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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-11

Guthrie, Okla, 2:55 p. m.-At two
o'clock the house took a recess until
$3.50 to meet the senate in joint ses-
sion. Nomination speeches were
made in the house. The situation is
very acute and sentiment is divided
as to the final outcome. Some sug-
gest that an attempt will be made to
have adjournment made from day to
day.
The Conference Committee are busy
and it is thought by conservative
members that a joint session will be
held at $3.50 and senator's elected,
though the house was called from the
opera house, where the joint session
was arranged to be held, to the house
assembly hall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-11
SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Olga Estes, in a petition filed in
district court today, asks for divorce
from Rufus Estes and alleges for
cause Of separation cruelty and gross
nagiecE which the plaintiff alleges
began soon after their marriage.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-10
TnLMAN AT LAUREL.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR In
PRODUCED BY GOV. VARDAMAN.
Discusses the Repeal ef the Fifteenth
Amendment, and Urges Agitation
and Education 10 That End.

Laurel, Miss, Apr, 5. Two
men of the peculiar characteristics
and prominence Of United States
Senator Benjamin r. Tillnlan, of
South Carolina, and Gnv. James
K. Vardaman, on the same plat
form at Odd Fellows Hall here
tonight drew a large and repre-
sentative au Hence which followed
closely all That was said. Gov.
Vardaman's Introduction Of Sena-
tor Iiillnan was brief. He said
lin part: / congratulate you with
myself upon the opportunity you
will enjoy of listening to one of
Americas most gifted and most
distinguished sons, gifted in those
qualities needed at this time when
commerce has become the relig-
ion and the dollar the God. He
is one Of the rugged, unpurchasa- !
bic, stalwart, yirile, vigorous
American citizens who, in the
face of the power Of great in
fiuences, has at all times spurned
with eontumely that power which
only bends the coWard's knee,
and who dares to say what he
thinks regardless of the conse-
quences. He comes to you to
speak on the subject which lies
closest and heaviest upon his
heart.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-10
A Visit from the industrial AGENT Of
The Illinois Central.

Mr. j. 4. East, industrial agent
Of the Illinois Central r. r.,
spent yesterday Id Brookhaven..
II is a part of Mr.. East's business
to visit various points on the
main line and branches Of the I.I
g. system, see what their adgans
tages and possibilities are il an
industrial way, and then cooper
ate with the local org anizations
and people through the immigra-
tion and industrial departments
of the /. 6. to introduce new set
tiers for trucking farming,
manufacturing. etc During d
pleasant call on The Leader with
Mr.. Louis Drane, local freight
agent of the /. CT, during bis yis-
il, Mr.. East declared himself
greatly pleased With the size and
business outlook Of Brookhaven,
and especially with the advan-
tapes It offers as d trucking and
manufacturing center He and
the big i, 6 management he rep
reseDts will gladly cooperate
With the Progressive Union and
the people of this loeality In pro.
noting the material interests Of
the community BIZ introducing
desirable Immigration and new
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-10
OPENING OF JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
President Roosevelt Will Press the
Button April 10th.

Norfolk, Va, April 8. 4Presi-
dent Roosevelt is to be the feature
|of the opening day Of the James
town Centennial Exposition, the
official program of which was is
sued today. The opening exer-
clses will take place Friday April.
|26. and will begin at sunrise by a
salute of the Norfolk Light Artil-
lery Blues, cummemorating the.
300th anniversary Of the first
English settlement Of America.
The President will reach the
exposition grounds at 1850
O'Clock, after passing on the May
flower through columns of salut-
ing foreign and American war
ships in Hampton Roads. He
will be escorted to the reviewing
stand on Lees Parade in the rear:
of the Auditorium building. The
speech making feature of the
program will begin at once and in
the open air, should the weather
permit. An Invocation by the
Right Rev. Fred McGiIl Ran
|dolph, Bishop of the Diocese of
Southern Virginia, and a brief
introductory address BY Henry
st. George Tucker, president Of
the exposition, will precede the
Presidents remarks. When the
President has concluded be will
press a gold button and imme-
diately the machinery OF the great
show will be in motion.
The day will close with a fecep-
tion to President Roosevelt be-
tween ) and 8 O'clock in the after
moon.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-10

s85
There is an old saying, that 1t
is always the unexpected which.
happens. Z But this time no one.
was surprised when Connections
by recent legislation enacted law
to the effect that all bachelors
over 25 should marry within u
months or pay d damage tax. We
have been wondering where the
damage comes ID and what is the
extent Of the damage. Is it act
|nally an offence against the peace
and dignity OF a State for 4 man
to remain unmarried beyond the.
Age Limits Poor mani The
Bloomer Girl has defrauded him
by stealing his clothes and the
woman suffragist has now taken
his liberty Laurel Ledger.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-10

Lon Melanney 4 prosperous
young farmer Of TabbyYifle, was
arraIgned in the CiHcnit Court at
Houston on q charge of having
murdered Charlie Rhodes.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-10


Every person due privilege
tax should not fail to secure The
license from the tax collectors Of.
their counties during the month Of
May; otherwise, under the law,
they will be due double the
amount Of the originaI tax. This
is not left optional with the tax
collector. He IS compelled To-
collect the amount as fixed BY the
law as penalty So every one due
q privilege tax bad better see that.
the same is procured during the
month of May.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-10

John New was convicted Of
killing Ben Brad 1T RnieVille
last year Sentence was deferred.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-10

Last Monday The Supreme
Court approved the case of Pedro
Smith, a negro, VS.. the Fernwood
Lumber Co., winch was tried at
the September term Of the Pike
County Circuit Court. the jury
giving Smith verdict for $500
on account of being injured by a
defective band saw in Defendants
saw mill, where Smith was work
ing at the time. Smith was so
badly injured that bis leg had to
be amputated, hence the suit.
The interest and damages that
have accumulated since the case
has been before the Supreme
Court will run the amount up To
about $4,000 Hon 6. ]. Sim
mons, Of Magnolia, prosecuted the
case for Smith. Summit Sentinel.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-10
The Right Kind Of District Attorney
Needed.

Des Moines, Iowa, April 6.
Champ Clark and Wn. j.. Bryan
were the guests of the Jefferson
Club in Des Moines tonight. Both
speakers spoke encouragingly Of a
Democratic victory in 1908. In
his address Champ Clark said:
II there we're district attor-
ney in New York worth the pow /.
der and lead to blow him to hell,
Sing Sing would be so fdlio Re-
publican bosses that their arms
and legs would be dangling from
the windows. z
He added that should the whole
truth of the Hartman Roosevelt
fight become known the Demo
cratic party would have a sweep
ing victory in the next presiden-
tial campaign.
VIM. j. Bryan, in his address
before the club. sounded the key
note of the Democratic party
when he said: IF there is to De
a conservative wing Of the Demo
cratic party when the next nation
al campaign is here, that wing
will not manage the campaign
/
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

surprised at the emotion he showed In
his tribute to President Mckinley, but
It was only an intimation Of that great,
generous sympathy which goes out
constantly to those who have suffered,
and especially to those who have suf-
fered unjustly. a sympathy which at
the time Of his own great loss caught
and understood the thousands Of mes
sages that came to him and answered
them with an expression Of apprecia-
ton and gratitude as beautiful, as no
BILE and as tender as ever was written
by father. And worthy to be put
with this, and to be kept in English
letters, is his tribute to Joseph Jeffer-
son, the tribute Of friend that no less
proves the nobility of the man who
gave 1t than It testifies to the worth
of him in whose memory it was spok-
en.-John H. Finley in March Gen.
fury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
A PERFECT COUNTERFEIT.
The Monroe Hundred" the Best Ever
Made.

Made.
There is one lost art among GRIM
inals, one trade which United States
secret service men have seemingly
wiped out, to the very last man. This
Is the art Of counterfeiting currency.
Kansas City bank officials say that for
eight years not one spurious bank
note worthy of passing comment has
been handled in the money world,
says the Kansas City Star. They de-
counterfeiter has come to an end.
Not a bank note which fools the
experts is on the market" said E. F.
Swinney, president Of the First Ma
tional bank. There Is counterfeit
currency, plenty Of It," he said, but
it's a kind detected almost at glance.
Inspection Of it quickly reveals the
flaws. Usually the work ~ clumsy.
But not since the notorious gang In
Philadelphia which made the famous
Monroe hundred was wiped out has
there been a really clever counter
feiter at work At least, we have no
record Of any.
1.-The Monroe hundred was 800
silver certificate with the face Of Pres
ident Monroe stamped upon it. 1t
was of a series of 1891, check letter
D. Tillman register, Morgan treasur-
er. 1t was an absolutely perfect coun-
terfeit. Experts in the treasury de-
partment were fooled by it. The notes
became so numerous and were accept
ed so extensively that the govern
ment called in the entire issue Of the
bill, amounting to several million dol
lars. Even now, Monroe hundred
Is occasionally picked up and it is al
most impossible to tell whether 1t Is
genuine or not.
The only difference between the
genuine bill and the counterfeit was
in the shape of the figures and 4
and the length of the bill. In the fig
ure the lower loop did not extend
I'D so far toward the center of the
figure as 1t should have extended. In
the figure 4 the space between the
base and the centre cross line was
narrower than it was in the genuine.
1.-The gang which made the Monroe
hundred was arrested in Philadelphia
in 1899. The plates which printed
the bills were recovered and the coun-
terfeiters sentenced to long terms in
prison.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
GOLDEN BALLOONS.
Said to Have Been Seen After Years
of Wandering.

Said to Have Been Seen After Years
of Wandering.
i The citizens of Ruston, says the
Lesueur, (Minn.), correspondent of the
Chicago Chronicle, were much delight
ed when there floated over their little
village shortly before sunset, at dis
tance Of not more than half mile
apart and at an elevation OF perhaps
half a mile, three Of the famous gol-
den balloons which were sent up sew
enteen years ago by George Peabody
of Georgetown. and none Of which has
ever been seen in this country before.
This George Peabody, strange, &C.
centric character, was an enthusiastic
aeronaut in his earlier days and In af-
ter life and a. short time before he died,
nearly 20 years ago. he constructed
some dozen or more balloons Of pure
gold, about five feet in diameter, and
filling them with gas he sealed them
I'D aTd allowed them to float away in
the air, stating that they would never
return to earth again that the gold was
drawn out so thin that they were al
most as light as silk and yet were
abundantly strong to resist the pres
sure of the gas from within and that
they were and would perma lently re-
main wholly impervious to the gas, re-
tanning 1t entirely undimir shed for
ages If necessary.
Since that time the balloons have
been heard from many times in differ
ent parts Of the world and have excit-
ed the most intense wonder wherever
they have appeared.
In 1895, in January, one Of them was
brought down to the earth with bur-
den Of ice and sleet which had gath
cred upon 1t in winter storm at Haa-
don, Norway, and was captured by
policeman and taken by him to the
police station, where 1t was gazed up
on by dozens of wondering Norwegians
who could not make out what 1t pos
sibly could be. After 1t had been ad-
mired at the station for a time the
policeman took it up to carry 1t home,
Dut III SOlnS OUT VI Tic uouoie uo''
1T would not pass through the other
doorway-he struck it against a post
and the ice covering over it, which had
been loosened by the heat Of the sta
ton, broke entirely away and the bal
loon escaped from him and at once
mounted far away out Of his reach.
In Cape Colony in 1897 one Of the
balloons was captured by Piet Saas-
mann, an expert marksman, who shot
Mauser rifle ball through it at a
height of over half mile, bringing 1t
to the ground. He crumpled 1t up and
melted it, and. as the report goes on
to say spent the proceeds in a wild
debauch.",
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

ttJ BY an order Of the postmaster
general, issued several months ago,
and which went into effect March l.,
senders of postal cards are at liberty
to send a written message on the left
half Of the front, the right half being
reserved instead Of the whole fact Of
the card "for the address only" This
may be done on any postal card,
whether it be one Of the old style,
which years the notice this side for
the address only" or not; and with
out the prepayment Of anything more
the rate applicable to post cards,
which Is one cent within the United
States of it's island possessions, and
Panama, Cuba, Canada and Mexico,
and for other countries two cents
Wilmington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
Humorous department.

THE WRONG WEEK.-Views Of life
are apt to be tinged by surroundings
and circumstances which may be
merely temporary. Your son is of a
cynical and pessimistic turn Of mind,
I'm sorry to see." remarked the supply
minister to Mr.. Lane Of Centerville,
with whom he was spending Sunday.
81 deplore that tendency in the young
men Of today" And the minister look
ed sober, even severe.
well, now, 1 don't worry about
Jim," said Mr. Lane, thoughtfully ca
ressing his jaw. You see, Addie Biper
hasn't fully made UP her mind yet to
let him know that she intends to have
him and not Lon Howe Soon as he
gets his bearings on that point and the
girl settles down a bit, there won't be
anything cynical or pesslmistic left in
Jim.
You're here the wrong week, that's
all. Lon Howe had this Saturday
night. If you were going to be here
next Sunday, you'd notice a considerable
tightening up in Jim's views. His
mother and I do every other week.
Youths Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

A Cows APPETrTE.-Several years
ago a farmer near Chesterfield whose
modesty forbids the publication Of his
name, hung his vest on barn yard
fence. A calf chewed up a pocket in
the garment in which was contained a
standard gold watch. Last week the
animal, a staid old milch cow, was
butchered for beef and the time piece
was found in such a position between
the lungs Of the cow that the process
of respiration had kept the stem win
der wound up, the watch had lost but
four minutes and two and half ticks
in seven years. 1t Is one Of the most
remarkable occurrences ever heard Of.
Carolina Spartan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

A FALSE ALARM.-A nervous man on
his lonely homeward way heard the
echoing Of following footsteps, and dim
visions of hooligans, black mailers and
garroters coursed through his brain
The faster he walked the more the
man behind increased his speed, and
though the nervous one took the most
roundabout and devious course he
could devise, still his tracker followed
At last he turned into a churchyard.
"If he follows me here" he mused
there can be no doubt about his in
tentions."
The man behind did follow, and
quivering with rage and fear, the
nervous one turned and confronted
him. What the dickens do you
want?" he queried. why are you fol-
lowing me?"
do you always go home like this'
said the stranger, "or are you giving
yourself treat tonight? I am going
up to Mr.. Browns, and the porter at
the station told me to follow you, as
you lived next door. Excuse me ask
ing, but are you going home at all to-
night Public Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

WAS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Shaw
searching for the hidden things in the
lives Of his hundreds Of clerks, had
blanks sent around the treasury ask
ing each clerk to give his vital sta
tistics. One line requested an answer
TO the question. Are you suffering
from any disease?"
When the blanks came in 1t was
found that one man said he had tuber-
culosis. Secretary Shaw sent for him
He came in, a big, broad shouldered
negro messenger. who looked healthy
enough to live for fifty years.
Why" said the secretary, "you
haven't got tuberculosis"
"Ain't II" asked the negro.
mo you haven't. You are perfectly
healthy. Why did you write on this
blank that you have tuberculosis?
We'll" said the messenger, Il dun
no: 'ceptin If there's anythin' fashion
able goin' round want .'-Philadel-
phia Public Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

ONLY Two CoSTnSENTs.-An Eng
lishman, smoking a pipe, sat in club
car on a western train. There were
several travelling men near by. They
were discussing themselves and telling
how good they were.
81 suppose" said one, that I have
about as long trip as any one in the
business. 1 go from Boston to San
Francisco twice a year"
"oh," said another, II can beat that
1 cross the continent twice every year
and I take in Canada"
The Englishman listened intently.
He was interested. by the way" said
one Of the drummers to him, what is
your business?"
"Oh," the Englishman replied, my
name is Douglass, and I come from
London. 1 am a travelling man my
self"
What is your line?"
Carpets"
Have you got much territory"
"Oh, not much" the Englishman re-
piled modestly. "Only North America
and Africa"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
CLEVELAND.
His Distinguishing Trait, Moral Cour'

age.
All have long known Of his (Cleve-
lands) moral courage. His name is as
near a synonym for that quality as
Washington's for a kindred quality and
Lincoln's for another man-virtue. And
all learned long ago the rugged traits
which companioned his courage made
him feared and admired or hatred; but
it is these ten years that have showed
what a kindlness and humor and SYM
pathy and tenderness even dwell in
that giant frame.
Those who have read his less serious
writings, as his fishing and hunting
essays, or heard his occasional ad-
dresses, as that in tribute to the doc
tor, know what a vein Of genuine, fine,
original humor runs through them all,
and they know, too, the genuine hu-
man sympathy that runs in even rich
er and deeper vein. The country was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

To THE PoINT-'"The most laconiC
man l know Of is a deaf and dumb
man in our town." one Of the party
remarked; "he never writes on his lit
tie pad more than enough to convey
his meaning.
1T happened he was good poker
player, and one night won a watch and
chain from a young man Of the town
The young mans father, a very pomp-
Gus individual, heard Of 1t, and meet
ing the successful gamester on the
street the next day stopped him. The
deaf and dumb man produced his lit
tie pad. On 1t the irate and pompous
father wrote: understand you won
Bob's gold watch the other night He
handed 1t to the deaf and dumb man,
expecting to see him change counte-
nance and offer to give up the spoil
The latter did not quite do that, how
ever. Instead, he took the pad, wrote
two words carefully on 1t and returned
1t. The pompous father read inscribed
thereon:
"And chain!"
THAT ended the affair. r."-Boston
Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

WHY SHE WAS MAD.-"Foreign rela-
tions," said Senator Cullom, the chair
man Of the senate's committee on for
eign relations, ARE delicate things
and must be handled delicately.
Foreign relations, in fact, remind
me Of a newly married couple 1 heard
about the other day.
Their life had been very happy fol
a year. Not a cloud had marred their
perfect felicity. Then, one morning
the wife came down to breakfast mo-
rose and wretched.
she was snappish with her hus-
band. She would hardly speak TO him
And for a long while she refused to
explain her unwonted conduct.
Finally, though, the young man in
sisting that he be told why his wife
was treating him so badly, she looked
up with tears in her eyes and said:
John Smith, If dream again that
you kissed another woman won't
speak to you again as long as 1 live
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

III Hogs over near the good church
of Providence are acting queerly here
recently anyway. One Of my grave
dignified stewards was telling me
about it the other day.
Brother W." said he, "a strange
thing is happening over in our COM
munity.' What in the world is it?'
said l. We'll" replied my steward,
its the hogs. They are acting as l
never saw them before. They are act
ually rubbing their tails off" You
don't tell me-rubbing their tails off -
Steward: Yes. sir, it's a fact 1t
seems it is some sort of a disease that
peculiarly affects that part of the hog s
anatomy, and he goes to a pine tree
and rubs until the tail is excommuni-
Gated. We have more bobtail hogs in
my section than you can shake stick
at."-Southern Christian Advocate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

6T Lloyd Griscom, the new ambas-
sador to Italy. says the Washington
Star, described at a dinner in Wash
ington a diplomatic game Of baseball in
Brazil.
AN Englishman," he said caught
for his side. though the poor fellow
was strange to the catcher's box. The
Englishman grew confused in the sec
Ond inning. missed ball and it struck
him on the nose, keeling him over.
What was it?' he said, feebly, as
he came to.
"A foul, only a foul said the um-
pire.
Man alive said the Englishman
4 thought it was a mule"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
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