these Yentllatora, the hood Is held In
an open position By a lever movement
controlled by a fuslble link IN case
q Gre this link Is melted, and the
hood Is allowed 70 fall Of its own
weight. and IA doing SO It closes the
air passage and cuts Of the draft.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

caains OLE Aeera Candy Sian had al
Interesting carsee-sala e Rave
Been Mere Tran Cen
turs cld.

The death 0f Hannibal. the negro
candy man. has lett Yale with 10 mas
cot but Pop Warner. tie cross eyed
expresaman. whose auto track now
takes % Official crowd 70 az the ath-
letic games. pop has iust made bis
debut, rnd At win be years before he
attains the fame q Pop Smith.
fDayy, the candy man. Murray. the
hickman and Hannibal
II many respects Hannibal was the
most remarkable 0i the long list IT
Yale favorites He was gifted with q
versatility granted 70 few men, black
Or white. He was one Of the campus
fayorites il 1869. when G. F Woods
wrote I'll -Four Years al Yale"
Candy sam's chief rival Is a crafty
black man named Hannibal, whose en-
trance into the room II always az.
companied by some such formula as.
Not wishing 70 disturb the gentlemen
In their studies / call to see IL either
q the gentlemen would like to invest
IN purchasing from me some packages
Of superior old-fashloned homemade
molasses candy. This rigmarole, like
the rest of Hannibals speeches, is de-
hvered with the greatest appearance
OF gravity and without pause OF in
fection Of any sort"
Hannibal's age was in dispute. He
was said to have crossed the century
mark. One Of hts original sayings
when asked how old he was used TO be
that be had a faint recollection Of
the FIRST thunderstorm in Connecticut.
The mock orations he delivered viii
live IN the memory of Yale men as
long as they cherish a recollection Of
the university, and hardly an alumnus
win read of his death without Re.
calling some anecdote OF the old negro
who sold candy. gave boxing lessons,
sleight Of hand exhibitions, sang and
danced and made speeches on all
occasions
Early In life he was an instructor
IN boxing IN the Yale gymnasium. He
was one Of the quickest pugillsts IN
action who ever struck a blow. and he
met George Dixon In several bouts
without The former negro worlds
champion getting the decision. Ho
was thrown into a room with John l..
Sullivan when that champion was at
the height OF his popularity. John L.
at that time weighed more than ESQ
pounds, and when Hannibal was asked
II he wished to meet the champion he
answered: Hannibal is not Mahomet,
and must refuse to mix It up with the
mountain"
Approaching group Of college stu.
dents, Hannibal used TO say: Not
wishing to interrupt the gentlemen,
and wholly IN the search for lnowl
edge, which has been my unvaryine
custom through life, would like to
ask the gentlemen here question
What is the first thing a gentleman
puts on when he gets up in the morn
ing"
Everybody took a chance In an
swering, and when all had finished
Hannibal would say: Not wishing tc
place myself above the gentlemen
present in knowledge, I beg to say
that all you gentlemen are wrong. The
first thing a gentleman puts on In the
morning IS his foot-on the floor"
His Latin oratIons were his spe
clalities. He had attended commence
ments half century ago. had learned
by heart some of the addresses and
had copied the pronunciation Of the
speakers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

up the pathway, stopping at the gate,
The future occupant Of her home. no
doubt 1t would never do to let
them witness her grief: she must
brush the tears away. She bent her
face closer over the worn coat she
was mending She heard the soft
rustic OF garments. while the odor
Of violets came to her.
The woman must be rich to wear
such beautiful clothes. What could
she want with the FARM She AL
most hated her Was she not taking
the roof from over their headsg
Well, now. that's what call a gen.
erous offer"
1t was the agent who spoke. bland
and smiling.
What do You say to that. Mrs.
spaulding?" he went on. eThe lady
says you may remain for awhile: until
autumn It viii give you time ia
look about and"
we don't want to remaln.s broke
In old John spaulding. seated IN the
chimney corner, with hands hardened
BY toll folded In a helpless sort OF
fashion across his knee. No no.
he muttered, we cant take favora
leastwise from strangers. Can We.
Liablag7
His wife shook her head sadly.
IT'S very kind OFFER" she saId
"but We cannot accept It"
You cannot take IT." asked A
sweet, musical voice. Not even froni
Don't you know me, mother7"
Not Tildywinksl
She stood before them, beautiful
and smiling. II was she who bah
purchased the old home. eThe bread
cast upon the waters had indeed come
back
TEL me, Tidy, darling" asked
the elder woman, looking At her
through tears Of Joy. you are NOT IL
aetress7 You don't sing in
"0nly sacred music MOTHER sbo
answered. Knowing your views -
the subject, have respected tham
IN the world Of music I am known
as-"
She whispered a name whose fame
had reached even that quiet little ham.
let
Then you are Mademoiselle-"
She sllenced the lips with kiss
TO the world, yes, but to you let ma
always be plain Tlidywinks."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

- - - -
Wheel 8esses Whieh Can Be Jssa Oh
"A. orl-naIl Haaa..

Attempts have eeen made from ilme
10 lime Is extend tie sport % H1at
inr to ordinary smooth roads The
reason that roller skates cannot bs
used 90 Bacadam roads Is because
ths rollers aFe 81 such small diameter
ihat they dfeB into eyery depression
and unerentess 81 TIE road and
cheek the progress 0f The skater
what IS necessary, then. IS g
skate Bitb large wheels. But these. 4
placed directly under The skaters feet
Wia raise bin dangerously high How
ever. tie difficulty Seems % have been
s0lYed BY a Swisa Inventor. Mr. M.
Koller. Of Winterihur. Who has de-
signed the skate shown Ii the accom-
panyihg Illustration
It viii BE- observed. continues the
Berlin correspondent of Scientific
American. thai the skates are each
provided with a single wheel which IS
ab0ut d foot Id diameter. The skaters
foot Is supported below the center Of
tDe wheel aun in order that tne tread
may come directly below fhe center Of
The skaters foot the wheel Is SET on q
slant the wheels are dished compris-
ing a disk of corrugated metal con-
Meeting the hub with the rim, and also
q series of tension spokes which serve
40 aiihen them The fool support IS
suspended on a hanger attached 70 lhe
wheel axle. and u ID provided with d
pair Of braces extending upward %
support strap which is fastened
around the ekatef's lee above the
ankle To prevent the wheels from
rolling backward d brake Is attached
10 the foot support and bears against
the Inner periphery Of The wheel rim.
This brake ~ normally out of action.
but Is automatically vet as soon as the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

of the radioactive elements hitherto
known. he has accordingly given II
the name ionium. because, In com
mon with other radioactive substances,
1T possesses ionizing power, or abil-
ity TO separate gases into their until
mate constituents Says Prof. Bolt
wood
Experiments which have been car
ried ont with a view to obtaining a
quantitatiya separation Of this new
element from small quantities Of very
pure uranlnite have given results
which are in good agreement with one
another and which indicate that the
activity Of the new element in equi-
librium with radium is about os Of the
activity of the radium itself with
which It Is associated. This Is about
the value to be expected if the new
substance IS intermediate between
uranium and radium
Strong evidence has, therefore,
been obtained Of the existence in
uranium minerals OF a new radioactive
element, which produces no
emanation and which resembles tho
rium In IT'S chemical properties. It is
without doubt dlsintegratlon product
Of uranium and Is in all probability
the immediate parent Of radium.
Further experiments are in prog
ress which 1t is hoped win afford ad-
ditional information as to the proper
ties and chemical behavior Of this new
body
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

Il is stated that the Russian ad-
miralty has decided on the construc-
tion at the Baltic works Of two battle
ships Of $4,000 TONS. to be completed
within two years. They VIII be
armed with ten 12-inch and six eight
inch guns
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

Rumofs of disaster seem Inevitable
10 arctic exploration Recently we
referred % the probable loss Of W. s..
Bruce. who WAS prospecting for coal
fields n eastern spItzbergen. There
was strong preaumptiye evidence that
70 and his companions had been lost
bnt word nov comes Of their safety.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17
REPAIRING TIRE CASINOS.
How Considerable More Wear Can Be
Got Out Of Them.

An old lire casing that may not be
in q condition to warrant the repairing
BY a regular repair man can be put in
condition TO get several hundred miles
Of service from It says The Motor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17
FHHT 1F Hi1H
W srsaansea aa
important ? ~

lAe ISOLATION new radioactive
chemical element which aprls 70 g.
fts immediate psrsnt oi aiium gI
iha nee ifem silica that ELEMENT
s. derived g announced ay Frol Ber
tram B Boltwopd ~ Yale ia The
American Journal d science over e.
geaf ae5 Prof Bo'tTood announced
that DIS experiments indicated Che
separation from uranium e slch
substance. and BE has nov been abie
t1 prove that tt ss Identical with none
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

Didn't he roll his rs?e some one
asked little Dorothy, when The distin.
guished foreigner had departed.
Y didn't notice. was the reply:
but saw him roll his eyes"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

snalls as Sheep Food.
English sheep are sometimes fat
tonod on gnalls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
RIFLES SERVED.
Twenty Rounds Ball Cartridges
Are Dealt Out
To the Local Volunteer SOldiery
in India.
GOVERNMENT AROUSED
Native Newspapers Have Been
Inciting Race Hatred
And Demanding Control Of the
Country by Natives.
GOVERNMENT AROUSED

Lahore. British India, April 81
Rifles and 20 rounds of ball cartridges
have been served out to the local vol
unteers in consequence of signs of
marked unrest among the Hindoo stu
dent element. The publication of in
hammatory and seditious articles in
the native newspapers, melting race
hatred against the Europeans and de-
handing native control of the govern
ment of India by means of an elected
parliament, has been followed recently
by riots at Lahore and elsewhere in
the Punjab and by attacks on Euro
peans. Professional and political agi-
tators are now fomenting strikes on
the railroads, and the government has
concluded that it is time to suppress
the rioting by fOrceful means if neces-
Sary.
The authorities are satisfied that a
determined front will speedily end the
outward signs of disaffection, especial
ly as they have the unanimous support
of the great Mohammedan population,
who at numerous mass meetings have
emphatically condemned the anti
European movement. Recent events
have given a remarkable impulse to
enlistment in the volunteers. The re-
cruits include five judges of the SUI
preme court, the directors of pubic
instruction, university professors, h1gh
government officials and leading
bankers and merchants, all of whom
have entered the ranks of privates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
MCCORMICK FIVE YEARS.
Prize Fighter Convicted of Highway
Robbery Second Time.

Joplin, Mo-, April 27.-Late yesterday
James Mccormick, or Heinman, former
sparring partner of John L. Sullivan,
was for the second time found guilty
of assaulting and robbing his friend,
Fred Durham, by a jury in circuit court
here and sentenced to serve five years
in the penitentiary. The sentence was
the same as that returned by the jury
at the January term. "A motion for
new trial will be made and should this
be denied, an appeal will be taken, 1T is
currently reported.
Mccormick, a prizefighter lately en-
ployed in the mines, last July spent
the day with Fred Durham, and Dun
ham had in his possession 800 that he
had received through the sale of some
mines. That evening Mccormick and
Durham were seen driving east out of
the city, and few hours later Dun
ham appeared at police headquarters
bloody, mud-smeared and exhausted, to
report that Mccormick had assaulted
and robbed him and then thrown him
into a shaft He rolled down its caVed
edges, and was saved by projecting
boulder from dropping to death below
Mccormick was shortly afterwards
arrested. He was tried last January and
convicted, securing new trial on a
showing of error
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
HERMANN ACQUITTED.
Trial Lasted IL Weeks and jury Was
Out Fl Hours.

Washington, April 27.-Binger Her
mann, former congressman from Ore
gon, and former commissioner of the
general land office. was acquitted OF
the charge of destroying public records
by the verdict of a jury at 1910
o'clock today. The trial had progress
ed for IL weeks and the jury deliber-
ated 21 hours.
Nothing was heard from the jury
room after the jury retired at $3.50
yesterday afternoon until IL o'clock
today, when work came that it was de-
sired that Justice Stafford repeat his
charge to them. This was granted af-
ter brief argument of counsel, and the
next hour and half was occupied in
re-reading the charge, after which
Justice Stafford, who, at 10 o'clock
last night had sent word to the jury
room that it would be better at that
time to drop consideration of the case
and get some sleep. advised that the
jury proceed to their luncheon before
again endeavoring to reach an agree
ment. The jury, however, disregarded
this admonition and within 10 minutes
after it's second retirement appeared
with the verdict of not guilty.
There was Immediately general
congratulation in the court room. Mr..
Hermann expressed thanks to each
juror, as did his counsel. United
States Attorney Baker and many 9TH
ers in the court room congratulated
the defendant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
HAVEN'T JOINED TRUST.
Shuberts Deny Reports of a Theatrical
Alliance.

New York. April 27.-Some days
ago telegraphic dispatches from the
east announced that Shubert Brothers
had formed an alliance with Klaw &
Er1angers who are commonly called the
theatrical trust.
The Evening Mail of Wednesday
evening publishes a denial of this story
as follows:
A morning paper published today
half column story to the effect that
Klaw & Erlanger and the Shuberts,
who have been in more or less deadly
rivalry for several years, are about to
bury the Ratchet. Mr.. George B. Cox
of Cincinnati a Shubert ally, is quoted
as substantial ting the report.
Mr.. Shubert informs the Evening
Mail that there is not a crumb of truth
in any part of the statement.
''These stories have been passing
about for weeks he said. Reporters
call here every few days with wonder
full tips But it is just fgment OF
the imagination. The inventor needs a
spring tonic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
PIER COLLAPSED.
Carried Down a Score or More of
the NOrkmen.
Six Are Known to BE Dead
Three Missing and Is Injured.

Baltimore, April pa section of
500 feet of the new pier being erected
at the immigration station at Locust
Point, South Baltimore, for the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad for the use OF
the North German Lloyd Steamship
company, collapsed Today, carrying
down between 20 and Is workmen, of
whom six are known to be dead, three
missing and 5 injured.
Among the injure1 Is w N Edison,
general superintendent of the Ealti-
more Bridge company, who had
charge of the steel construction. 1t Is
not vet known how seriously hurt he
is. He was caught while warning the
workmen off the pier.
The dead are: Tony Wolf. Robert
Sweetman and four Unidentified men.
The latter were drowned.
The pier is a two story structure
1000 feet long. Its estimated cost -
$500. 900. Warning of the disaster
was had several days ago when some
of the plies began settling Today
shortly before the disaster, the piles
settled in such an alarming manner
that orders TO leave the place were
circulated among the so odd work
men, 1t is due to this fact that the
casualties were not greater. Those
caught were at the end of the pier on
the roof